"Lambrusco is the fuel of the futurists." (Filippo Tommaso Marinetti)
"Lambrusco is the red champagne." (Arrigo Levi)
"Lambrusco is the nectar of the gods." (Francesco Guccini)
Not everyone may agree with these sentences and perhaps it would be better to put them in the subjunctive, but Lambru...
On the label of the Tre Dame from Ca' de Noci you can read the following, possibly not entirely irony-free sentence: "Vino Frizzante da rifermentazione in bottiglia ottenuto dalle vigne di Sgavetta e rare varietà autoctone...". In German, this means: "A Frizzante created by secondary fermentatio...
Fortuna is Luca Virgilio's crystal-clear and profound white wine made from Trebbiano abruzzese and a small proportion of Passerina. However, the terroir is at least as important as the two grape varieties in the case of Caprera, which is characterised less by the sea 30 kilometres away and more b...
Vasche, to which Luca Virgilio's Montepulciano pays tribute, are ancient basins that were carved into the rocks around Pietranico thousands of years ago to crush grapes with feet. Although Luca does not do this, he is aware of the long history of viticulture around his winery, which was complete...
Data sheet
Grape variety: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Vineyard: Situated in rocky territory between the Gran Sasso and Majella mountain ranges
Harvest: By hand
Fermentation: Spontaneous | wild yeasts
Ageing: In steel tanks
Filtration: No
SO₂: < 25mg/litre
Alcohol content: 14% vol.
Closure: Natura...
To dispel any doubts right away. Pecorino is of course also a cheese and as such is much better known than the grape variety of the same name, which is mainly found in southern Marche and northern Abruzzo - and only recently, as the variety was virtually lost for a long time and only reappeared ...
Castello di Stefanago: Ancestral Brut Nature Rosé "60"
Wein
€32,90
data sheet
Grape variety: Pinot Nero
Vineyard: Tone floors
reading: By hand
Fermentation: spontaneous | wild yeast
expansion: Over 60 months in the bottle, strained, zero dosage
Filtration: no
SO₂: > 30mg/l
Alcohol content: 12,5%
Closure: Natural corks
Drinking temperature: 8-10 ° C
...
Castello di Stefanago: Blanc de Noir Ancestral "24"
Wein
€25,90
data sheet
Grape variety: Pinot Noir
Vineyard: Tuff and tone floors crossed by plaster veins; Cool microclimate
reading: By hand
Fermentation: spontaneous | Wild yeast; Ancestral method
expansion: Over 24 months in the bottle
Filtration: no
SO₂: > 30mg/l
Alcohol content: 12,5%
Closure:...
Antonio and Giacomo Baruffadi from the Castello di Stefanago lead a successive Squadra on winemakers who demonstrate with their bubbling versions, which is slumbering potential in the floors of the southern Lombardy. The two brothers mainly rely on sparkling wines, which were manufactured accordi...
Castello di Stefanago: Spumante Brut Nature "48" Ancestral Bianco '
Wein
€29,90
Antonio and Giacomo Baruffadi from the Castello di Stefanago lead a gradual group of winegrowers who demonstrate with their bubbling versions, which is slumbering potential in the floors of South Lombardy. The two brothers mainly produce sparkling wines that are produced according to the Metodo A...
High up in the north, where Piedmont is slowly knocking on Switzerland's door, is Bramaterra, an ancient wine enclave where viticulture has been documented for many hundreds of years. Before Bramaterra was declared a DOC in 1979, the region's wine was called "Vino dei Canonici", referring to the ...
Data sheet
Grape variety: Nebbiolo
Plant protection: only sulphur, copper and plant or animal-based preparations, not certified
Vineyard: single vineyard site Cavazucchi. Soil with a high iron and manganese content, covered by a layer of marine sand
Harvest: by hand
Fermentation: spontaneous |...
With just 18 hectares of vineyards, Lessona is the smallest of the three DOC zones in which the Colomberas own vineyards. Despite its microscopic dimensions, Lessona has a few special features that set it apart from the other two regions. Firstly, there is the climate, which in some exposures tak...
A few decades ago, Coste della Sesia still had a few hundred hectares of vines, but today there are a whole thirty. The reason for this was not the quality of the wines, which have been repeatedly praised in the annals of local viticulture since the 14th century, but the general rural exodus that...
Giacomo Colombera and Cristiano Garella's latest project, Vespolina, puts the spotlight on a grape variety that usually plays a leading but only minor role in the Nebbiolo cuvées of Piedmont's north. This time, however, it has all the attention and knows how to make the most of it - and that is ...