Tre Dame: The Singular Charm of Sgavetta
On the label of Ca’ de Noci’s Tre Dame, you’ll find this possibly tongue-in-cheek statement:“Vino Frizzante da rifermentazione in bottiglia ottenuto dalle vigne di Sgavetta e rare varietà autoctone…”Translated: “A Frizzante produced through bottle refermen...
Catavela: The Elegance of Young Vines
The foundation of Catavela lies in young vines that Giulio Armani planted in 2008 on a steep, limestone-rich vineyard at an elevation of 700 meters. Staying true to his region, Giulio populated the slopes with indigenous varieties and grapes historically root...
Le Rose Frizzante: A Sparkling Revelation of Malvasia di Candia Aromatica
Some white grape varieties are best suited for classic vinification (Riesling, Sylvaner, Vernaccia, Pecorino ...). Others excel both as macerated and directly pressed wines (Ribolla Gialla, Vermentino, Timorasso, Nosiola, F...
Notte di Luna: A Proper Testament to Emilia's PotentialThe Masini brothers are often a step ahead of their time. They were among the first to give their white grapes a few days of skin contact and to forgo the addition of sulfites in all their wines.
Their decades of experience not only make them...
Lambrusco comes in all possible shades of red, depending on which variety of the Lambrusco family is being used. Rarely, but still, it is also available in a rosé version, and in terms of quality, it holds its own against its red counterparts.
Specifically, the two main varieties from the Emilian...
Querciole is a frizzante made from Spergola that makes almost everything that comes from Prosecco look old and rather bland. The intention may be similar, but what Ca' de Noci bottles year after year for secondary fermentation is usually miles ahead of its much more famous frizzante colleagues in...
"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)
While not everyone may agree with these statements, and they could perhaps be better expressed in the subjunctive mood, ...
Dinavolino: The Lively Younger Sibling
Dinavolino is the younger brother of Dinavolo, the iconic orange wine from the Val Trebbia near Piacenza. The vines grow at the base of Denavolo, a steep hillside ranging from 400 to 700 meters in elevation, with a predominant limestone composition. The fund...
Gianluca Bergianti combines old techniques in the vineyard and in the cellar with his personal - biodynamic and minimally invasive - signature. He uses local grape varieties for his wines, a lot of Lambrusco, but in the case of "Steve" the white Pignoletto. Thanks to its high basic acidity, it ma...
Riserva dei Fratelli: A Sparkling Testament to Spergola
Some grape varieties cross local borders to gain international acclaim, while others remain rooted in their place of origin, often for reasons that defy explanation. Spergola is one such variety. When vinified classically, it exudes subtle a...
Dinavolo: A Milestone of Orange Wines
The Dinavolo is one of the great benchmarks of vini macerati, wines made from white grapes that are processed like reds. It is crafted in the hills southwest of Piacenza from a diverse blend of grape varieties, with a primary focus on Malvasia di Candia Aroma...
Lambrusco is a single big misunderstanding that fades into several small ones. One of the smaller ones is, for example, that Lambrusco is the same as Lambrusco is called, it is said that a single grape variety is made. Instead, Lambrusco is a grape family family that consists of many different me...
Sgavetta is a grape variety found exclusively around Modena and Reggio Emilia. It was first documented in the late 19th century and has always been described positively in the few records that exist about it. In 1970, a total of 170 hectares were planted with this variety, but by 2010, the area ...
The San Vincent is made exclusively from Sorbara, the most delicate and elegant variety within the otherwise quite heterogeneous Lambrusco family. Sorbara is mainly found in the southern part of Modena, in the lowlands around Carpi, where its sandy soils provide the perfect foundation for this g...
The vineyard for Stiolorosso is located not far from Modena in the centre of the Emilian lowlands. Viticulture has been practised here since the Middle Ages and it is more or less in the original zone of Lambrusco. Next to the vineyard is a large building from the 16th century, where Gabriele Ro...