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Italy

Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna is a wine region in Italy. A broad northern region across the Po Valley, with a major tradition of Lambrusco alongside still red and white wines.

Where it is

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Places in Emilia-Romagna

  • Bosco Eliceo

    Sandy vineyards on the Adriatic coast near Comacchio, where the sand lets vines grow on their own roots.

  • Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto

    The hills west of Bologna, where the local white grape Grechetto Gentile is called Pignoletto.

  • Colli Piacentini

    The Apennine foothills south of Piacenza in Emilia, on clay and limestone.

  • Emilia

    The western half of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, on the plain south of the Po River, known for sparkling red Lambrusco.

  • Gutturnio

    A red appellation in the Colli Piacentini hills south of Piacenza.

  • Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro

    The upper plains and hills south of Modena, home to Lambrusco Grasparossa.

  • Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce

    Flat, fertile land across the Modena plain, home to Lambrusco Salamino.

  • Lambrusco di Sorbara

    A flat zone north of Modena on sandy river soils, known for pale, light-bodied Lambrusco.

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Classic styles

Producers in Emilia-Romagna

  • La Stoppa

    At La Stoppa near Piacenza, Elena Pantaleoni makes Ageno, an amber-style white wine fermented with Malvasia grapes on their skins for months.

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