Cantina della Volta 2016 'Christian Bellei Brut, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

There are three types of Lambrusco grapes used in the Emilia-Romagna region, and the best of the three is the Sorbara. This sparkling wine is made from 100% Sorbara Lambrusco, and it deseves a place in your cellar. A wine worthy of memorable celebrations at a price that allows it to be poured at the more minor ones as well.

The bottle, you may have noticed, is wider than most. That's because the minds behind Cantina della Volta like the wines, and the bottle shape, of the Champagne region's "Special Club" wines, each release of which undergo a blind evaluation and voting by the group before allowed to be bottled as a Special Club wine.

The wine is named after Christian Bellei, the 4th-generation enologist that is the demanding and exacting ruler of the della Volta cellar. It is his pride and joy - there's a saying in Italy that you only put your name on a product that reflects your values. Take, for example, this vintage sparkling wine from 2016 was released in 2020 and is the current vintage of the Christian Bellei. It is disgorged on demand, so the wine in this bottle remained sur latte until this shipment was ordered - look for the discorgement date on the back label!