Italian wines Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna is a rich and complex region. The wines are mostly found in the hilly area that begins in the Via Emilia, with the exception of the lowland areas of production of Lambrusco. This wine, that beyond its commercial and economic potential, has been able to increase a lot its value in recent years from the point of view of quality, is a sign that drinkable wines, especially if well-made, will continue to have an importance in the Italian and foreign markets. Further north, we find Colli di Parma and Colli Piacentini, with a good offer of Aromatic Malvasia, Gutturnio and Cabernet. Heading south, we encounter growing realities such as Spergola di Scandiano and Pignoletto dei Colli Bolognesi, pleasant and fresh wines.




Then you reach Romagna, where Sangiovese of the hills offers very likable and fresh wines, and more structured proposals from the municipalities of Brisighella, Modigliana, Bertinoro and Predappio.


The promiscuous cultivation includes very productive varieties such as Trebbiano, and more noble or refined varieties such as the Albana Raisin and Burson. The Bosco Eliceo wines deserve a brief but necessary mention: the wines of the sand at the mouth of the Po River.

Viticulture in this region dates back to ancient times, as revealed by the seeds found in the stilt-house settlements of the Bronze Age. A greater development of viticulture is observed in the seventh century BC, when the Etruscans bring new varieties and teach local people the most rational systems of vine cultivation, although the most advanced and modern techniques are introduced by the Romans.


Written statements of the wines produced in the region (Albana di Romagna) date back to the periods of the late empire and of the barbarian invasions.


During the Napoleonic period, Emilian wines, especially those from the province of Parma, such as Malvasia del Colle and Berzemino, are exported in large quantities to France and Spain, and also Moscato and Trebbiano are very popular.


The development of production remains constant until the arrival, as throughout Europe, of parasitic diseases, and resumes floridly in the second half of the twentieth century.


Over the last fifty years the wine production in the region has been aiming mainly to quantity, but nowadays more and more companies focus their attention on the quality of their products, in order to hold a qualitative comparison also at the national level.