Colli Bolognesi includes the Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto, Colli Bolognesi and Reno appellations. Its Pignoletto can be fresh and sparkling, or still and shaped by long ageing. Classico Superiore cannot be released before 4 October each year.
Elsewhere in Emilia-Romagna
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- Colli di Parma & Reggiano4 producersColli di Parma & Reggiano includes Colli di Parma, Colli di Scandiano e di Canossa and Reggiano. Colli di Parma combines red Barbera and Bonarda with several white grapes, especially perfumed, versatile Malvasia di Candia Aromatica.
- Colli Piacentini (Piacenza)4 producersColli Piacentini includes the Colli Piacentini, Gutturnio and Ortrugo dei Colli Piacentini appellations. Its Ortrugo comes in sparkling, still and spumante versions, typically light, delicate and dry-bitterish.
- Ferrara & Adriatic Plain2 producersFerrara & Adriatic Plain includes Bosco Eliceo. The denomination's sandy coastal terroir gives its wines a distinctive salty, savoury character.
- Lambrusco Country (Modena & surrounds)5 producersLambrusco Country (Modena & surrounds) is a wine area within Emilia-Romagna. Its four listed appellations are Lambrusco di Sorbara, Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro, Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce and Modena.
- Romagna Hills (Forlì-Cesena, Ravenna, Rimini)7 producersRomagna Hills includes five listed appellations, among them Romagna Albana and Romagna. Sangiovese from its clay-limestone sub-zones has lively fruit, proportionate warmth and balanced, incisive tannins.
Producer profiles
Producers in Colli Bolognesi (Bologna)
- Umberto CesariFamily estate founded in 1964 in Emilia-Romagna, covering 355 hectares across eight holdings and producing over 3.5 million bottles each year from Sangiovese, Pignoletto, and international varieties.