La Vie Lambrusco | Emilia Romagna, Italy

La Vie is a Charmat Method (used for Prosecco) sparkling Lambrusco whose gentle bubbles enhance the lively red fruit and support a rounded taste. A Certified Organic wine made for pleasure and sharing. 

It is made with 100% Lambrusco di Sorbara, the local varietal grown on Ventiventi’s estate. Harvested during the coolest hours of the day the grapes are soft pressed with 30% of the juice fermented and macerated at low temperatures for 24 to 48 hours.

This is blended with the remaining juice in an autoclave (pressure tank) for a prolonged period plus the use of an agitator to keep yeasts in suspension. An Isobaric bottling technique keeps the pressure generated during fermentation, giving the wine its soft sparkle.

Ventventi is a family winery headed by Vittorio Razzaboni and his sons Riccardo, Andrea and Tommaso, the latter two now the winemakers.

The cellar is in the middle of their 80 ha of vineyards, north of Moderna, in the heart of Emilia Romagna. Enveloped by the land and the vines they produce wines only with grapes from their estate; including local varietals Lambrusco di Sorbara and Salamino di Santa Croce.

Having organic status, Ventiventi aims to make the winery more and more sustainable, It has installed a photovoltaic system already producing 56kw per year, but the goal is to become as self-sufficient as possible. A precision and cutting-edge irrigation system allows greater respect for the environment, allowing a significant reduction in nutrients and water consumption.

For Ventiventi it is the essential condition to produce excellent and healthy wines, free from chemicals and free of defects. Their winemaking has been designed and set up with the sole goal to obtain a quality product through the greatest respect for plants and territory. In the vineyards and winery every single machine and instrument has been chosen to support the "green" soul of Ventiventi.