From Champagne to Emilia: Casali’s Sparkling Leap

    When you think of Italy’s sparkling wines, your mind might go straight to Prosecco. But decades before the world fell in love with Prosecco, the Casali family of Reggio Emilia was already experimenting with a more ambitious idea: bringing the secrets of Champagne home to Lambrusco country.   In the 1970s, Casali made a bold journey to Reims, the beating heart of Champagne, to study the art of méthode traditionnelle — bottle-fermented sparkling wine. It was a daring move for a family rooted in Lambrusco production, but curiosity has always been their hallmark. That trip planted the seeds […]

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