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.
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Elsewhere in Emilia-Romagna
- 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 still and sparkling versions, typically light and dry with a slightly bitter finish.
- Ferrara & Adriatic Plain2 producersFerrara & Adriatic Plain includes the Bosco Eliceo appellation, with vineyards on sandy coastal ground.
- 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 producersThe Romagna hills include Romagna Albana, Colli d'Imola, Colli di Faenza, Colli Romagna centrale and Romagna. On clay-limestone soils, Romagna Sangiovese can have lively fruit and firm, balanced tannins.
Producers in Colli Bolognesi (Bologna)
Producer profiles
- 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.