Colli Piacentini includes the Colli Piacentini, Gutturnio and Ortrugo dei Colli Piacentini appellations. Ortrugo became a separately vinified regional wine in the 1970s, after being used in blends. It appears as still and sparkling wine, typically light and dry with a slightly bitter finish.
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Elsewhere in Emilia-Romagna
- Colli Bolognesi (Bologna)2 producersColli Bolognesi includes Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto, Colli Bolognesi and Reno. Pignoletto may be fresh and sparkling, or a still wine whose structure develops through long ageing.
- 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.
- 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 Piacentini (Piacenza)
Producer profiles
- Azienda Acricola Il MaioloFamily estate in the Val Nure hills of Piacenza, farming ten hectares without synthetic inputs since the mid-1970s and producing long-aged reds from Barbera, Bonarda, and a five-variety white from a high-altitude Travo parcel.
- Azienda Agricola Il PoggiarelloOrganic family estate in Val Trebbia, Piacenza, farming native varieties and making still and sparkling wine across five generations of the Ferrari-Perini family.
- Azienda Agricola Sartori LucianoMonterosso Val d'Arda producer making white and sparkling wines with spontaneous fermentation in steel and the Martinotti method.