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Italy-EmiliaRomagnathe Villa di Corlo winery is managed and owned by Antonia Jacobazzi. The winery is located in the Grasparossa area and grapes are grown on one fourth of the 250 acres estate: Villa di Corlo, now the summer home of Antonia and her husband. Villa di Corlo dates back to the end of the 1600’s and is located in Baggiovarra approximately 10KM SW of Modena in Emilia Romagna and is a beautiful villa that was a wedding present for the grandmother of Antonia’s husband. In addition to Lambrusco, Villa di Corlo produces traditional balsamic vinegar in the attic of the Villa.
The cellar has been built according to the rural characteristics of the area. It is equipped with installations, which have been approved in conformity with the law, as far as hygiene, safety and environment are concerned. A rigorous respect for winemaking traditions avant-garde processing and vinification systems and exacting emphasis on quality are the strong points of the winery.

For years Lucca d’Attoma was the consulting oenologist. Antonia recently planted Chardonnay grapes with the intent to make a high quality sparkling wine and hired Alberto Musatti of Franciacorta winemaking fame to be the new consulting oenologist.
Many Lambrusco producers will fully ferment the juice and purchase lower quality must from a cooperative to restart the fermentation just before bottling. Antonia feels that by purchasing another producer’s must she would lose control of quality and cleanliness. Instead, she uses autoclaves (temperature controlled/pressurized stainless steel tanks) to partially ferment the juice and then cools it to 32 degrees. At the time of bottling she warms the juice and a second fermentation begins. The CO2 is trapped in the wine and bottled on the estate directly from the tanks. Bottling occurs fresh only as the demand requires. This is a risky and far more expensive technique.

Villa di Corlo produces 5 different Lambruscos.

VOS Selections carries 4 of them (not the sweet Amabile).

  • There are a number of Lambrusco wines with DOC status including
  • Lambrusco di Sorbara,
  • Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro and
  • Lambrusco Salomino di Santa Croce.

All are named after the town in which territory the grapes are grown.
The Lambrusco variety has over sixty subvarieties scattered throughout Italy, the most significant being Lambrusco Grasparossa, Lambrusco Maestri, Lambrusco Marani, Lambrusco Montericco, Lambrusco Salamino and Lambrusco di Sorbara.
The wine maker is Alberto Musatti.