Four generations into the family project Oreste Lini started in 1910, this Emilia-Romagna house has done more than anyone to drag Lambrusco out of the discount bin. Including the first Lambrusco ever to land on Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines of Italy. The nose is all wild berry and red fruit, and the palate follows with a full-bodied mix of underripe bramble and ripe red fruit, carried on a gentle but persistent fizz that runs clean through the finish. Sparkling red isn't a novelty here. It's the point.
About the Producer
Founded in 1910 by Oreste Lini, Lini 910 is a fourth-generation, family-owned and operated winery. Lini has produced some of Emilia's leading wines including the first-ever Lambrusco included in Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines of Italy. Thanks to his longstanding relationships with growers and deft hand, winemaker Fabio Lini, along with his sister Anita Lini, and his brother Massimo Lini, has set the benchmark for artisanal Lambrusco, and has remained true to his family's trademark dry style of Lambrusco.