The winery
Tenuta La Riva
Family-owned winery located in the Colli Bolognesi (Castello di Serravalle, Valsamoggia) producing Metodo Classico sparkling wines and certified organic still wines.
- Emilia-Romagna · Italia
- 17 products
The story
Tenuta La Riva was founded as a family project, driven by Alberto's passion and the tradition of several generations. The estate has grown steadily, focusing on bottle refermentation and the promotion of local grape varieties such as Pignoletto and Trebbiano Modenese, with the family involved in every stage from vineyard to cellar.
Production philosophy
The winery favors refermentation in bottle and a low-intervention winemaking approach: organic farming, low use of sulfites and techniques that respect the land and health. For sparkling wines they practice long periods of lees contact and perform disgorgements à la volée for low- or no-dosage wines.
Terroir and vineyards
The estate, located in the Colli Bolognesi at Castello di Serravalle, is surrounded by the characteristic calanchi of the Emilian Apennines and lies about half an hour from Bologna. It cultivates indigenous and international grape varieties suited to the hilly terrain.
Characteristics
- Grape varieties
- Pignoletto
- Trebbiano Modenese
- Barbera
- Lambrusco
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
- Moscato
What makes it distinctive
- Specializing in bottle refermentation
- Organic certification in the vineyard and in the winery.
- Extended time on the lees for sparkling wines
- Disgorgement à la volée and low- or zero-dosage wines
- Winery visits and tastings in the Colli Bolognesi
