Cieck - San Giorgio NV (750ml)

This was the estate’s first sparkling wine. Our story began with San Giorgio in 1985. Remo Falconieri attended a course on sparkling wine vinification in the Champagne region, in Épernay. When he returned, he decided to experiment with making sparkling wine from Erbaluce, a grape variety which, thanks to its lively and appealing acidity, lends itself well to becoming a spumante wine. Remo’s family had a tradition for making home-made sparkling wine using a small wooden barrel: they called it “vin sfursà” because it fermented spontaneously in the wood until Easter, when it was time to take it out of the barrel and drink it. Remo grew up with a love of sparkling wine and a desire to experiment. Hence the nickname “the Archimedes of bubbles”, given to him by Carlin Petrini. He pioneered the traditional method with a native grape variety.