Ca' del Bosco is an
Italian wine
Italian wine is produced in every region of Italy. Italy is the world's largest producer of wine, with an area of under vineyard cultivation, and contributing a 2013–2017 annual average of 48.3 million hl of wine. In 2018 Italy accounted fo ...
producer founded in 1969 in
Erbusco
Erbusco (Brescian: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia
The Province of Brescia ( it, provincia di Brescia; Brescian: ) is a Province in the Lombardy administrative region of northern Italy. It has a population of some 1,265,964 (as of ...
,
Brescia
Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo ...
.
The winery has over 230 acres in the
Lombardy wine
Lombardia (Lombardy) wine is the Italian wine produced in the Lombardy region of north central Italy. The region is known particularly for its sparkling wines made in the Franciacorta and Oltrepò Pavese areas. Lombardy also produces still red, w ...
region; its vineyards are planted to
Chardonnay,
Pinot Bianco
Pinot blanc is a white wine grape. It is a point genetic mutation of Pinot noir. Pinot noir is genetically unstable and will occasionally experience a point mutation in which a vine bears all black fruit except for one cane which produces whit ...
,
Cabernet Sauvignon,
Cabernet Franc,
Merlot,
Pinot Nero
Pinot Noir () is a red-wine grape variety of the species ''Vitis vinifera''. The name may also refer to wines created predominantly from pinot noir grapes. The name is derived from the French words for ''pine'' and ''black.'' The word ''pin ...
and others. Winemaker Maurizio Zanella was the driving force behind the
Franciacorta DOCG. According to
Tom Stevenson
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, the Franciacorta region is "the only compact wine area producing world class sparkling wine in Italy".
References
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Wines of Lombardy
Sparkling wines
1969 establishments in Italy