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Cą Berti has been part of the history of
Levizzano Rangone near for two centuries. One of Italy's 'wine towns',
it was founded by the Etruscans and boasts the oldest castle in
the Modenese section of the foothills of the Apennines.
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For five generations, the
Vandelli family has in fact been lovingly and competently tending
its estate in these attractive hills that reach a height of 220
metres above sea level: 30 hectares of orchards and vineyards
interspersed with lines of cypresses and rose bushes.
Giuseppe Vandelli, the founding member of the family, started off as a cattle breeder in 1860 but it is his descendants Gisberto, Faustino and Adolfo and their children Gian Matteo, Simone and Veronica who have looked after and made the business grow so that the estate now produces some of the area's finest Lambrusco Grasparossa. The Vandellis have achieved these results through the persistence that is typical of those who love their land and their work. There were difficult times that forced them to abandon the rearing of the special breed of white cows and to concentrate on fruen-growing and then wine growing. After the second world war, the devastating vine louse meant that immune American vines had to be planted that were immune to the disease had to be planted and then Lambrusco vines were gradually planted. The old tirelle (guiding wires) held up by elms were replaced by modern Belussi systems. The first wine in demijohns was sent to the province of Bologna, where it was mixed with Sangiovese and Barbera. The farsighted Vandellis were the first to bottle Lambrusco Grasparossa . The wine was thus no longer used for blending but became a wine with its own dignity and value that is now recognised throughout Europe and has earned it DOC classification. The Cà Berti name has been officially registered since 1988. |
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