Ferrari Brut

The era of fame of the Ferrari wine house began with the fact that in 1902 the young winemaker Giulio Ferrari harvested the first grape harvest and made a copy of French champagne out of it, which after 4 years received the Big Gold Medal at the World Exhibition in Milan. The first success was preceded by years of study at the imperial school of winemaking in San Michele al Adige and at the Institute of Botany in Geisenheim, as well as winemaking practice in Champagne, where he worked in several houses of champagne, in Tunisia he practiced in the vineyards. The famous school in Montpellier becomes the final chord of his education. After studying, Giulio returns to his native Trento. The favorable conditions of this area give great potential for growing Chardonnay grapes, so Giulio calls his homeland "the most beautiful vineyard in Europe."

Over the years, Giulio Ferrari has become a true master of his craft, but Ferrari's success would not have been so noisy if he had not found a companion in the person of Bruno Lunelli, a prosperous wine merchant. They decided to join forces: Lunelli's commercial acumen and Ferrari's vast experience. Their joint work began in 1952 with a very modest production volume: only 6,000 bottles of wine were made. But gradually, production volumes increased: in 1962 - 60 thousand bottles, in 1972 - 300 thousand bottles, in 1982 - 1 million bottles, in 2000 - 4.5 million bottles. The secret of such rapid growth, of course, lies in the consistently high quality of Ferrari wines, which is confirmed by one interesting story. The owner of the famous Parisian cabaret "Lido" - Christian Clerico - was preparing for the celebration of the year 2000. When he selected champagnes for this event, he had doubts whether the Spumante, even if it was a Ferrari, could compete with such a giant of champagne as Dom Pérignon. The Frenchman put up bottles of Giulio Ferrari and Dom Perignon vintages of 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990 and 1992 for a comparative tasting. Full parity was established: out of 7 bottles - 3 millesimes of Ferrari were better, 3 millesimes of Dom Perignon outperformed the competitor, and 1 millesime was equally good. Thus, Ferrari got into the Lido wine list. More: https://winestyle.co.uk