Italian sparkling wine

Producer Profile: The Contratto Wine Cellar in Piedmont

Welcome to the Contratto Wine Cellar 

It’s true, most wine travelers flock to Piedmont for Nebbiolo and Barbera. A surprise to many visitors is the area’s emerging sparkling wine scene. The other surprise? It isn’t so new. Not far from the main tourist stops of Barolo and Barbaresco is Contratto, the maker of Italy’s first sparkling wine.

Beyond their palate pleasing bubbles and vermouth, the history makes it a must visit on any Piedmont wine travel itinerary. The Contratto wine cellar sits on 5,000 square meters of UNESCO protected Underground Cathedral Cellars. The space can house up to 3 million bottles of Contratto’s metodo classico (traditional or Champagne method) sparkling wine.

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