Above: The Lini family was featured in the 2020 holiday issue of Food & Wine magazine.

Since 1910, four generations of the Lini family have produced traditional-style Lambrusco at their winery in the province of Reggio Emilia (northern Italy). Even as other Lambrusco growers and winemaker followed market trends in places like the U.S. where sweet-style Lambrusco became wildly popular in the 1970s, the Lini have never strayed from their passion for dry Lambrusco, the kind that the Emilians drink themselves. One of the keys to Lini 910’s success is their steadfast belief that great Lambrusco takes time: The winery patiently ages all of its wines until they are ready to be released. As a result, the wines have brilliant aromas and flavors that set them apart from the crowd. As the interest in traditional-style Lambrusco grew in the 2000s, Lini 910’s wines once again became a favorite of consumers and critics alike. Their Classic Method Lambrusco, made like a Champagne, has been called “the best Lambrusco of all time” by one of Italy’s leading wine writers. And the wines regularly receive 90+ scores from American critics at magazines like Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast.