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Next year, the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Colorado will celebrate its 40th year!

The Lini family would like to share our heartfelt thanks with American wine writer Wanda Mann and the editors of the Food & Wine magazine for including Lini’s wines in Wanda’s seminars at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Colorado this month.

That’s Wanda, one of our favorite U.S. wine writers, below left, with Winebow director of public relations David Greenberg.

It seems like a dream come true to have our wines presented at this legendary gathering of the worlds top food and wine professionals and celebrities.

Thank you Wanda! And thank you Winebow for making it possible! Alicia hopes to be there next year.

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That’s Pablo, our favorite wine shop dog!

He spends his days at the 17th Avenue Liquor Boutique in Calgary (Alberta, Canada).

And he’s a big supporter of Lini 910!

Thank you 17th Ave. Liquor Boutique for sharing our wines with your city. We love you guys! Please say hello to Pablo for us!

Image via the 17th Ave. Liquor Boutique Instagram.

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We couldn’t have been more thrilled to learn that the Lini Lambrusco Labrusca Rosso has been included in prestigious Wine Spectator list of of top 100 wines under $25!

See the list here.

“All of the wines are rated 88 points or higher,” write the magazine’s editors, “priced at $25 or less and made in large enough quantities to be widely available.”

Lini was also included in this year’s Opera Wine, the Vinitaly-Wine Spectator list of top Italian wineries. Historically, Lini was the first Lambrusco producer to ever make the cut (in 2016)!

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Canada love month continues with a warm shout-out to Willow Park Wines & Spirits in Calgary, Alberta.

Not only are they an independent wine and spirits retailer. But they are also constantly giving back to and supporting their community through their “Vintage Fund.”

It’s a really cool shop with a wonderful staff that really knows it stuff.

Thank you Willow Park for supporting Lini wines! And thank you for all you do for our community!

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“Ever find yourself wandering aimlessly among bottles of chardonnay and pinot noir at the liquor store,” ask the editors of the Oak and Vine wine shop in Calgary, Alberta, “wondering what to buy? Instead of organizing wines by region, Oak & Vine organizes our hand-picked wine selection by flavour and uses a colour-coded system to categorize bold, juicy, smooth, sweet, bubbles, mellow and crisp wines. Categorizing wine by flavour helps everyone from the newbie wine drinker, to the seasoned oenophile, take home a wine in their flavour wheelhouse.”

It’s a totally unique and innovative way to help people connect with the wines that we love.

And we couldn’t be more proud to be part of their amazing program.

Thank you Oak and Vine for your support of Lini wines! And THANK YOU for changing the way we understand wine! Your shop is super cool!

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Last year the Calgary Co-Op celebrated 65 years of serving its community.

“It is very, very important to focus on financial sustainability,” said Co-Op CEO Ken Keelor in an interview published in December. “You can have all the heart and wonderful culture and all of that stuff, but if you are not financially sustainable you’re done. You can’t serve your community. You can’t serve anyone. I think where a lot of companies, especially those that are sort of much more socially focused like we are, can lose their focus is where the management team, leadership and board, lose track of the fact that you have to be financially sustainable.”

The Co-Op has more than 440,000 members and 30 wine, spirits, and beer locations.

We couldn’t be more proud to be part of this amazing community! Thank you Calgary Co-Op for your support!

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Today’s #CanadaLove shout-out goes out to City Cellars in Edmonton, Alberta.

Not only do they keep the good wine flowing. But they also advocate for great causes.

Today, they are offering a discount on “pink drinks” to raise awareness of Pink Shirt Day, an anti-bullying campaign.

Here at Lini 910, we love pink wine. And we can’t think of a better way to put wine to work for a worthy cause.

Thank you City Cellars for your support of our wines. And thank you for what you do for our community.

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When Alicia heard that fashion designer and influencer Giovanni Contrada (above, left), aka Imp of the Perverse, want to interview her for his TikTok, she was thrilled. After all, Giovanni has 1.5 million followers on the social media platform.

A few weeks later, during a trip to California to support her family’s wines in the Golden State, they met for coffee at one of Giovanni’s favorite breakfast places on Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, Ceci’s Gastronomia.

“If heaven was a flavor,” wrote Giovanni as the title of the post, “it would taste just like this 40+ year old balsamic vinegar.”

Click here to see the clip.

Thank you, Giovanni! That was an amazing experience. We love you!

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Back in December 2020, Alicia contributed a number of classic Emilian recipes to the Holiday Issue of Food & Wine magazine.

The editors of the famed masthead recently posted their “author’s profile” of Alicia.

“Alicia Lini is a fourth-generation Italian winemaker who hails from a family of distinguished Lambrusco producers from Reggio-Emilia. She is the international spokesperson for her family’s brand Lini910. Alicia is an expert on the wine and cuisine of Emilia-Romagna.”

Click here to continue reading on FoodAndWine.com.

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We were thrilled to see that Houston Chronicle wine writer Emma Balter selected Lini 910 for her New Year’s Eve round-up.

Here’s what she had to say about her recommendation:

“Through her Lini 910 winery in northern Italy, Alicia Lini set out to prove that Lambrusco doesn’t have to be an overly sweet, frothy beverage. Lini’s wines are elegant yet easy-drinking. They also pair very well with food — especially this fruity, spicy red Lambrusco. Look out for the rest of Lini’s line-up, including her white and rosé Lambruscos.”

Click here for the complete review.