PASSION FOR QUALITY
SINCE 1920.
A FAMILY HISTORY

Founded in 1920, the Francesco Bellei Winery is a family project, carried forward by the Cavicchioli family who have inherited its legacy and continue its mission. Each bottle produced is the result of shared work, rooted in tradition and projected into the future. Our winery is not just a place of production, but a space where we continue to write a story that comes from the heart of the family and from a common vision: to produce wines of the highest quality.

the classic method It is the language
with which we create each bottle

Tradition is the foundation of our winery, but it is innovation that allows us to look to the future. Our production has always been distinguished by the use of the Classic Method, a process that we pass on with care, but that we never stop refining. Innovating, without ever losing sight of what makes us unique, is our true strength.

LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL GRAPES:
EXCELLENCE IN BUBBLES

The story begins

Francesco Bellei and his son Bruno begin the production of Lambrusco with natural refermentation in the bottle.

Foto di Veca Spa del 1962, una serie di macchinari in fila.

1920

1979

The Classic Method

Bellei breaks the mold and introduces an innovative approach to the production of sparkling wines, applying the Classic Method to local grapes.

The ancestral method

Five years of research lead to the perfection of the Ancestral Method, a symbol of balance between past and future.

1998 - 2002

2003

The new synergies

The Cavicchioli family, producers of Lambrusco since 1928, took over the management of the winery after the death of Beppe Bellei.

The Pignoletto debuts

Following the birth of the Doc Pignoletto Modena, the Ancestrale Pignoletto was born, a Modena interpretation of the Grechetto Gentile grapes.

2009

2013

It is born puro

“Puro” is born, the result of the encounter between the sparkling wine tradition of Francesco Bellei and the potential of Lambrusco di Sorbara.

Wine in amphora

Experimentation with wine fermentation in terracotta amphorae begins, to test the versatility of our grapes.

2017

2019

The spergola

Spergola, a historic Emilian grape variety, is enhanced with a contemporary interpretation, exalted by the pure Classic Method.

Applied to the Modena varieties, the Classic Method has transformed viticulture in the area, demonstrating that excellent bubbles can also be created in the land of Lambrusco.

A vision, that of Bellei, shared by the Cavicchioli family, who already in 1987 completed the union between local grapes and the Classic Method.

ANCESTRAL: THE RETURN TO THE ORIGINS OF REFERMENTATION

The Ancestral Method represents the most authentic tradition of refermentation in the bottle, deeply rooted in the lands of Modena. This ancient technique, revisited by Bellei and Cavicchioli, enhances the naturalness of the wines, offering a genuine expression of the territory. No disgorgement, only the charm of a process that reflects time and the rhythms of nature.

PASSION FOR QUALITY SINCE 1920. A FAMILY HISTORY

the classic method It is the languagewith which we create each bottle

LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL GRAPES: EXCELLENCE IN BUBBLES