An exclusive, one-of-a-kind event with Winemaker Max Brondolo directly from Modena, Roscioli owner Alessandro Pepe, and Executive Chef Taylor Hester
April 29th at 7pm At Cantina Roscioli NYC
43 Macdougal Street
$190 per person (dinner with wine pairing)
A six-course dinner with 8 + Lambrusco wines
All focused on the bold flavors and deep traditions of Emilia-Romagna.
🍽️ The Menu
Handmade traditional cappelletti with butter and parmigiano 48 months
Gnocco Fritto with authentic Culatello di Zibello (directly from Modena!)
Lasagne from the original recipe of Hostaria Giusti
Risotto in parmigiano wheel
Tasting of 12, 25, and 50-year-old Traditional Balsamic Vinegar from Acetaia Sereni
A freshly opened 48-month Parmigiano Reggiano wheel
Homemade gelato al Parmigiano with traditional Balsamic vinegar Sereni 50 years old
🍷 And for the first time in the world…
We’ll taste aged Lambrusco.
Yes, aged. Lambrusco. Something almost no one has ever tried.
A group of rebellious and visionary winemakers from Modena and Reggio Emilia launched a project that made no sense—until it did. They began aging Lambrusco. We tasted them a few months ago... and they blew our minds.
🥂 Featured Wines
Aperitif with a tasting of all the Poderesottoilnoce wines
Podere Sottoilnoce – Saldalama 2017 – Sparkling red, sur lie
Podere Sottoilnoce – Cattabrega 2019 – Sparkling rosé, sur lie
Franchina e Giarone – Iena 2021 – Sparkling red, sur lie
Claudio Plessi – Lambrusco 2021 – Sparkling red, sur lie
Podere Cervarola – Cenerino 2016 – Sparkling red, sur lie
Quarticello – Nero Maestri 2020 – Sparkling red, sur lie
Roscioli Wine Club – Limited Edition “Lambrusco Dreaming”
🌿 Max Brondolo & the Modena Sur Lie Revolution
Some of you might remember the Lambrusco sold in America in the 1960s, nicknamed Italian Coke. It was a terrible alcoholic beverage that, even before Prosecco, damaged the culture and image of a great Italian tradition.
But few people know that Lambrusco is technically the world’s first sparkling wine. Records trace it back to 1454—around 250 years before Champagne was even born. A naturally fizzy, vibrant wine, perfect with Parmigiano and the hearty dishes of Emilia-Romagna.
Unfortunately, in the ‘60s and ‘70s, Lambrusco became a cheap, mass-market product, losing its soul.
Thanks to people like Max Brondolo, Plessi, Andrea Bergianti, Denny Bini, and Saetti, we can still enjoy traditional Lambrusco today. Max rescued ancient vineyards and recovered more than 40 Lambrusco varieties from extinction.
This group of pioneers revived natural fermentation and built a network of producers committed to biodiversity, tradition, and terroir.