Lip-smacking macerated frizzante from Croci

Massimiliano Croci's lip-smacking frizzante wines have a hidden tannic kick which really works well - a tasty tradition from Emilia-Romagna.

If you've tasted the orange wines of La Stoppa, Denavolo, Casé, Podere Pradarolo or Vino del Poggio, the joys of macerated Malvasia di Candia Aromatica and Ortrugo will be pleasurably ingrained on the taste buds. These two local varieties are the mainstay of Emilia's traditional white blends, now often made with a few weeks of skin contact during fermen…