Lodi Corazza

Roofs, rows, and red earth—Zola Predosa is the kind of countryside where a vineyard can feel like a family member. Lodi Corazza’s roots reach back to 1726, when the Lodi family began farming these same lands as the Papal State started selling properties in the Bologna area.
Wine becomes visible in the record later: the first document confirming production and sale by the Lodi family dates to 1877—a timestamp that ties the estate’s identity to something verifiable, not just remembered.

The modern family structure takes shape through inheritance and marriage: toward the end of the 1950s, Maria Luisa Lodi inherited half the estate, and the family branch that would become Lodi Corazza formed from there. In 1960, Corrado Corazza joined, and the company moved deeper into specialized vine culture—new technology entering the cellar without replacing traditional knowledge.
Since 1997, the estate has been carried forward by Cesare and Silvia Corazza, stewarding the family heritage with a strong focus on grape quality and wine tourism.

Location

The vines sit in Zola Predosa, within the Colli Bolognesi DOC, rooted in the area’s distinctive poor, reddish soils—a detail the estate treats as central to why their vineyards behave the way they do.
The landscape story is also a family story: each old parcel carries a name and a person behind it—Pignoletto, Barbera, Merlot, Sauvignon, Albana—like a map of memory written into grape variety.

Winemaking & Philosophy

The cellar is literal family labor: built in 1988, designed by their father Corrado, and constructed “by all of us.” Inside are about ninety vessels across stainless steel, concrete, and wood, with a particular love for concrete for its thermal stability and practical neutrality.

Their frizzante wines follow the Martinotti method in stainless steel, then rest on the lees, with aging described as at least five months. From harvest through sales, everything is handled at the estate—one reason they are part of FIVI (Italian Federation of Independent Winegrowers).