Koi Illusione Frizzante 2018, a natural sparkling wine from Emilia–Romagna, Italy, made with Trebbiano grapes
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Koi Illusione Frizzante 2018

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Tasting notes

Trebbiano Modenese is a hyper-local variety that simply does not exist outside the hills around Bologna and Modena, and Koi is one of the only producers making it as an undisgorged ancestral-method sparkling with zero added sulfur. The wine has genuine textural weight from the lees contact and the cloudy sediment, a brioche and citrus-zest nose, and a clean, mineral-bitter finish that makes it more interesting than almost anything in its price range.

  • Organic
  • Unfiltered
  • No Added SO2
BodyFruitTanninAcidity
Yuzu ZestWhite PeachBriocheWildflowers
Dry/Sweet:Dry
Wine Type:Sparkling Wine
Wine Style:Sparkling
Grapes:Trebbiano Modenese
Farming:Organic
Vintage:2018
Alcohol:N/A
Country:Italy
Region:Emilia-Romagna
Appellation:Emilia Bianco IGP
Bottle Size:750ml
Sugar Level:Zero Added Sugar
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East Coast: 5 business days

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Producer profile

Koi

Azienda Agricola Koi was founded in 2018 by Flavio Restani in Valsamoggia, in the metropolitan province of Bologna. Before starting Koi, Restani worked at several established Lambrusco producers in the Modenese area. The name Koi references the Japanese carp, a symbol of perseverance and nonconformity in Japanese culture. The winery is a member of VinNatur, the Italian natural wine association.

Koi farms 3.5 hectares of certified organic vineyards in the foothills between the Modenese and Bolognese hills, at what is described locally as zona pedecollinare. Soils throughout are medium-textured with a prevalence of clay. Vine age runs from 30 to 60 years depending on the plot. The main varieties planted are Trebbiano Modenese, Trebbiano di Spagna, Lambrusco Grasparossa, and Lambrusco Salamino, along with smaller parcels of Pignoletto, Moscato, Montuni, and Albana. Total production across all wines is approximately 4,000 bottles per year.

All vineyards at Koi are trained in the traditional Bellussi system, an old Bolognese pergola-like trellis that positions fruit at approximately 6.5 feet off the ground. The system is nearly extinct in the region because it cannot be mechanized. Winemaking across Koi's range uses indigenous yeasts exclusively, with no fining, filtration, or added sulfur dioxide. The Illusione is made by the ancestral method: primary fermentation is completed in tank, and secondary fermentation is triggered in bottle using 10% of frozen must from the same harvest added in spring. The wine is sold undisgorged.

Wine region

Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Emilia-Romagna runs across the top of the Italian peninsula south of the Po River, from the Adriatic Sea almost to the west coast, with Bologna as its capital. The region divides into two historically and geographically distinct halves: Emilia in the west, a broad agricultural plain backed by the Apennine foothills, and Romagna in the east, closer to the Adriatic. Most vineyards sit on the plains (roughly 75% of total area), with a meaningful portion on the pre-Apennine hill zones. In Emilia, the climate is a mild continental type, with wet winters and hot, dry summers. The foothills near Modena and Bologna, where Koi farms, have clay-dominant, medium-textured soils and good diurnal temperature variation during the growing season.

Emilia-Romagna holds 2 DOCGs, 19 DOCs, and 9 IGPs, and ranks third among Italian regions by wine volume. The Emilia or dell'Emilia IGP covers a broad swath of the western part of the region and is the appellation under which Koi's Illusione is classified. The region's signature grapes are Lambrusco and Trebbiano in Emilia, and Sangiovese and Albana in Romagna. Trebbiano Modenese, the grape in Illusione, is distinct from Trebbiano Romagnolo and Trebbiano di Romagna DOC: it is a local biotype found only in the hills between Modena and Bologna, known for naturally high acidity and aromatic complexity that lends itself to traditional ancestral-method sparkling wine.

Frequently asked question

We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

See here our shipping policy.

Signature on delivery is mandatory for wine deliveries. Please make sure someone is at the shipping address to sign for the package.

If applicable, please consider delivering the package to a business address to ensure someone is available to sign for the package.

We also have the option of delivering the package to a Carrier's store for pickup. Please reach out to us to coordinate.

Carrier will try to delivery a package up to three times before returning the package to us.

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If you miss a delivery and a package gets returned to us we have two options:

1) Reship the package right away: due to the very high cost of shipping and returns, we must charge a re-shipping fee to be determined based on package size and shipping destination.

2) Consolidate the returned package with your next order: this option is free of charge and it's the most popular option.

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