Thanks to GaultMillau Channel. The Bianchis in Zufikon, Aargau, and the Bianchis in Arogno, Lake Lugano – until a few weeks ago, the­se two fami­lies, sha­ring the same name, had never met. The for­mer are renow­ned as sup­pliers of the finest deli­ca­ci­es, such as blue lob­ster from Brittany or herb-fed lamb from Appenzell. The lat­ter are a wine­ma­king fami­ly from Ticino, who have made a name for them­sel­ves with orga­nic and spar­k­ling wines. “The trucks with the red logo had, of cour­se, alre­a­dy caught my eye,” says wine­ma­ker Gabriele Bianchi. This year, during the Advent sea­son, the two fami­lies are joi­ning forces – a col­la­bo­ra­ti­on not least thanks to the GaultMillau Channel.

The Discovery in the Old Cellar. “We read an online sto­ry about the guys in Ticino,” says Luca Bianchi. “Even then, we thought we should do some­thing tog­e­ther.” But it was­n’t until this late sum­mer, during the reno­va­ti­on of their busi­ness pre­mi­ses, that they stumb­led upon a dus­ty bot­t­le of Deutz Champagne with a lob­ster logo while clea­ring out the cel­lar, a bot­t­le alre­a­dy seve­ral years old. “Apparently, a pro­ject of our pre­de­ces­sors.” This made him and his cou­sin Dario Bianchi think of the iden­ti­cal­ly named wine pro­du­cers and pick up the pho­ne: “They were cool guys – they were easi­ly enthu­sia­stic about the idea.” (Read the artic­le that led to the col­la­bo­ra­ti­on here.)

Only 1500 Bottles of Bianchi Squared! The joint, orga­ni­cal­ly pro­du­ced spar­k­ling wine, named “Bianchi²,” is hit­ting the mar­ket the­se days. It has aged on lees for 10 months; it con­sists of 60 per­cent Pinot Noir and 40 per­cent resi­stant varie­ties from the Cabernet Sauvignon fami­ly. During the Advent sea­son, the “Rosé Brut Biologico,” of which the­re are initi­al­ly 1500 bot­t­les, is part of Bianchi Comestibles‘ popu­lar gift boxes. Also inclu­ded are a smo­ked sal­mon roy­al back fil­let from Scotland and hor­se­ra­dish mousse from Dyhrberg. “It’s a very fresh rosé spar­k­ling wine with beau­tiful aci­di­ty and mine­ra­li­ty,” says wine­ma­ker Gabriele Bianchi. “It pairs excel­lent­ly with fish and sea­food.” Bianchi and Bianchi – a com­bi­na­ti­on that is sure to delight connoisseurs.

Secure your bot­t­le of Bianchi Rosé or a gift box with a Rosé and smo­ked sal­mon now!