As of February 21, 2026, the territory of Casalmaggiore celebrates the birth of a unique project: Casalmagiur. This initiative stems from the synergy between the hospitality of the Luna Residence HOTEL* and the winemaking excellence of Cantina Torchio, aiming to give a voice to an identity that transcends geographical borders.
One Soul, Three Identities
Casalmagiur is not merely a wine, but a symbol of noble “cross-pollination” between three provinces mirrored in the Po River:
- * Cremona: The creativity and the beating heart of Casalmaggiore, where the wine takes shape.
- * Parma: The origin of the Maestri vine—an ancient, tenacious grape—and the cradle of gastronomic tradition.
- * Mantua: The elegance of Sabbioneta, where the clusters grow cradled by the microclimate of the lower Po Valley (Bassa Padana).
A Return to the Origins
Following the famous intuition of Giuseppe Verdi, “Let us return to our origins; it will be progress!”, this collaboration has recovered a grape variety that modern history had nearly forgotten. The result is a sparkling Lambrusco with an intense ruby hue, capable of recounting centuries of life along the Po, of fog, and of music in every sip.
“Identity is not built with borders, but with what is shared beyond them.”
From today, Luna Residence HOTEL and Cantina Torchio invite you to discover this “border wine,” a perfect synthesis of history and future vision.
There is a thin thread that binds the land to destiny. In Casalmaggiore—a city that has always been a crossroads of cultures, waters, and peoples—that thread has now become wine. It is called Casalmagiur—written in the ancient style, as the forefathers called it—and it is a Lambrusco born from the encounter of three souls, three provinces, and three identities: Cremona, Parma, and Mantua. Three worlds mirrored in the Po that have finally found a common voice in this wine.
The Story: Land, Destiny, and Secret
It all begins with the Maestri, an ancient grape of Parmesan origin, as tenacious and proud as the people of these plains. It is a grape that modern history had almost forgotten, but which the earth never stopped guarding. Today, its clusters grow in a protected area within the territory of Sabbioneta—the Gonzaga city, the “Ideal City,” and a World Heritage site. Here, the humid and generous microclimate of the Bassa Padana restores to the grape all the character of yesteryear.
* Sabbioneta is Mantua.
* The grapes are Parma.
* The wine is born and takes shape in Casalmaggiore, which is Cremona.
* Three provinces. One single soul.
The Maestro’s Counsel
The path was unknowingly suggested by Giuseppe Verdi. The Maestro of Busseto—himself from a land of borders and wine—loved to repeat a phrase that today sounds like a prophecy:
“Let us return to our origins; it will be progress!” This is exactly what Casalmagiur represents: not nostalgia, but a vision. Recovering an ancient vine is not about looking backward—it is choosing to carry into the future what time has already judged worthy of survival.
A “Contaminated” Wine — In the Noblest Sense
Casalmagiur is, by its very nature, a border wine. Like the city that hosts it, it does not belong to a single province; it refuses to be confined to a single “soul-denomination.” It is “contaminated”—in the richest and most generous sense of the term—by Cremonese creativity, Parmesan musical and gastronomic tradition, and the Gonzaga elegance of Mantua.
It is a sparkling Lambrusco, intense ruby in color, with that wild and authentic character that only ancient vines can bestow. It is a wine that tastes of the river, of morning fog, of cured meats (salame), and of music. A wine that, when poured into a glass, tells centuries of life in the Po Valley without uttering a single word.
The Baptism
Today, February 21, 2026, Casalmagiur is officially born. Not as a product, but as a symbol. It is proof that a territory can rediscover itself through what it brings to the table; that identity is not built with borders, but with what is shared beyond them.
Casalmaggiore already had the Po, it had Verdi, and it had its millennial history. Today, it also has its wine.
Welcome, Casalmagiur. Cheers!
“Let us return to our origins; it will be progress!” — Giuseppe Verdi
