Franciacorta

Franciacorta is a young Italian wine region of Lombardy with DOC status since 1967.

The area covers 23 communities south of Lake Iseo in the province of Brescia. The area under vines is about 2,000 ha DOC is true for red, white, and sparkling wines.

Despite its good location on mineral soils of alpine foothills and the mild climate in the vicinity of Lake Iseo, Franciacorta wine had reached only local significance. It was not until in the 1960s the estate Berlucchi before the first sparkling wines produced professionally. The demand for the sparkling wine produced in the style of Champagne grew rapidly and brought the region a boom.

The sparkling wine has since 1995 DOCG status ), and today about 50 % of the DOC volume dar. It is made from Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir. Simple sparkling wine aged 18 months, vintage sparkling wine 30 months on the lees before it comes on the market.

Since the mid- 1980s still wines are marketed French style increasingly began. As the vine or the cellar methods do not match the approvals for DOC, some of the best wines ( Vino da Tavola ) sold as table wine, to be free in the choice of the base material and methods.

Major producers are Ca 'del Bosco and Bellavista, both of which have their seat in the municipality Erbusco. Approved communities for the production of Franciacorta are Paratico, Capriolo, Adro, Erbusco, Corte Franca, Iseo, Ome, Monticelli Brusati, Rodengo Saiano Paderno Franciacorta, Passirano, Provaglio d' Iseo, Cellatica, Gussago and parts of the municipalities Cologne, Coccaglio, Rovato and Cazzago San Martino.