Wine tourism in Franciacorta - Italy

Wine tourism in Franciacorta - Italy

Franciacorta is the area where the homonymous sparkling wine with a controlled designation of origin is produced, Franciacorta DOCG, one of the best known and most renowned classic method sparkling wines, so much so that for many it is the Italian "Champagne" par excellence. The territory of Franciacorta is bordered by the shore of Lake Iseo, by the Oglio and Mella rivers and by the hills surrounding the town of Rovato in the province of Brescia. If you wonder where its particular name comes from, this derives from "franche curtes", or free court, because it indicated a land exempt from the obligation to pay taxes, back in the thirteenth century.

Franciacorta is an unmissable destination for the most passionate wine lovers and in particular for lovers of classic method sparkling wine, for the beauty of its territory and its cellars, for the very high quality of many of the interpretations of Franciacorta DOCG, and for the offer of hospitality and gastronomy, in farmhouses and restaurants that are often connected to the same production cellars.