Franciacorta is widely regarded as Italy's finest sparkling wine made by metodo classico, i.e. the so-called classic way to produce sparkling wine, popularly known as the Champagne method, méthode classique or traditional method. With this method the effervescence is produced by a secondary fermentation in the bottle. It's made by blending different vintages of Chardonnay & Pinot Noir - &
Includes:: a second fermentation in the bottle with at least 24 months contact on the yeast. Franciacorta was the first Italian sparkling wine produced exclusively by the Traditional Method to win, in 1995, the Controlled & Guaranteed Denomination of Origin (DOCG) and in the same year the recognition of the Franciacorta production method. Just like " Champagne", the single term " Franciacorta" identifies indeed both the growing area, the production method, & the wine.