Top 100 wines of Franciacorta - Page 6

Discover the top 100 best wines of Franciacorta of Franciacorta as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Franciacorta and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Franciacorta

The wine region of Franciacorta is located in the region of Lombardie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ca' del Bosco or the Domaine Ca' del Bosco produce mainly wines sparkling, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Franciacorta are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinot blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Franciacorta often reveals types of flavors of cream, hazelnut or elderflower and sometimes also flavors of gooseberry, passion fruit or savory.

In the mouth of Franciacorta is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 217 estates and châteaux in the of Franciacorta, producing 971 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Franciacorta go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison).

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Franciacorta

wines from the region of Franciacorta go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of duck with orange, turkey stuffed with chestnuts or mixed paella valenciana.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Franciacorta

On the nose in the region of Franciacorta often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, microbio or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, earth or oak. In the mouth in the region of Franciacorta is a powerful.

News from the vineyard of Franciacorta

Brazil’s Altos de Pinto Bandeira is named first DO exclusively for sparkling wines in the New World

Altos de Pinto Bandeira, located in Brazil’s southern Serra Gaúcha wine region, has been recognised as a DO for traditional method sparkling wines. The new DO, which is the first in the New World that’s exclusively for sparkling wines, was announced on 29 November 2022. The first wines labelled DO Altos de Pinto Bandeira will arrive in the market this year. The move follows 10 years of campaigning and research by the Pinto Bandeira Wine Producers Association (Asprovinho). It worked with bodies i ...

Fred Sirieix: ‘English wine estates need to play the long game’

I’m a massive fan of English sparkling wines, which are getting better with every vintage, aided by the changing climate, of course – the grapes are filling up with sun, and you can taste that in the glass. So how can we convince consumers not to overlook English sparkling wine, and show them that it is a real contender: often just as good, if not better than Champagne? Perhaps by pitting the two against each other in a special blind tasting by the experts, Judgement of Paris style. Judgement of ...

Bordeaux wine sales to US see ‘spectacular recovery’

Bordeaux wine sales to the US reached a new record in 2021, jumping 67% to €349m ($390m), the Bordeaux wine council (CIVB) announced this week. A freeze on additional import tariffs and buyers’ thirst for highly-rated recent vintages helped Bordeaux to a ‘spectacular recovery’ in terms of shipments to the US, it said. Exports rose by 24% in volume last year to 247,000 hectolitres, equivalent to 33 million bottles. While reds dominate, the US has also become the biggest market for Bordeaux white ...

Top wines in regions and sub-regions of Franciacorta