フランチャコルタは、イタリアのDOCG ワインの中で初めて瓶内発酵(古 典的な方法としても知られる)を採用したワインでした。
There are only three Italian wines (Franciacorta, Asti and Marsala) that the European Union allows to describe their wine without using any other qualifying terms. The policy guidelines in force explicitly ban use of the term “sparkling wine” (“spumante”) in the description and on the label. The correct wording is therefore “Franciacorta” and not “Franciacorta sparkling wine,” just as with French Champagne (with which Franciacorta shares the same main production processes.)
The name of the wine is taken from the area the grapes are from: a restricted geographical area between Mount Orfano and Lake Iseo, in the Brescia province.
The most important feature of Franciacorta is the unique method used for secondary fermentation, which is the traditional method:
bottle fermentation, also known as the classic method, and Franciacorta was the first Italian DOCG wine of this type.
Majolini Franciacortas are produced using long periods of bottle fermentation, from a minimum of 24 months and up to 120 months for some riserva wines.