Franciacorta (Italian sparkling wine)
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Franciacorta DOCG from Lombardy is Italy's answer to Champagne — made by secondary fermentation in the bottle and aged on lees. It is the only Italian sparkling wine with full DOCG status.
Il Franciacorta DOCG è spesso paragonato allo Champagne.
Franciacorta DOCG is often compared to Champagne.
Il Franciacorta si produce con il metodo classico in Lombardia.
Franciacorta is produced with the classic method in Lombardy.