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The
Franciacorta is the hilly territory situated in Lombard,
consisting in 19 communities of the Brescian province. Surrounded
on the east side by rocky hills of Moraine, on the west side by
the river Oglio and on the north side by the lake Iseo, this area
is very rich of minerals that are the fundamental basis of the
high quality agriculture here. Together with the particular
particle size structure and the favourable climate they create a
perfect condition for cultivating vineyards.The wine produced on
these hills has always been of fame from ancient times on. This is
confirmed by citing classic latins Plinio il Vecchio, Columella,
Virgilio, the treaties of the XVI century of Andrea Bacci and
Agostino Gallo. Although it can be proud of a long history, the
new type of wine cultivating in the Franciacorta starts only in
the beginning of the sixties. On the territory various
agricultural firms had been working since a long time producing
good wines and commercialising them only on the local market. One
of the reasons for the big success of the Franciacorta `formula’
is paradoxically, that it has no ancient tradition where it is
obliged to report to. This has made it possible to reach the best
results without having to worry about historic conditions of a
tradition, which would only have delayed the growing process of
this product. The choice of the DOC (Di Origine Controllata)
for the Franciacorta shows even more the importance of having
always as only reference and priority the name of its geographic
origin. The rules by which the Franciacorta produces its wine are
public, official and obey the national laws and those of the
European Community. This way the consumer is protected and can be
guaranteed a good product. The passport of the Franciacorta is its
territory with all its natural aspects, as is obliged according to
the norms of recognition of the Italian DOC products. |
