Berlucchi's Palazzo Lana evening cellar visit at Borgonato (Corte Franca) with the '61 Nature flight as the headline option. Reservation required.
The list: Berlucchi Palazzo Lana cellar evening visit with the '61 Nature, Cuvée Imperiale Brut and Palazzo Lana Riserva flight.
Tip: Ask for the 1961 vintage room walkthrough; the Palazzo Lana cellars are where Franco Ziliani made the first Italian traditional-method sparkling.
Address: Piazza Duranti, 4, 25040 Borgonato, Corte Franca, Brescia, Italy, Franciacorta
Berlucchi's tasting room at Palazzo Lana, Borgonato (Corte Franca), pouring the '61 line and the Palazzo Lana Riserva. Reservation required.
The list: Berlucchi's Palazzo Lana tasting room pouring '61 Nature, '61 Rosé, Cuvée Imperiale Brut, Palazzo Lana Riserva and the Max Rosé.
Tip: Ask for the '61 Nature alongside the standard '61 Brut for a back-to-back dosage-zero versus standard read.
Barone Pizzini's evening tasting at the Provaglio d'Iseo organic-certified cellar, with the Erbamat-inclusive Edizione flight as the headline. Reservation required.
The list: Barone Pizzini evening tasting at the organic-certified cellar near the Torbiere wetland reserve. Flight covers Animante, Naturae and Edizione Erbamat.
Tip: The Edizione bottling pairs the Erbamat-inclusive blend with the Torbiere wetland vineyard walk; book the longer slot for both.
Ca' del Bosco's Hall of the Wines tasting room with the Vintage Collection and Annamaria Clementi prestige flight. Reservation required.
The list: Hall of the Wines tasting room under Arnaldo Pomodoro's sculpture park, pouring the Vintage Collection, Annamaria Clementi and Maurizio Zanella IGT Sebino.
Tip: The Hall of the Wines is the underground long-ageing space at Ca' del Bosco; the sculpture park above it is part of the visit.
Bellavista's main tasting room at Via Bellavista, Erbusco, pouring the Alma Cuvée and (when available) the Vittorio Moretti Riserva. Reservation required.
The list: Bellavista's main tasting room on Via Bellavista pouring Alma Cuvée Brut, Satèn, Pas Operé, Meraviglioso and (when available) the Vittorio Moretti Riserva.
Tip: The Vittorio Moretti Riserva (only released in exceptional vintages, minimum 84 months on lees) is the bottle to ask for in the library flight.
Berlucchi's tasting room at Palazzo Lana, Borgonato (Corte Franca), pouring the '61 line and the Palazzo Lana Riserva. Reservation required.
The list: Berlucchi's Palazzo Lana tasting room pouring '61 Nature, '61 Rosé, Cuvée Imperiale Brut, Palazzo Lana Riserva and the Max Rosé.
Tip: Ask for the '61 Nature alongside the standard '61 Brut for a back-to-back dosage-zero versus standard read.
Barone Pizzini's tasting room at the Provaglio d'Iseo organic-certified cellar, with the Edizione Erbamat flight as the headline. Reservation required.
The list: Barone Pizzini's tasting room at the organic-certified cellar pouring Animante, Naturae (zero dosage), Bagnadore Riserva and Edizione Erbamat.
Tip: The Edizione Erbamat-inclusive bottling pairs with a vineyard walk to the Torbiere wetland-edge parcels.
Mosnel's tasting room at the 16th-century Camignone cellars, pouring the QdE Brut and the EBB single-vintage Erbamat. Reservation required.
The list: Mosnel's tasting room at the 16th-century Camignone cellars pouring QdE Brut, Nature, Pas Dosé Riserva, EBB single-vintage Erbamat and Parosé.
Tip: Book the back-vintage flight to taste the EBB single-vintage Erbamat against the QdE base wine.