Evening bar at the Villa Biondelli B&B in Bornato (Cazzago San Martino) pouring the dosage-free Biondelli range. Open to overnight guests and by reservation.
The list: Evening bar at Villa Biondelli, the 11-room B&B attached to the Biondelli cellar. Pours the cellar's dosage-free Franciacorta range alongside a small charcuterie menu.
Tip: Villa Biondelli's terrace overlooks Bornato Castle; the candle-lit terrace tables face the medieval silhouette.
Address: Via Basso Castello, 10, 25046 Bornato, Cazzago San Martino, Brescia, Italy, Franciacorta
Lounge at the L'Albereta resort in Erbusco with Bellavista back-vintage flights and a Cabaret pairing menu. Resort-guest access; non-guests by reservation.
The list: Resort lounge with Bellavista back-vintage flights and the Cabaret pairing menu. Late hours for resort guests.
Tip: The Cabaret pairing menu rotates monthly; non-guests can reserve a table for the pairing flight rather than the lounge access.
Brescia city cocktail lounges along Corso Zanardelli and the Castello area pouring Franciacorta as a sidebar to the cocktail programme. Open until 02:00 on weekends.
The list: Brescia city cocktail lounges along Corso Zanardelli and around the Castello pouring Franciacorta as the sparkling sidebar to the cocktail programme. Late weekend hours.
Tip: Most Brescia cocktail lounges pour at least one Franciacorta by the glass; the larger lists carry Bellavista or Ca' del Bosco by the bottle.
Lake-edge lounge at the Hotel Iseolago in Iseo with a Franciacorta-led list and a Lake Iseo view. Open until midnight daily.
The list: Lake-edge hotel lounge with a Franciacorta-led wine list and a small cocktail programme. The terrace tables face Lake Iseo.
Tip: The terrace tables face Lake Iseo and the Monte Isola silhouette; book in advance for a sunset slot.
Ca' del Bosco's summer evening tasting at the Hall of the Wines, with the Annamaria Clementi flight as the headline option. Reservation required.
The list: Ca' del Bosco summer evening tasting slot at the Hall of the Wines, with extended hours to 19:30 in the high season.
Tip: The summer evening slot is the longest published at Ca' del Bosco; book at least one week in advance through the cellar website.
Bellavista's evening cellar tour at Via Bellavista, with an Alma Cuvée flight and (when available) the Vittorio Moretti Riserva. Reservation required.
The list: Bellavista cellar evening visit with a tasting flight including Alma Cuvée Brut, Satèn, Pas Operé and (when available) the Vittorio Moretti Riserva.
Tip: Book the L'Albereta dinner reservation immediately after the evening cellar tour; the resort is a 5-minute walk from the cellar.
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.