Borgo Santa Giulia historic estate at Timoline of Corte Franca, with rooms in the medieval village core, a restaurant in the oldest section and event spaces for weddings across the Franciacorta hills.
The list: Restaurant Borgo Santa Giulia with Franciacorta and Curtefranca cellar selections, plus concierge-led visits to neighbouring Berlucchi and Mosnel cellars
Address: Via Brescia, 3a, 25040 Timoline, Corte Franca, Brescia, Italy, Franciacorta
Restored 1670 country farmstead at Colombaro of Corte Franca converted into a 4-star hotel, with 50 rooms, the La Colombara fine-dining room and the Vinae Brescian restaurant.
The list: Restaurant La Colombara and Restaurant Vinae pour the Franciacorta cellars 5 minutes away (Berlucchi, Castello Bonomi, Antica Fratta) alongside Curtefranca DOC reds
Romantik Hotel Relais Mirabella above Lake Iseo at Clusane, with 29 rooms, the Conte di Carmagnola restaurant and the Collina Mirabella Farm producing DOP extra-virgin olive oil for the kitchen.
The list: Conte di Carmagnola restaurant with Franciacorta-and-Curtefranca pairing, La Catilina farm-to-table dining room and a sommelier-led wine programme drawing on Lake Iseo cellars
Refurbished 1841 lakeside hotel at Pilzone d'Iseo with romantic suites including the Floating Suite Spa dedicated to Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Floating Piers, two restaurants and a panoramic lakefront pool.
The list: Bella Iseo restaurant with Brescian regional cuisine, Terrazza 1841 lakeside lounge with seafood plates, plus concierge-booked Franciacorta cellar visits
Restored 1670 country farmstead at Colombaro of Corte Franca converted into a 4-star hotel, with 50 rooms, the La Colombara fine-dining room and the Vinae Brescian restaurant.
The list: Restaurant La Colombara and Restaurant Vinae pour the Franciacorta cellars 5 minutes away (Berlucchi, Castello Bonomi, Antica Fratta) alongside Curtefranca DOC reds
Bianchi family agriturismo inside the restored 16th-century Villa hamlet of Monticelli Brusati (purchased 1960, inaugurated 1990), with 22 sharecropper-cottage apartments adjacent to the Villa Franciacorta cellars.
The list: Ela Osteria in Villa village restaurant pours the Villa Franciacorta cellar (Cuvette, Bokeh Saten, Emozione Brut) alongside Brescian classics; on-site tastings at the Villa Franciacorta cellar across the courtyard
Organic-and-social-cooperative agriturismo at Iseo overlooking its own vineyards and orchards, with 12 rooms, breakfast-from-the-farm and the Centottanta Cantina & Cucina restaurant.
The list: Centottanta Cantina & Cucina restaurant pairs Cascina Clarabella's own organic Franciacorta with km0 Brescian plates; vineyard walks and tastings included with the stay
Vittorio Moretti's Relais & Chateaux estate on the Erbusco moraine ridge above the Bellavista cellars, with 57 rooms, Chenot Espace wellness spa and the LeoneFelice Vista Lago restaurant.
The list: LeoneFelice Vista Lago lake-view restaurant, Stanza 54 wine lounge pouring Bellavista and Contadi Castaldi by the glass, Quintale charcoal-grill restaurant and La Filiale pizzeria with Franco Pepe pies paired against Franciacorta
