Wine in Corte Franca, Franciacorta

Guido Berlucchi & C. ★ 4.8

Founded in 1961 when Franco Ziliani, then a young oenologist working for the Berlucchi family at Palazzo Lana, made the first Italian bottle-fermented sparkling on the Champagne method.

Tasting: Guided cellar visit through Palazzo Lana Berlucchi, the 16th-century palazzo where Franco Ziliani made the first Italian traditional-method sparkling in 1961. The visit covers the historic cellars and the 1961 vintage room, followed by a flight including '61 Nature, Cuvée Imperiale Brut and Palazzo Lana Riserva.

Signature wines: berlucchi-61-nature, berlucchi-61-rose, berlucchi-cuvee-imperiale-brut, berlucchi-palazzo-lana-riserva, berlucchi-max-rose

Tip: Ask for the '61 Nature in the tasting flight: the cuvée name marks the 1961 founding vintage and is the closest thing the cellar offers to a direct lineage taste.

La Fiòca ★ 4.4

Founded in 1998 at Nigoline Bonomelli in the Corte Franca commune near Lake Iseo. The 5-hectare estate is shaped like a south-facing crescent, hence the dialect name Fiòca (scythe). Around 40,000 bottles a year across 13 labels under organic farming.

Tasting: Visit by appointment to the small Corte Franca cellar near Lake Iseo, with a flight of Brut, Satèn, Rosé and Pas Dosé. Organic farming.

Signature wines: la-fioca-brut, la-fioca-saten, la-fioca-rose, la-fioca-pas-dose, la-fioca-extra-brut

Tip: The small annual production means the cellar door is the easiest place to taste current releases; the Nigoline Bonomelli setting works well as a brief stop between Berlucchi and Bellavista.

Berlucchi Palazzo Lana Tasting Room ★ 4.8

Berlucchi pours its '61 Nature, Cuvee Imperiale Brut and Palazzo Lana Riserva inside Palazzo Lana Berlucchi at Borgonato, the 16th-century palazzo where Italian traditional-method sparkling began in 1961.

Tasting: Walk through the 16th-century Palazzo Lana Berlucchi at Borgonato, the cellar where Franco Ziliani made the first Italian traditional-method sparkling in 1961. The tour covers the historic cellars and the 1961 vintage room, followed by a flight of '61 Nature, Cuvee Imperiale Brut and Palazzo Lana Riserva.

Centottanta Cantina & Cucina ★ 4.5

Cascina Clarabella's social-cooperative wine-bar restaurant at Corte Franca, with a Franciacorta-anchored glass list paired with km0 Brescian small plates.

The list: Cascina Clarabella's wine-bar restaurant on the lake-facing Corte Franca farm, with a Franciacorta-anchored glass list pouring producer-curated flights paired with social-cooperative km0 cuisine

Pours: Cascina Clarabella Franciacorta, Franciacorta Saten, Lugana

Due Colombe al Borgo Antico ★ 4.8

Stefano Cerveni's one-Michelin-star Franciacorta kitchen inside a medieval borgo at Borgonato, with Lombard-tradition tasting menus and a cellar of Franciacorta verticals.

Awards: Michelin Guide one star (Italia 2026) 2026, Gambero Rosso Three Forks 2024

Borgo Antico San Vitale Shop ★ 4.5

Historic Borgonato shop inside the Borgo Antico San Vitale distillery courtyard, with own-label grappas, Franciacorta and Curtefranca selections from neighbouring cellars and Brescian local products.

Il Tempo Ritrovato Corte Franca Wine Tasting Course ★ 4.3

Adult-education wine tasting cohort at the Centro Timoline community room in Corte Franca, with rotating Italian regional modules and a Franciacorta zonation deep-dive.

Borgo Antico San Vitale (Distillerie Franciacorta) ★ 4.6

Distillerie Franciacorta's historic visitor experience inside the restored medieval Borgo Antico San Vitale at Borgonato, with exhibition stills, master-distiller-led tours and grappa tastings under the Gozio family.

Palazzo Lana Berlucchi Historic Cellar ★ 4.7

16th-century Lana de' Terzi palazzo at Borgonato with a vaulted 1600s underground cellar 10 metres below ground level, where Franco Ziliani and Guido Berlucchi made the first Italian traditional-method sparkling in 1961.

Borgo Antico San Vitale Distillation Museum ★ 4.4

Borgo Antico San Vitale's heritage distillation exhibition in the medieval Borgonato complex, with historic bottles, unusual stills and a documented tour through aqua-vitae extraction methods from antiquity to today, run by Distillerie Franciacorta.

Borgo Santa Giulia ★ 4.5

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

Relais Franciacorta ★ 4.5

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

Berlucchi Palazzo Lana Historic Cellar Experience ★ 4.8

Walk through Palazzo Lana Berlucchi, the 16th-century palazzo where Franco Ziliani made the first Italian traditional-method sparkling in 1961, with a 1600s cellar visit and a flight of '61 Nature, Cuvee Imperiale Brut and Palazzo Lana Riserva.

Borgo Antico San Vitale Distillation Tour ★ 4.5

Distillerie Franciacorta's master-distiller-led tour through the restored medieval Borgo Antico San Vitale, with historic stills, the 1901 Gozio-family archive and a tasting of Grappa di Chardonnay, Grappa di Pinot Nero and Ampolle 1901 reserves.

La Fiòca ★ 4.4

Five-hectare crescent-shaped vineyard at Nigoline Bonomelli (Corte Franca) producing small-volume organic Brut, Satèn, Rosé and Pas Dosé Franciacorta DOCG.

Why locals love it: Small annual production keeps the bottles off most international export lists; the Corte Franca location puts the cellar near the Berlucchi historic site but it is rarely included in standard Franciacorta tours.

Tip: The small annual production means the cellar door is the easiest place to taste current releases; pair the visit with a brief stop at Berlucchi nearby.

Relais Franciacorta Bar ★ 4.3

Country-house relais bar at Colombaro di Corte Franca with low-light room ambience and a Franciacorta producer selection by the glass. Reservation preferred for non-guests.

The list: Country-house relais bar pouring Berlucchi, Cavalleri, Mosnel and a small selection of other appellation producers by the glass and bottle.

Tip: The relais is on the road between Corte Franca and Iseo; non-guests can book the bar by reservation.

Berlucchi Palazzo Lana evening cellar visit ★ 4.6

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.

Berlucchi Palazzo Lana tasting room ★ 4.7

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.