In fact, there are excellent sparkling wines being produced throughout Italy, from the well-established, Champagne-challenging cuvées of Franciacorta, to Alta Langa bottlings from Piedmont ...

But the reference point for the country’s most famous sparkling wines is Franciacorta in central Lombardy near Lago Iseo, about a two hours’ drive from Milan. Now more than 50 years of history ...

In fact, there are excellent sparkling wines being produced throughout Italy, from the well-established, Champagne-challenging cuvées of Franciacorta, to Alta Langa bottlings from Piedmont, to ...

Sparkling wine has been produced in Franciacorta since the 16th century. Our Tesco Finest Franciacorta is produced in same way as champagne and results in a lemony fresh sparkling, with ripe fruit ...

Franciacorta is made from grapes from Franciacorta in Lombardy. It’s dryer than prosecco, but fruitier and softer than champagne, and has distinctive lemony notes. You might have spotted screw-top ...

For an Italian sparkling wine closer to Champagne (yet, again, cheaper), look for Franciacorta, which is bottle-fermented and aged for a year and a half up to five years. Asti spumante ...