A Weekend in Franciacorta: Where to Stay, Drink and Eat
Two nights, two great wineries, Lake Iseo and plenty of Franciacorta. Here’s how I’d plan a wine weekend without turning it into a tasting marathon.
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Why Italian Winemakers Are Picking Grapes in the Dark
On July 30th, in the villages of Gussago and Montorfano, pickers walked into the vineyards of Franciacorta and started the earliest harvest this region has ever recorded. Not earliest in a decade. Earliest, full stop, since anyone started keeping track. Weeks of temperatures sitting around 37 to 38 degrees Celsius…
