There is a new encounter in the landscape of Italian excellence. For the first time, Franciacorta will serve as the Official Wine Partner of the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, one of the most prestigious cultural events on the international stage. This debut coincides with the Festival’s 69th edition, taking place from 26 June to 12 July, and marks the beginning of a collaboration that brings together two realities united by a shared vision: preserving tradition while embracing the present.
The 2026 edition of the Festival, the first under the artistic direction of Daniele Cipriani, revolves around a central theme: “Roots.” This guiding thread runs throughout a rich programme featuring one hundred performances, seven world premieres, exhibitions, and tributes, and finds a natural affinity with Franciacorta’s philosophy. Roots are understood not as something static, but as a starting point from which new connections and new forms of expression emerge.
“The collaboration between Franciacorta and the Festival dei Due Mondi stems from a shared vision: valuing our roots as the foundation for an open, contemporary, and international dialogue,” explains Emanuele Rabotti, President of the Franciacorta Consortium. “In Franciacorta, we safeguard a heritage built on people, expertise, and local culture, constantly renewing itself over time. This is an approach we also find in the Festival dei Due Mondi, which since its inception has successfully combined memory and experimentation, tradition and contemporaneity. Being the Official Wine Partner of this edition means helping to create opportunities for encounter, discovery, and sharing, placing the quality of the experience and the value of relationships at the centre.”
Throughout the Festival, Franciacorta will accompany some of the event’s most significant moments, from the opening celebration at Palazzo Collicola to the closing evening on 12 July. One of the focal points of the partnership will be Palazzo Arroni, the Festival’s lounge where artists, guests, and key figures gather. Here, Franciacorta will help welcome visitors into a space designed to encourage the exchange of ideas and meaningful connections.
Alongside these convivial occasions, there will also be opportunities dedicated to discovering the territory and its many expressions. Among the events scheduled at Palazzo Arroni are guided tastings and masterclasses led by Paolo Tamagnini, sommelier, wine taster, and educator. Two special invitation-only sessions are planned: on 29 June, “Inside the Glass: The Styles of Franciacorta”, and on 10 July, “Franciacorta: One Territory, Many Expressions.”
For nearly seventy years, the Festival dei Due Mondi has transformed Spoleto into a meeting place for artistic languages, cultures, and diverse sensibilities. Franciacorta, for its part, has turned its connection to the land into an internationally recognised model founded on quality, research, and sustainability. The meeting of these two realities adds a new chapter to a distinctly Italian story—one shaped by culture, relationships, and the ability to create shared experiences.
In an edition that celebrates roots and their contemporary relevance, Franciacorta’s debut at the Festival dei Due Mondi feels entirely natural: the pleasure of raising a glass in the name of identity and elegance, accompanying music, theatre, dance, and the arts, and helping make one of the most anticipated events of the Italian cultural summer even more special.
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