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Franciacorta这个名字把我们带回了一个遥远的故事，而这个故事仍笼罩在一个人们一直热衷于幻想的谜团之中。最公认的可能是这片领土与11世纪从法国克吕尼扩展到意大利弗朗恰科塔地区的克吕尼修道院和西多会修道院有关。这些非常强大的修道院，由于开垦和耕种他们在这些领土上管理的大片土地，大约于1100年设法获得了免税。因此，它们是Francae Curtes，即免税村。地名“Franzacurta”源自Francae Curtes，早在1277年就首次出现在布雷西亚市的年鉴中。
Franciacorta的历史源远流长，植根于葡萄树种植不断的地区：从罗马时代到古代晚期，直至中世纪，土壤和气候条件一直有利于葡萄园的生长。
在世界上最早关于葡萄酒酿造的出版物之一中，介绍了瓶中自然发酵酿造葡萄酒的技术及其对人体的作用，是Franciacorta历史、葡萄酒和文化交织在一起的体现。该文本于1570年在意大利印刷，由布雷西亚医生Girolamo Conforti撰写，其书名《Libellus de vino mordaci》（起泡葡萄酒简介）具有重要意义。这位医生的研究早于著名修道院院长唐·培里侬的直觉，他强调了当时起泡葡萄酒的显著传播和广泛消费性，并将其定义为“mordaci”，即活跃且起泡的葡萄酒。
不仅如此，他以专业品酒师的专业知识来描述这些葡萄酒，甚至评判它们具有“辛辣或刺骨的味道，但不会像未成熟和平淡的葡萄酒那样使味觉干燥，也不会像甜葡萄酒一样让舌头感到发腻”，并列出了它们具有治疗作用的优点。对于对法国酿酒学有深入了解的Conforti来说，Franciacorta地区的葡萄酒在冬季变得更加起泡，但在夏季却减弱并变得暗淡。
因此，泡沫源于葡萄汁的沸腾，或者更准确地说，是发酵，即使在那时，也必须控制发酵，以便“气态、轻质和刺激性残留物”不会扩散。
正是出于这些鲜明的考虑，也许第一批带有气泡的Franciacorta葡萄酒生产商才开始再次使用大麦谷物来加强和延长发酵。
1809年拿破仑时代的土地登记记录了这样一个实况：有超过1000公顷的土地专门用于生产“起泡类”葡萄酒，还有几乎同样多公顷数的葡萄园与其他作物混合种植。在接下来的几年里，葡萄酒产量不断增长，直到远远超过人口的需求，从而催生了最早的商业活动。在这种背景下，20世纪60年代初，年轻的酿酒师Franco Ziliani凭借酿造第一批“Franciacorta比诺”，开始了Franciacorta从早期起泡酒的非专业生产向现代、规范化生产活动的转变。
继1967年首次获得DOCG（受保证法定原产地命名产区）认可后，Franciacorta于1995 年成为第一个获得DOCG（受保证法定原产地命名产区）的采用瓶中发酵方法生产的意大利产地葡萄酒。如今，标签上写着“Franciacorta”，这个词代表了产地、生产方法及葡萄酒。
TIMELINE
2021
Franciacorta became Michelin Destination Partner.
A record-breaking year for Franciacorta with over 20 million bottles sold.
2019
Franciacorta became 1000 Miglia and 1000 Miglia Green race wine partner.
2018
The Giro d’Italia cycling race had a Franciacorta Stage.
Silvano Brescianini was elected President of the Franciacorta Consortium.
2017
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the DOC, a research project was entrusted to Domenico De Masi’s sociological research studio which sought to outline Franciacorta’s aspirations and prospects and the challenges facing it over the next decade.
The production regulations were amended and a new indigenous grape variety, Erbamat, added.
2016
Lake Iseo and Franciacorta hosted Christo and his Floating Piers, one of the long-awaited late works by this renowned Bulgarian artist, a three-kilometer walkway covering a surface area of approximately 70,000 square metres.
2015
Franciacorta was made Official Sparkling Wine for Expo Milan 2015 with an exclusive wine bar on site.
Vittorio Moretti became President of the Franciacorta Consortium.
2012
A partnership with the Fashion chamber of commerce was inaugurated and Franciacorta became Milan Fashion Week’s official sparkling wine.
2004
30th December 2004. On explicit request by the Consortium, a decree regulating the use of the Talento wording by Italian VSQPRDs and VSQs excluded the Franciacorta DOCG area from making use of this option in its appellation. This amounted to an express acknowledgement by the Ministry of Franciacorta’s excellent quality and distinctive characteristics.
2000
The Strada del Franciacorta (Franciacorta route) was set up for the purposes of promoting and developing the area’s tourist potential.
On 22nd-25th September the first Franciacorta Festival took place, an event which is still today celebrated in September across the entire area.
Claudio Faccoli became President of the Franciacorta Consortium.
1997
On 1st January the first bottles of Franciacorta with the unmistakable DOCG state seal were released.
1995
The Consortium’s logo became the sole Franciacorta DOCG identifier and it was the first Italian brut to obtain ‘guaranteed’ status. In September of the same year, the Consortium approved the Franciacorta DOCG regulations. The Satèn trademark, which only Consortium members are entitled to use, was registered.
1992
A viticultural zoning study was set in motion.
1990
On 5th March, the voluntary Consortium for the protection of Franciacorta wine was set up, with registered offices in Corte Franca. It had 29 producer members. Its President was Paolo Rabotti.
1961
The first-ever bottle of Franciacorta was produced, thanks to oenologist Franco Ziliani.
1809
The Napoleonic Land Registry certified the existence of almost 1000 hectares of vineyards in Franciacorta, far more than would have met the needs of the 40,000 inhabitants at the time, thus demonstrating that, even then, the wine was not made only for local consumption but also for sale.
1570
