Travel Reference
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WINNING WINE REGIONS
The plains around Bergamo, Brescia and Cremona are home to some respected, if little-known, wine-producing
regions, which include the following:
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Botticino
A small area 9.5km east of Brescia, where reds are made using barbera and marzemino grapes.
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Cellatica
Another tiny area just northwest of Brescia, with similar reds to Botticino.
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Franciacorta
South of Lake Iseo is this area celebrated for its sparkling white and rosé wines; look out also for
satèn
, a blanc de blanc almost exclusively made of chardonnay grapes.
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San Colombano al Lambro
Family-run wineries produce small quantities of surprising reds and whites from a
tiny enclave 15km south of Lodi.
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Valcalepio
This up-and-coming area east of Bergamo produces merlot-cab sauv blends and a good white.
