More than Milan: Undiscovered Italian Treasures
Culture, cuisine, fashion and finance, Italy’s Milan has it all. After you’ve seen Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper, experienced the La Scala opera house, and overindulged in designers, we invite you to take your travels even further and go beyond Milan. When you sashay beyond the catwalk you will find a purrrfect pairing of Bella Vita, Bon Appetito and of course Vino!
Lombardia or Lombardy in English, is Italy’s richest region and is blessed with an embarrassment of riches. Lombardy’s regional capital is Milan; and the region’s other provinces are: Brescia, Lecco, Varese, Como, Bergamo, Sondrio, Cremona, Mantova, Pavia and Lodi. Its varied vistas include industrious cities, medieval towns, lakeside resorts, and a wine country that sparkles as much as the lakes do.
If you watched our first video, The Best Sparkling Wine You Have Never Heard Of you are already familiar with the fabulous wine of Franciacorta. In our second video, Italy’s Best Sparkling Wine: Franciacorta you heard first hand from the families behind the wine and fell in love with Franciacrota all over again. In our third and final video, Traveling in Northern Italy: Beyond Milan we are showing you the real region that doesn’t always make the headlines, but is well worth your time and mine.
For help planning your trip to Franciacorta visit: www.stradadelfranciacorta.it. If you would like to learn more about how to set up wine tours and tastings visit: www.franciacorta.net
Here’s a list of all the wineries and restaurants I visited and the hotel I stayed at when I traveled to Franciacorta in September 2013:
Winery Tours
Guido Berlucchi & C S.p.A.
Piazza Duranti, 4, 25040 Borgonato BS, Italy
T. 39 030 984381
Antica Fratta
Via Fontana, 11 25040 Monticelli Brusati
T. 030 652068
Lo Sparviere
Via Costa, 2 25040 Monticelli Brusati
T. 030 652382
Montenisa
Via Paolo VI, 62 25046 Calino di Cazzago San Martino
T. 030 7750838
Contadi Castaldi
Via Colzano, 32 25030 Adro
T. 030 7450126
Barone Pizzini
Via San Carlo, 14 25050 Provaglio d’Iseo
T. 030 9848311
Majolini
Via Manzoni, 3 25050 Ome
T. 030 6529800
Lantieri de Paratico
Via Videtti, 25031 Capriolo
T. 030 736151
La Boscaiola
Via Riccafana, 19 25033 Cologne
T. 030 7156386
Il Mosnel
Via Barboglio, 14 25040 Camignone di Passirano
T. 030 653117
Le Marchesine
Via Vallosa, 31 25050 Passirano
T. 030 6857933
Restaurants
La Dispensa Pani & Vini
Via Principe Umberto, Torbiato Di Adro Brescia
T. 030 7450757
Hostaria Uva Rara Dinner
Via Foina, 42, 25040 Monticelli Brusati Brescia
T. 030 6852643
La Foresta Dinner
Via Peschiera Maraglio, 174 Montisola
T. 030 9886210
Il Priore
Via Sala, 41 Calino di Cazzago San Martino
T. 030 7254665
Accommodations
Relais Franciacorta
Via Manzoni, 29 Colombaro Brescia,
T. 030 9884234
Thank you to the Consorzio Franciacorta and Balzac Communications for sponsoring my first trip to Franciacorta and making it possible for me to share what I learned with all of you!
Special thank you to Ronald Holden for allowing me to use a few of his food photos in my video. Holden’s photos were taken at Dispensa Pane e Vini and Due Colombe, Ristorante al Borgo Antico in Franciacorta.
