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Wine of the Day, No. 816

Wine of the Day, No. 816

A superb sparkler from Lombardy

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Fredric Koeppel
Dec 11, 2023
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The Franciacorta area in Lombardy, more specifically in the province of Brescia, is a DOCG devoted to sparkling wines made in the champagne method of second fermentation in the bottle. A fine example is the Santa Lucia Franciacorta Brut 2021, produced on a certified organic 30-hectare estate — a hair over 74 acres — owned and operated by the Villa famil…

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