This article, written by Jennifer Kester, appears on Forbes. 

Why You Need To Visit Italy’s Secret Sparkling Wine Region

Italy’s answer to champagne is franciacorta, the country’s best-kept wine secret. Franciacorta—a name that refers to the territory, the production method and the vino—is a small bucolic wine region whose sloping hills overlook the shores of Lake Iseo. Sitting an hour east of Milan, it’s a popular wine-tasting getaway for Italians, but the destination hasn’t yet caught on in the United States.

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