MADE IN ITALY BUBBLES FROM FRANCIACORTA TO TRENTODOC, DID VERY WELL AT THE "CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING WINE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". ITALY BROUGHT HOME 30 GOLD AND 36 SILVER MEDALS, A FIFTH AND A QUARTER OF THE TOTAL AWARDS, BEHIND ONLY FRANCE

“Italy has definitely come of age as a country producer of sparkling wines, especially classic brut”, is the opinion, anchored on a solid and growing history of excellence, of Tom Stevenson, founder and president of the prestigious jury of the "Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships" (www.champagnesparklingwwc.co.uk). The 2016 edition has just ended with the publication of the most awarded countries and wineries. Italy’s results were excellent, taking home 30 Gold and 36 Silver Medals out of 149 and 143 total, consolidating its position globally, behind only France.
Among the Gold Medals awarded to Italy are: Guido Berlucchi and Ferrari (five golds each), followed by Nino Franco, Rotari and Fratelli Berlucchi (three) and Uberti, two. One each, instead to Antica Fratta, Bellaveder, Biondelli, Bisol, Cantina d'Isera, Franche-Comté, Lantieri, Maso Martis and Tenuta degli Ultimi. Even though France has predictably dominated the rankings, with 70 gold medals (46% of the total), Italy, headed by the bubbles of Trentodoc and Franciacorta, has left its mark. According to Stevenson, “Italy is not only Franciacorta and Trentodoc, but those are the two regions that stand out the most. Franciacorta, because of its climate that is slightly warmer than Champagne, which gives it a natural advantage in the non-dosage style and Trentodoc because of its remarkable temperature range, which makes it even more difficult to produce than Champagne, but in return generates seismic blanc de blancs”.

Focus – Italian bubbles at the “Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships”

Franciacorta Docg Antica Fratta 2011 Essence Rosé
Trentodoc Bellaveder 2011 Brut Riserva
Franciacorta Docg Biondelli NV Brut (Magnum)
Prosecco Superiore di Valdobbiadene di Cartizze Docg Bisol 2015 Cartizze
Trentodoc Cantina d’Isera NV Extra Brut
Trentodoc Ferrari NV Blanc de Blancs Brut
Trentodoc Ferrari NV Blanc de Blancs Brut (Magnum)
Trentodoc Ferrari Perlé 2008 Blanc de Blancs Brut (Magnum)
Trentodoc Ferrari Riserva Lunelli 2007 Blanc de Blancs
Trentodoc Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore 2000 Blanc de Blancs Brut (Magnum)
Franciacorta Docg Franca Contea 2010 Satèn Millesimato
Franciacorta Docg Casa delle Colonne 2009 Brut
Franciacorta Docg Freccianera 2012 Rosa
Franciacorta Docg Freccianera 2012 Satèn
Franciacorta Docg Berlucchi ’61 NV Brut
Franciacorta Docg Berlucchi ’61 NV Brut (Magnum)
Franciacorta Docg Berlucchi ’61 NV Rosé (Magnum)
Franciacorta Docg Berlucchi ’61 NV Satèn
Franciacorta Docg Guido Berlucchi NV Cuvée Imperiale Brut (Magnum)
Franciacorta Docg Lantieri 2011 Arcadia Millesimato Brut
Trentodoc Madame Martis 2006 Rare Vintage
Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Docg Nino Franco 2015 Primo Franco
Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Docg Nino Franco NV Rustico
Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Docg Nino Franco 2015 Vigneto della Riva di San Floriano
Trentodoc Rotari 2010 Blanc de Blancs
Trentodoc Rotari Alperegis 2011 Rosé
Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Prosecco Supiore Docg (Rive) Tenuta Degli Ultimi 2013 Rive di Collalto Biancariva
Franciacorta Docg Comarì del Salem 2008 Extra Brut (Magnum)
Franciacorta Docg Uberti Quinque Cuvée di 5 Vendemmie NV Extra Brut (Magnum)