Have you ever heard of Franciacorta? I hadn’t until recently. Located just south of Lago d’Iseo at the foothills of the Italian Alps, Franciacorta is a region of Lombardy famous for the production of wine.

Franciacorta wine is one of Italy’s best kept secrets. So much so that Italians want to keep it for themselves. This delicate sparkling wine is almost exclusively sold within Italy, with only a small percentage of it exported to other countries.