Franciacorta and Curtefranca: one name for all the bottles in Brescia, from detentions bubbles to wine?
Franciacorta is known throughout Italy mainly for its wines and a good slice of the economy of the countries that comprise it derives from wine production and its induced.
And it is precisely with regard to the vineyards and grapes in our area that in recent periods is consuming a rift between the major producers Nostrana.
The debate which opened the concert and not label the contents of the bottles. Focus of the Consortium for the protection of Franciacorta "entered the name" Terre di Franciacorta ", which to date has identified the still wines, both white and red, the area south of Lake Iseo.
Ezio Maiolini, president of the Consortium, said he had received complaints from various restaurants across the peninsula, which explicitly expressed little "clarity" labels Franciacorta, which called "Franciacorta" champagne and "Terre di Franciacorta" the still wines , Thus putting into crisis the tasters least prepared.
Maiolini has therefore proposed to change the name (which must be clearly written on the label by law) from "Terre di Franciacorta" a "Curtefranca" and then sent the request to the Ministry for agricultural policies. The gesture has triggered a clash and turned the debate between Maiolini and the Consortium on the one hand and some producers (Count Giuliano Third, the company "Berlucchi brothers", the 'Agricola Woods "by Metelli and others) the other , Who also formed the "Committee for the Defense of the name Terre di Franciacorta."
Terzi, chairman of the Committee, complains that 'E' in 1967 that the name Franciacorta is associated with still wines from this area. " Moreover, according to the Committee the change would result in the loss of a name "historical" in favor of another name in history and prestige has not, since only a storpiatura one of peasi that make up the Franciacorta.
Maiolini rejects the criticism, saying that it wanted to restrict only to clarify the market. And he adds: "The new name could be used to a revival of still wines. Maybe with a Festival of Curtefranca sister of one of Franciacorta. "
March 2nd, 2008 at 9:03 am
Curtefranca is an absurd name, why not leave the lands of franciacorta "for the detentions and" Franciacorta "for the bubbles?
Two different names but with the common matrix absurd ..
March 2nd, 2008 at 6:06 pm
I agree.
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March 3rd, 2008 at 2:54 pm
The truth is that the "land of franciacorta" unlike the sparkling NOT have a high level of quality (apart from some rare exceptions), rather, the "fashion" of cabernet / merlot and chardonnay (red and white) has done is that planted many varieties of that type thinking to compete against others that are far superior both in quality for a lower price.
And then if we change the name in Curtefranca (not that anyone knows) that this is also the "towing" the name for the wines franciacorta firm (well known and appreciated the sparkling x) will be frying and not sell anything.
March 3rd, 2008 at 3:00 pm
typing error
... Sommelier with a elle
mea-culpa!
March 3rd, 2008 at 6:44 pm
The problem is that many .. have franciacorta advantage of the name.
is not the case here to make names and surnames, but we all know what we are talking about.
it is logical that those who make great quality products should differentiate themselves from those who use the name as a lever for a product not sublime
March 4th, 2008 at 10:17 a.m. am
The problem is that this is an overvalued territory enological point of view. Some sparkling level, fewer than a dozen. Red and white look internationally, and discounted below the competition. Some crus exceptional even among the still, type SS. Announced.
March 4th, 2008 at 11:52 a.m. am
Sisyphus said: The problem is that this is an overvalued territory enological point of view.
I agree fully! The problem is that now every piò ground Franciacorta seems to be an area of excellence for the production and so we see the birth screws in places that franciacorta not have anything, if not the mere membership of the Joint! But you know wine in Italy have the system: "if the land next to my docg is also why I should not be? "....
in doing so, in the near neighbor, a stain of oil is going through every Franciacorta metroquadrato ground.
We should learn to do so by the French in which "labels", the names "cru classe" are imposed by rules and not by mere proximity to such a vineyard or other geopolitical alchemy to turn some of Aldermen or worse than neoministri agriculture. Every new minister creates new areas doc depending on their area of origin.
March 4th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
You are absolutely right. In Franciacorta there are some cru suitable, but lost in an average non-exceptional terroir.
The fact is that some Franciacorta known producers with marketing know we do, and above all can afford. The expansion of demand and supply on the one hand it has to be rooted planted everywhere ... Es. Clos de Autogril ... Second led prices to the levels of Champagne and honestly, in terms of quality, it is absolutely unjustified.
March 4th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
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