June 2021: the first digital and international edition of the Festival
May 10th – After travelling all around Italy and visiting the most important international cities, from London to New York, Munich to Tokyo, Zurich to Edinburgh, the Franciacorta Festival is going digital and global this year, too, for the first time.
A series of events will be taking place in June on a range of digital and social media platforms designed to reach sector experts and wine lovers in every corner of the world with information and interesting facts about Franciacorta.
These will start on 7 June with a seminar in English giving in-depth information on Franciacorta Satèn, Rosé and Dosaggio Zero for wine sector specialists. From 9 June onwards, every Monday and Wednesday, May Matta-Aliah, US Franciacorta ambassador will be interviewing a range of Franciacorta producers live on Facebook and asking them about its history, biodiversity and the various types of Franciacorta.
For Italian-speaking wine lovers, every Tuesday in the month will feature live Instagram broadcasts with Nicola Bonera, previous winner of the Best Sommelier in Italy title, in dialogue with important food experts – Chiara Maci, Gnambox and Lorenzo Biagiarelli – to find the best food matchings and on 17 June he will speak about history with a live Instagram presentation of the book Le origini del Franciacorta nel Rinascimento italiano on Franciacorta’s origins in the Italian Renaissance.
There will also be events devoted to the American, German and Japanese markets together with local sommeliers and Franciacorta ambassadors.
The digital edition of the Franciacorta Festival will be a one-of-a-kind opportunity to find out more about the style, quality and identity of this area’s wines from the comfort of your own home in a program of events accessible all around the world.
For further information and a detailed program: www.franciacorta.net
Detailed program updated on 7 May 2021:
Zoom – Invitation only event
7 June |Kick off Seminar
6 pm European time – 12 pm EST – 9 am PT [ENGLISH LANGUAGE] Seminar by Franciacorta ambassador May Matta-Aliah with the participation of the president of Consorzio Franciacorta Silvano Brescianini exploring the Satèn, Dosaggio Zero and Rosé types for wine professionals.
Instagram live from the @chiarainpentola profile
8 June | Chiara Maci and Nicola Bonera
6 pm Italian time [ITALIAN LANGUAGE] Instagram with a top couple: Nicola Bonera, famous sommelier, previous winner of the Best Sommelier in Italy award and food influencer Chiara Maci. While Chiara cooks live Nicola will reveal the secrets of a type of Franciacorta.
Zoom and Facebook live on the @franciacorta page
9 June |Winemaker Interview – HISTORY
6 pm European time – 12 pm EST – 9 am PT [ENGLISH LANGUAGE] Round table interview by May Matta-Aliah with three Franciacorta producers on the subject of Franciacorta’s history and the area’s roots.
Instagram live from the @wein_verstehen profile
10 June | Daniel Bayer tasting
7 pm German time [GERMAN LANGUAGE] Live tasting with wine expert and blogger Daniel Bayer together with two Franciacorta Rosé, Satèn and Dosaggio Zero influencers.
Zoom and Facebook live on the @franciacorta page
14 June |Winemaker Interview – BIODIVERSITY
6 pm European time – 12 pm EST – 9 am PT [ENGLISH LANGUAGE] Round table interview by May Matta-Aliah with three Franciacorta producers on the subject of Franciacorta biodiversity and sustainable and organic viticulture.
Instagram live from the @gnambox profile
15 June | Gnambox and Nicola Bonera
6 pm Italian time [ITALIAN LANGUAGE] Instagram live with a top trio: Nicola Bonera, famous sommelier, previous winner of the Best sommelier in Italy and Lombardy awards and food influencer Gnambox. While Stefano and Riccardo cook live, Nicola will reveal the secrets of a type of Franciacorta.
Invitation only event
15 June (date TBC) | GuildSomm Webinar
[ENGLISH LANGUAGE] Webinar created by the GuildSomm association dedicated to wine professionals and trade. A perfect occasion to discover all the peculiarities of the territory: from the grape varieties, to the production method, from the climate to history.
Zoom and Facebook live on the @franciacorta page
16 June |Winemaker Interview – SATÈN
6 pm European time – 12 pm EST – 9 am PT [ENGLISH LANGUAGE] Round table interview by May Matta-Aliah with three Franciacorta producers on the subject of the most unique of all the various types of Franciacorta, made only in Franciacorta, Satèn.
Instagram live from the @marta_perego profile
17 June |“It’s Wine to Read” – Franciacorta’s origins in the Italian Renaissance
7 pm Italian time [ITALIAN LANGUAGE] Live Instagram presentation of the Le Origini del Franciacorta nel Rinascimento Italiano book reprinting with history professor Archetti.
Invitation only event
17 June | Feinschmecker tasting
[GERMAN LANGUAGE] Wine expert Jens Priewe, great Franciacorta connoisseur who has worked with the region for many years will present a masterclass in conjunction with famous food and wine magazine Feinschmecker.
Zoom and Facebook live on the @franciacorta page
21 June |Winemaker Interview – ROSE’
6 pm European time – 12 pm EST – 9 am PT [ENGLISH LANGUAGE] Round table interview by May Matta-Aliah with three Franciacorta producers on the subject of Franciacorta Rosè. What better way to celebrate the first day of summer?
Zoom sign up
22 June | Consumer tasting with chef Silvia Baldini and May Matta – Aliah
7.30 pm Eastern Time [ENGLISH LANGUAGE] Tasting seminar on Franciacorta Satèn matched with dishes by chef Silvia Baldini. Participants will be able to cook certain ideal food matchings together with the chef and, at the same time, find out more about everything there is to know about Franciacorta’s most emblematic wine.
Instagram live from the @lorenzo.biagiarelli profile
22 June | Lorenzo Biagiarelli and Nicola Bonera
6 pm Italian time [ITALIAN LANGUAGE] Instagram live with a top couple: Nicola Bonera, famous sommelier, previous winner of the Best Sommelier in Italy and Lombardy awards and food influencer Lorenzo Biagiarelli. While Lorenzo cooks live Nicola will reveal the secrets of a type of Franciacorta.
Zoom and Facebook live on the @franciacorta page
23 June |Winemaker Interview – DOSAGGIO ZERO
6 pm Italian time – 12 pm NY – 9 am West Coast [ENGLISH LANGUAGE] Round table interview by May Matta-Aliah with three Franciacorta producers on the subject of Franciacorta Dosaggio Zero.
Zoom and Facebook live on the @franciacorta page
28 June |Winemaker Interview – RISERVE
6 pm Italian time – 12 pm NY – 9 am West Coast [ENGLISH LANGUAGE] Round table interview by May Matta-Aliah with three Franciacorta producers on the subject of Franciacorta Riserva and laying down.
Invitation only event
27/ 28 June | Sommelier Union tasting
[GERMAN LANGUAGE] On the occasion of the annual meeting of the German Sommelier Union, whose members include some of the country’s greatest wine experts, a Franciacorta tasting will be held involving President Silvano Brescianini.
Zoom – Invitation only event
30 June |Jon McDaniel tasting
2.30 pm EST [ENGLISH LANGUAGE] Masterclass with tasting of three types of Franciacorta by Chicago wine expert Jon McDaniel for buyers, sommeliers and wine experts only. Jon McDaniel is one of America’s best known wine experts, having been nominated Sommelier of the Year by Food + Wine, and recognized as one of the 40 Under 40 Tastemakers by Wine Enthusiast, International Sommelier of the Month by Riedel Crystal and winner of various Wine Spectator prizes.
Consorzio Franciacorta is the body which guarantees and monitors Franciacorta production standards, as the first Italian wine produced exclusively with the bottle refermentation process to have obtained the Protected and Guaranteed Designation of Origin (DOCG) denomination in 1995. The consortium’s work takes various forms: safeguarding the brand and the area, promoting the product in ongoing work on the production regulations and standards, raising consumer awareness and promoting Franciacorta as an expression of an area, a wine and a production method. Founded on 5 March 1990 its head offices are in Erbusco, in the heart of Franciacorta. The consortium has 121 wine estate members.
