(May 22, 2023) Nantucket, MA – The Consorzio Franciacorta hosted its first-ever seminar in conjunction with the Nantucket Wine & Food Festival on Friday, May 18, 2023 for festival attendees and the local trade and residents of Nantucket titled “Italian Aperitivo the Franciacorta Way”.
The seminar, hosted by May Matta-Aliah, DWS, Franciacorta’s Brand Ambassador, presented an overview of the region through seven wines alongside aperitivo pairings from the esteemed Cesare Casella. Attendees left smiling, laughing, and with a stronger understanding of Franciacorta.
In the following days, Franciacorta participated in the Grand Tasting showcasing an additional eight wines.
“I had no idea about Franciacorta, but now I will seek it out everywhere,” said one attendee, “the focus on sustainability, the connection to the ‘good’ life…. not to mention the taste! I could drink this every day.”
President Silvano Brescianini commended the festival stating, “The Nantucket Food & Wine Festival brings a high echelon of wine consumer to the island and that is exactly who we are looking to target. We knew the wines of Franciacorta would be well-received by this target group and we are pleased with the results.”
Franciacorta is already available at many restaurants and stores across the island and readily available for purchase.
“We look forward to being a part of this festival for years to come,” continued Brescianini, “we extend a huge ‘thank you’ to the festival for being a part of it and congratulations on 25 successful years.”
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 ranging from safeguarding its brand and region, promoting its products via ongoing work on its production regulations and denominations, consumer information campaigns 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 is headed by Silvano Brescianini and has 122 wine estate members.
