The Curtefranca production zone lies in close proximity to Lake Iseo, from which it benefits in terms of climate-moderating effects.
In summer, the heat is tempered by air currents flowing along the Val Camonica corridor and Lake Iseo.
In winter, the lake releases the heat it has accumulated, thereby moderating temperatures in the production zone.
From a pedological standpoint, the production zone is heterogeneous and comprises six distinct vocation units.
Human factors
The vine has been present in spontaneous form in the area since prehistoric times, while documents from the ninth, tenth, and eleventh centuries, preserved in the cartularies of important monastic institutions, attest to the spread of vine cultivation.
Curtefranca is the appellation that since 2008 has replaced Terre di Franciacorta, retaining the same production zone as the Franciacorta DOCG and the same protection consortium. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.
About this boundary
Area: the official production zone published by the regional geoportal (Lombardia).
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