Franciacorta and Lake Iseo

A faint prickle on the palate and the scent of fresh lees hint at Franciacorta’s traditional-method craft, honed since the 1960s on the glacial hills between Erbusco and Adro. Just a 30‑minute drive from Bergamo via the A4 and SP XI, you can move from Barone Pizzini’s historic cellars to Ca’ del Bosco’s chardonnay-led vineyards. Lake Iseo is close at hand: Monte Isola rises to 600 meters, with Peschiera Maraglio facing the water and Riva’s boatyards down in Sarnico. It’s clear here why glacial soils translate into crisp, saline bubbles.

Your day begins at your hotel with a Mercedes at your disposal and a schedule that flexes as you go. With a dedicated driver in Bergamo handling transfers, bookings, and timing, you taste in the cellars and wander the vines without checking the clock. Start with a pioneering estate, pause in Iseo town for lakeside views and risotto al persico, then continue to Sulzano for the ferry to Monte Isola. The afternoon flows into a second tasting focused on vintage cuvées, before a scenic return along the western shore as nets glint in the evening light.