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The bottles proudly state metodo classico – traditional method – to denote that the wines were bottle-fermented. They also proclaim their northerly provenance: Trentodoc hails from the Trentino, in Italy’s Alpine north where the Dolomites are snow-capped all year; Franciacorta stretches south of Lake Iseo in Lombardy, also a northerly province. These two origins give rise to two rather distinct kinds of sparkling wine, despite the fact that they are made from the same grape varieties – mostly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir – and in the same way by traditional bottle fermentation.
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