A pair of weeks ago I have been to Berlucchi cellars, in Borgonato
(Brescia), and had the usual tour of the estate. During the tour, the PR man
told us where the name of the region came from: Francae Curtis, which was
the name for those fields ("curtis") who had been made free ("francae") for
the use by paesants, thus leading to the modern Franciacorta. Same origin,
but reversed words, has the name Cortefranca, the Franciacorta town which
includes Borgonato.
Anybody has heard of other origins?
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Vilco
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