upright|thumb|A Prosecco sparkling wine from Italy The Franciacorta region, located northwest of Brescia, is home to the largest segment of Italian sparkling wine production. Made predominately from Chardonnay and Pinot bianco, sparkling wine labeled under the Franciacorta DOCG is permitted to include no more than 15% Pinot nero. Both vintage and non-vintage Franciacorta sparkling wines are made which require 30 and 18 months, respectively, of aging on the lees.M. Ewing-Mulligan & E. McCarthy Italian Wines for Dummies pp 95–98, Hungry Minds 2001 . Franciacorta Satèn, a Blanc de blancs, is produced with the reduced 4.5 atmospheres of pressure instead of 6 for an expression of softness.
upright|thumb|A Prosecco sparkling wine from Italy The Franciacorta region located northwest of Brescia is home to the largest segment of Italian sparkling wine production Made predominately from Chardonnay and Pinot bianco sparkling wine labeled under the Franciacorta DOCG is permitted to include no more than 15% Pinot nero Both vintage and non-vintage Franciacorta sparkling wines are made which require 30 and 18 months respectively of aging on the leesM Ewing-Mulligan & E McCarthy Italian Wines for Dummies pp 95–98 Hungry Minds 2001  Franciacorta Satèn a Blanc de blancs is produced with the reduced 45 atmospheres of pressure instead of 6 for an expression of softness