Azienda Agricola Bellavista

Common questions

• Where is Bellavista located? add remove
  Bellavista is in Erbusco, in the province of Brescia, Lombardy. The winery stands on the hill of the same name above Lake Iseo, at the heart of the Franciacorta DOCG zone. The full address is Via Bellavista 5, 25030 Erbusco (BS).
• When was Bellavista founded and who owns it? add remove
  Vittorio Moretti founded the winery in 1977 and built the cellar next to the family home on the Bellavista hill. The Moretti family still owns it, within the wider Terra Moretti group. Francesca Moretti leads the winemaking. Consultant Richard Geoffroy, former cellar master of Dom Perignon, works alongside her.
• What wines does Bellavista produce? add remove
  The core range is Franciacorta Metodo Classico in four collections. Alma Assemblage Brut is the multi-vintage signature, next to Satèn, Teatro alla Scala Brut and the long-aged Vittorio Moretti Riserva. The estate also makes the Arzente line and a small Curtefranca DOC Bianco from the same chardonnay plots that feed the sparkling wines.
• How big is the Bellavista estate? add remove
  Bellavista farms 209 hectares of vines, about 293 football pitches, in more than one hundred plots on south-facing slopes. Production is around 1.7 million bottles a year, almost all sparkling Franciacorta made from chardonnay and pinot nero.
• Can you visit Bellavista in Franciacorta? add remove
  Yes. Visits and tastings run every day, booked ahead, with shorter hours over lunch on weekdays. Book through the visit office at [email protected]. Most visits include a walk through the riddling cellars, then a tasting of the current range in the wine shop.
• Is Bellavista certified sustainable or organic? add remove
  Bellavista holds the Equalitas standard, an Italian scheme that checks how a winery treats the land, its people and its business. The estate is not certified organic at present. Equalitas covers more ground than organic rules alone.