Franciacorta Returns as the Official Sparkling Wine of Emmy® Season for a Sixth Consecutive Year

Italian sparkling wine returns to television’s biggest celebration as Emmy Season begins

Some partnerships simply feel inevitable. For the sixth consecutive year, Franciacorta will once again be part of television’s biggest celebration, renewing its partnership with the Television Academy throughout the 78th Emmy® Awards season.

Rather than appearing solely on awards night, Franciacorta will once again take part across the full calendar of Emmy Season, joining a series of official events that celebrate excellence in television while bringing a taste of Italian craftsmanship, hospitality, and tradition to Hollywood.

The season officially began on July 8 with the announcement of the nominees for the 78th Emmy Awards, recognizing both celebrated industry veterans and an exciting new generation of performers and creators. This year’s nominees include Steve Carell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Harrison Ford, Lisa Kudrow, Gary Oldman, and Michelle Pfeiffer, alongside emerging talents including Taylor Dearden, Chase Infiniti, Sarah Pidgeon, and Connor Storrie.

That blend of established icons and rising voices has long been part of what makes Emmy Season one of the entertainment industry’s most anticipated annual celebrations. It also provides Franciacorta with an opportunity to connect with an international community of actors, writers, producers, creators, media, and industry leaders gathered from around the world.

Throughout the coming weeks, Franciacorta will be featured at several of Emmy Season’s signature events, including:

• Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Reception — August 13 at the JW Marriott LA Live in Los Angeles
• Creative Arts Emmy Awards Weekend — September 5–6
• The traditional Governors Galas
• The 78th Emmy Awards ceremony on September 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, followed by the exclusive Governors Gala, where winners, nominees, and invited guests gather to celebrate the evening’s achievements.

For Franciacorta, the relationship with the Emmy Awards has evolved well beyond a ceremonial appearance. Its presence throughout Emmy Season reflects an ongoing commitment to sharing the culture, craftsmanship, and traditions of one of Italy’s most celebrated sparkling wines while highlighting the values of contemporary Italian excellence and Made in Italy on one of entertainment’s most prestigious global stages.

About Franciacorta

The Franciacorta Consortium is responsible for protecting and overseeing compliance with the production regulations governing Franciacorta, the first Italian wine produced exclusively using the traditional bottle fermentation method to receive DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita) status in 1995.

Founded on March 5, 1990, and headquartered in Erbusco, in the heart of the Franciacorta region, the Consortium represents 120 wineries. Its work includes protecting the appellation and its territory, enhancing production standards, educating consumers, and promoting Franciacorta as the expression of a distinctive wine, a unique production method, and one of Italy’s most celebrated wine regions. The Consortium is chaired by Emanuele Rabotti.

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