On the hills of Franciacorta, the screw has been implanted since ancient times. Are proof of the finds of seeds of prehistoric archaeological material and found a little 'over the area as well as the various testimonies of classical authors, in Columella, Pliny and Virgil we also know of people who settled in Franciacorta and we also know that through historiographical evidence: the roosters Cenomani, the Romans, the Lombards.
The material is more plentiful and is given mainly by the Roman funerary inscriptions, memorial stones and military. Exceptional is represented by the archaeological find a great lintel of the temple, from Erbusco, was brought in Brescia and is now walled in view of the facade of the Palazzo del Monte di Pieta of the Lodge. The Romans left their memory in many place names and place names: Cazzago Gussago and are derived from Roman noble.

Particularly attractive and functional configuration of the landscape and the significance of the presence of human hands, is the extensive contribution of Gabriele Archetti "Vines and Wine in the Middle Ages: the model of Franciacorta (X-XV centuries)."

Dell'Archetto The survey, covering the area between the course of the Oglio and Mella has allowed us to map the winemaking for the early medieval period, to verify the incidence over the centuries, to identify the variety of grapes, the yields per hectare of cultivation techniques, the tools used by farmers in farm work and in the cellar, to set up wine prices, labor costs of the rural artisans and craftsmen or statutory provisions enacted to protect the lives and the wine trade.
Another major research area of ​​Franciacorta is conducted by Angelo Baronius cards thanks to the great monastic institutions or through their estates contributed to the consolidation, even before the year one thousand rural society deeply rooted in the influence of the monastic institutions. Among the monastic foundations most active in clearing, land reclamation and cultivation of the female figure, the monastery of Santa Giulia in Brescia Franciacorta whose properties are documented by a source of great importance: a Triptych of the second half of the ninth century. In the same period, there are numerous other courts, including those of monastic Clusane (Cluniac priory), Colombaro (cell of St. Mary), Timoline (Court of Santa Julia), Nigoline (court of St. Euphemia), Borgonato (Court of Santa Giulia ), Peat (courtyard of the monastery of San Faustino Verona and Brescia).

The first document that gives evidence of real property located in Franciacorta, Brescia employees from the monastery of San Salvatore, dating from 766. This is the degree with which Adelchi, son of Desire, according to Ansa mother, had failed to give "pro remedio animae" to the monastery, founded a few years before the mother's own initiative.
Before the tenth century, however, our knowledge on the spread of viticulture and texture remain scarce and fragmented, although some locations had an intense wine already known in Roman times. In a document dated April 7 884, the Monastery of Santa Giulia exercised "in the Caput Ursi undata fluminis" that is, from right to tolls on the river Po at Piacenza in Caorso received spices, salt and oil, while the monastery carrying red wine and white wine of their possessions in Cremona and Piacenza up in Rieti.
The documents of the ninth, and especially the tenth and eleventh centuries, as is apparent from the Altarpiece of Santa Giulia, from the papers of Leno and other major urban monastic institutions, reflect a spreading culture of the vine spread a little 'all over the world and are indicative of a spy continuity, and sealed by significant archaeological finds in the area, the late age of winemaking in ancient Middle Ages in Franciacorta, also facilitated by the favorable climatic and soil conditions. A continuity that is accurate documentary evidence as shown above the cards of the Julian and the Bishop's Table, as always refers Gabriele Archetti.

The name was not always genteel quiet: in fact, just the Ghibellines refugees in Franciacorta, in addition to those of Valcamonica, found good support in the Visconti of Milan, with whom he formed an alliance in hopes of undermining the enemy from the town of Brescia Guelph. Franciacorta Guelph was all, but two major centers at its gates were firmly in the hands of the Ghibellines, Palazzolo to the west and north of Iseo. And 'as long as the Franciacorta Ghibelline hosted - the court of Lantieri Paratico Roe and then, according to the source archive Averoli - the exiled Dante Alighieri in search of hospitality, with the lords of the time. Iseo could be said Federici camuni outpost, which allowed security to the islands Ghibelline rooted in west-central Franciacorta.

Intricate and bloody events followed one another relentlessly, around the fourteenth century city of Brescia in the statutes of those years are a long list of countries around the land devastated by these struggles ("almost hinabitatae et terrae desertae"), which include also the names of the towns of Kalymnos and Rodengo. Consequently, it also formed the band led by local lords, such as Oldofredi Iseo, or even by adventurers such as Francis said Brisoldo Malvezzi, who had a castle and one in Monterotondo Provezze.
The advent of the lordship of Pandolfo Malatesta marked a major turning point in the campaigns of the early fifteenth century Brescia, thanks to a prolonged period of stability, they saw the resumption of agricultural activities, the investment of new capital and the concentration in the hilly suburban Franciacorta of wine production, thanks to the spread of new techniques such as standing and the pergola. Some time later in the memoirs Ottavio Rossi writes: "Its members are Camignone, Kalymnos, Paderno .......... the best entry for the most is wine that will make you most excellent blacks and whites and grace, which we call racenti and desserts. There are harvested olives, which fans of precious oils ......".
The transition from the domain of Brescia Visconti to the Venetian to the fore once again sees the Franciacorta. A Gussago in the spring of 1426, was organized conspiracy of the Guelph nobles led by Peter Avogadro that delivered the city of Brescia to the Venetian Republic. It was during this period were built the first square lookout towers and battlements, the characteristics of Franciacorta.

The territory of Franciacorta towards the end of 400 was administered for square (ie a district, which had its own capital). Franciacorta was formed by the square of Rovato, of Gussago and partly from that of Palazzolo. Venice rewarded the loyalty of the square of Rovato Gussago and privileges granted by an average of the famous "Duke's papers" in 1440, documents of high importance for the history of Franciacorta. It was the time of the mercenary and a geographical description of Franciacorta appears in the Statute of Doge Francesco Foscari (1429) definition that reflects the current boundaries (as they appear in the specification of the DOC wines of Franciacorta approved July 21, 1967). The first topological representation and place names of the Franciacorta region dates back to a charter of 1469, by an anonymous author, is now preserved in the Biblioteca Estense of Modena.

They were followed more years of wars alternated with short breaks until 1797 in which conspirators proclaimed a free republic Brescia with the victories of Napoleon in Italy, from Milan in the year before, passing Chiari Coccaglio Ospitaletto, entered peacefully in Brescia. In the countries of Franciacorta (Rovato, Kalymnos, Adro, Cazzago among the first) they got up the banners of freedom and destroyed the insignia of the Serenissima. In this sequence of events closer to our times, in Franciacorta were very important noble families like the Oldofredi (Iseo), the Hall (of Gussago), the Lantieri (Paratico), the de Lana 'interests (Borgonato) , Della Court (of Nigoline), the Bargnani (of Adro), and still Cazzago, the Calini, the Fenaroli, who had property and power, as well as in town, a little 'everywhere in Franciacorta. Meanwhile in the countryside continued to be processed so that a Jesuit rovatese Francesco Lana Terzi, one of the first scholars to deal with the Italian technique of distilling dregs and then the production of grappa, it left a written testimony to the important work of this activity, while at 'resourcefulness of Count Ignatius Lana is responsible for the introduction of the silkworm in its lands of Borgonato and especially the import of fine French varieties.
From late spring onwards, the 800 - in the quiet hills of Franciacorta - worldly-cultural circles several villas in the meantime take over their shine. The next story is that recently, one of Franciacorta, in fact with the "novae curtes" consisting of new farms that make their main tradition and innovation of knowledge and experimentation, began the most recent history of winemaking.