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Top-rated Malvasia Istriana

Every wine

The highest-rated Malvasia Istriana bottlings we have reviewed, one per producer.

4.6 Friuli-Venezia Giulia Damijan Podversic Kaplja Damijan Podversic 4.5 Friuli-Venezia Giulia Borgo del Tiglio Malvasia Borgo del Tiglio

Region by region

Where Malvasia Istriana is made

1 regions, with their best Malvasia Istriana bottles and the estates that make them.

Wine and cheese

Cheese with Malvasia Istriana

Every cheese
Formaggio salato Our pick Formaggio salato is soft and made savoury by brine, so it wants a white with acidity. A dry Malvasia Istriana has stone fruit, a saline edge and enough freshness to balance the salt. Malvasia Istriana, Friuli-Venezia Giulia: Borgo del Tiglio Malvasia · Kante Malvasia Istriana · Doro Princic Malvasia
Formadi frant Our pick Formadi frant is soft and savoury, with cream in the paste and a piquancy that varies from one cheese to the next. A white fermented on its skins for weeks or months has the tannic grip and acidity to stand up to it. Skin-fermented whites (Vitovska, Malvasia, Friulano and blends), Friuli-Venezia Giulia: Damijan Podversic Kaplja · Damijan Podversic Nekaj · Zidarich Prulke

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