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Riesling Renano in Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Ronco del Gelso ★ 4.6

DOC Friuli IsonzoPinot Grigio, Friulano, Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Riesling Renano, Merlot23 haFounded 1985Giorgio BadinWinemaker Giorgio BadinORGANIC CERTIFIEDromans-d-isonzo

Giorgio Badin built Ronco del Gelso from 1985 onward at the boundary of Cormons and the Isonzo plain. The 23 hectares on river-shaped gravel feed single-parcel bottlings of Pinot Grigio (Sot lis Rivis), Friulano (Toc Bas) and a rare Friulian Riesling Renano (Latimis). The cellar has been organic for over a decade.

Tasting: Cellar visit at Cormons by appointment with a vineyard walk through the Isonzo parcels and a flight of the Pinot Grigio Sot lis Rivis, Friulano Toc Bas and the Riesling Renano Latimis. Reservation required.

Signature wines: ronco-del-gelso-pinot-grigio-sot-lis-rivis, ronco-del-gelso-friulano-toc-bas, ronco-del-gelso-riesling-latimis

Tip: The Riesling Renano Latimis is a rare Friulian dry Riesling; book a tasting against the Pinot Grigio Sot lis Rivis for an unusual Isonzo white flight.

Via Isonzo, 117, 34071 Cormons, Gorizia, Italy Book →

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