Livio Felluga evening Terre Alte flight ★ 4.6
5 by the glassEUR 30 to 70 per flightCormons
Livio Felluga's evening tasting at the Brazzano cellar in Cormons, with the Terre Alte flagship Rosazzo blend. Reservation required.
The list: Livio Felluga evening tasting at the Brazzano cellar with the Terre Alte (Friulano, Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon Rosazzo) flagship blend as the headline pour, plus the Picolit DOCG half-bottle.
Tip: Terre Alte is the cellar's flagship Rosazzo blend; book the evening flight to taste it alongside the Friulano and the Picolit DOCG half-bottle.
Venica & Venica summer evening flight ★ 4.5
4 by the glassEUR 25 to 55 per flightDolegna del Collio
Venica & Venica's summer evening flight at the Dolegna del Collio cellar with the Jesera and Tre Vignis as the headline pours. Reservation required.
The list: Venica summer evening tasting at the Dolegna del Collio cellar with the Jesera Pinot Grigio and the Tre Vignis blend.
Tip: Venica & Venica runs its own farmhouse rooms at Dolegna; pair the evening flight with an overnight to take in the cellar at first light.
Edi Kante 18-metre-deep cellar evening tour ★ 4.6
4 by the glassEUR 25 to 55 per flightDuino-Aurisina
Edi Kante's evening cellar tour of the 18-metre-deep limestone-carved cellar at Duino-Aurisina, Carso. Reservation required.
The list: Edi Kante evening cellar tour of the 18-metre-deep limestone-carved cellar at Aurisina-Prepotto, with the Vitovska, Malvasia and Sauvignon flight.
Tip: Kante's 18-metre-deep cellar runs cold through the summer heat; the descent is part of the visit and the temperature drops by 8 to 10 degrees on the way down.
Vie di Romans tasting room ★ 4.6
5 by the glassEUR 25 to 50 per flightMariano del Friuli
Vie di Romans tasting room at Mariano del Friuli, with the Friuli Isonzo gravel-terrace bottlings as the headline pour. Reservation required.
The list: Vie di Romans tasting room at Mariano del Friuli, pouring the Ciampagnis Vieris Chardonnay, Dis Cumieris Friulano and Gris Pinot Grigio across the Friuli Isonzo gravel-terrace bottlings.
Tip: Vie di Romans bottles only single-cru and single-variety wines; ask for a side-by-side of Ciampagnis Vieris and Vieris Sauvignon to read the gravel-terrace signature.
Puiatti Ribolla traditional-method tasting room ★ 4.4
5 by the glassEUR 20 to 45 per flightRomans d'Isonzo
Puiatti tasting room at Romans d'Isonzo with a Ribolla Gialla still-and-sparkling flight plus the Friuli Isonzo whites. Reservation required.
The list: Puiatti tasting room at Romans d'Isonzo, pouring Ribolla Gialla in still and traditional-method sparkling expressions plus the Friuli Isonzo Friulano and Pinot Grigio.
Tip: Puiatti's traditional-method Ribolla Gialla sparkling is a Friuli specialty; ask the cellar to pour it alongside the still Ribolla for a back-to-back read.
Enoteca di Cormons ★ 4.8
60 by the glassEUR 4 to 10 per glassCormons
Town-square enoteca on Piazza XXIV Maggio at Cormons pouring the full Collio appellation member roster by the glass. Open late on weekends.
The list: Cormons town enoteca pouring every Collio member producer by the glass. Roster covers Schiopetto, Borgo del Tiglio, Edi Keber, Venica & Venica, Marco Felluga, Russiz Superiore and the smaller Cormons cellars.
Tip: The Enoteca pours the full Collio member roster by the glass; ask for a three-glass Friulano tasting from three different producers to read the variety across the appellation.