5 late wine bars in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, editor-picked by Cork & Curve. All Friuli-Venezia Giulia nightlife.

Enoteca di Cormons ★ 4.8

Cormons · Piazza XXIV Maggio, 21, 34071 Cormons, Gorizia, Italy

Town-square enoteca on Piazza XXIV Maggio at Cormons pouring the full Collio appellation member roster by the glass. Open late on weekends.

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.

Trieste Centro Wine Bar Strip ★ 4.5

Trieste · Via San Nicolo, 34121 Trieste, Italy

Cluster of Trieste city wine bars along Via San Nicolo, Via Cavana and around Piazza Unita d'Italia pouring Carso Vitovska, Friulano and Ribolla Gialla through the evening. Open until 01:30 on weekends.

Tip: Trieste's wine-bar strip on Via Cavana runs late through the weekend; pair with a Buffet da Pepi or Pepi Schiavon dinner first.

Udine Piazza Matteotti wine bars ★ 4.4

Udine · Piazza Matteotti, 33100 Udine, Italy

Udine wine bars around Piazza Matteotti and Piazza San Giacomo with a Friulano, Ribolla Gialla and Picolit by-the-glass selection. Open until 01:00 on weekends.

Tip: Piazza Matteotti runs the strongest by-the-glass selection in Udine; the bars host the Friuli DOC festival programme in September.

Cividale del Friuli Lombard town wine bars ★ 4.4

Cividale del Friuli · Piazza del Duomo, 33043 Cividale del Friuli, Udine, Italy

Wine bars around Piazza del Duomo and Borgo Brossana in UNESCO Cividale del Friuli with a Colli Orientali by-the-glass selection. Open until 00:30 on weekends.

Tip: Cividale's wine bars run quieter than Udine but the Colli Orientali by-the-glass selection is broader; ask for the Schioppettino di Prepotto pour.

Gorizia wine bar cluster ★ 4.3

Oslavia · Corso Italia, 34170 Gorizia, Italy

Gorizia wine bars on Corso Italia and around Piazza della Vittoria pouring Collio whites and the Oslavia orange-wine roster. Open until 00:30 on weekends.

Tip: Gorizia's wine bars open the Oslavia orange-wine pour at the foot of the slope; ask for the Gravner Ribolla and the Radikon Oslavje on the same evening.