Ribolla Gialla, PignoloAppointment onlyoslavia
Josko Gravner's Oslavia cellar pours Ribolla Gialla Anfora, Breg and Rosso Breg from the buried qvevri amphorae installed since 2001 at the Lenzuolo Bianco hillside.
Tasting: Visit the qvevri amphora cellar where Josko Gravner buried the first amphorae in 2001 after his journeys through Georgia, with a walk to the Lenzuolo Bianco hilltop and a flight of Ribolla Gialla Anfora, Bianco Breg Anfora and Rosso Breg Pignolo. Visits run 60 to 90 minutes Monday to Friday by appointment.
Ribolla Gialla, Friulano, Pinot GrigioAppointment onlyoslavia
Sasa and Ivan Radikon's cellar at Tre Buchi above Oslavia pours the orange Oslavje and the 500 ml Sivi Pinot Grigio that Stanko Radikon pioneered alongside Josko Gravner.
Tasting: Visit the Tre Buchi cellar where Sasa and Ivan Radikon continue Stanko Radikon's extended-skin-contact programme, with a flight of Oslavje, Ribolla Gialla and the 500 ml Sivi Pinot Grigio. Visits run by reservation only Monday to Friday.
Ribolla Gialla, Friulano, SauvignonAppointment onlyoslavia
Bensa family cellar at the Oslavia ridge pouring Ribolla Gialla, Friulano and the Bianco della Castellada extended-skin-contact blend across vineyard walks on the ponca slopes.
Tasting: Visit the Bensa family cellar at the top of Oslavia, with a vineyard walk on the ponca slopes and a flight of Ribolla Gialla, Friulano and the Bianco della Castellada extended-skin-contact blend.
Friulano, Ribolla Gialla, Malvasia IstrianaAppointment onlyoslavia
Damijan Podversic's Kalvarija cellar above Gorizia pours Kaplja, Ribolla Gialla and the Prelit red, the Oslavia school's fourth orange-wine reference.
Tasting: Walk the Kalvarija slope cellar above Gorizia with Damijan Podversic, with a flight of Kaplja (the Friulano, Chardonnay and Malvasia skin-contact blend), Ribolla Gialla and the Prelit Cabernet and Merlot red.
Friulano, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon, Ribolla GiallaAppointment onlycapriva-del-friuli
Mario Schiopetto's Capriva cellar at the Palazzo Arcivescovile pours Friulano, Pinot Grigio and the Mario Schiopetto Riserva, the technical baseline for modern Friulian white wine since the late 1960s.
Tasting: Visit the Capriva cellar where Mario Schiopetto installed stainless-steel temperature-controlled white-wine vinifications in the late 1960s, with a vineyard walk above the Palazzo Arcivescovile and a flight of Friulano, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon and the Mario Schiopetto Riserva.
Friulano, Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon, MerlotAppointment onlycapriva-del-friuli
Marco Felluga group cellar at Capriva above the Isonzo plain, pouring Friulano, Pinot Bianco and the Riserva degli Orzoni Merlot across vineyard walks on the south-facing ponca.
Tasting: Visit the Marco Felluga group's hillside Russiz Superiore cellar at Capriva, with a vineyard walk on the south-facing ponca slopes above the river plain and a flight of Friulano, Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon and the Riserva degli Orzoni Merlot.
Friulano, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon, PicolitAppointment onlycormons
Livio Felluga cellar at Brazzano of Cormons pours Friulano, Pinot Grigio, the Terre Alte Rosazzo white blend and the DOCG Picolit, the modern Colli Orientali reference.
Tasting: Visit the Brazzano of Cormons cellar where Livio Felluga rebuilt the Rosazzo hill plantings after 1956, with a tour of the Vigneti delle Dolomiti slopes and a flight of Friulano, Pinot Grigio, Terre Alte (Friulano, Pinot Bianco and Sauvignon white blend) and the DOCG Picolit.
Friulano, Ribolla Gialla, Malvasia IstrianaAppointment onlycormons
Edi Keber's Zegla cellar at Cormons pours the single-cuvée Collio Bianco that the family has chosen as its only bottling, a Friulano, Ribolla and Malvasia blend in three formats.
Tasting: Walk the Zegla hillside cellar with Edi and Kristian Keber, with a vineyard tour of the south-facing ponca and a flight of the single-cuvée Collio Bianco (Friulano, Ribolla Gialla and Malvasia Istriana) that the family bottles as its only wine.
Sauvignon, Friulano, Ribolla Gialla, Pinot GrigioAppointment onlydolegna-del-collio
Venica family cellar at Cero of Dolegna del Collio pours Sauvignon Ronco delle Mele, Friulano Ronco delle Cime and the Bianco Tre Vignis blend across vineyard walks on the Dolegna ridge.
Tasting: Visit the Venica family cellar at Cero of Dolegna del Collio, with a walk through the Ronco delle Cime and Ronco delle Mele vineyards and a flight of Sauvignon Ronco delle Mele, Friulano Ronco delle Cime and the Bianco Tre Vignis.
Friulano, Sauvignon, Picolit, RefoscoAppointment onlycividale-del-friuli
Bastianich family cellar at Cividale del Friuli pours Vespa Bianco, Friulano Plus and the Calabrone Refosco, Schioppettino and Pignolo blend across vineyard walks above Cividale.
Tasting: Visit the Bastianich family cellar at Premariacco above Cividale where Joe and Lidia Bastianich built the Friuli outpost of their New York Italian-food family, with a flight of Vespa Bianco (Chardonnay, Sauvignon and Picolit), the Friulano Plus and the Calabrone Refosco, Schioppettino and Pignolo red.
Friulano, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon, Ribolla GiallaAppointment onlybuttrio
Zorzettig family La Tunella cellar at Ipplis of Premariacco pours Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon and the Biancosesto Friulano and Ribolla blend across the Colli Orientali slopes.
Tasting: Visit the Zorzettig family cellar at Ipplis of Premariacco, with a walk through the Colli Orientali plantings and a flight of Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon, Friulano and the Biancosesto Friulano and Ribolla white blend.
Friulano, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon, RefoscoAppointment onlybuttrio
Volpe Pasini's 16th-century cellar at Togliano of Torreano pours Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon and the Zuc di Volpe single-vineyard whites across the Colli Orientali ridge.
Tasting: Visit the 16th-century Volpe Pasini cellar at Togliano of Torreano with a vineyard walk on the Zuc di Volpe ridge and a flight of Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon, Friulano and the Zuc di Volpe single-vineyard whites.
Picolit, Friulano, Pinot Bianco, RefoscoAppointment onlycorno-di-rosazzo
Rocca Bernarda cellar at Premariacco, owned by the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, pours Friulano, Pinot Bianco and the DOCG Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit 375 ml.
Tasting: Visit the Sovereign Military Order of Malta's Rocca Bernarda cellar at Premariacco, with a vineyard walk to the DOCG Picolit plantings and a flight of Friulano, Pinot Bianco, Refosco and the DOCG Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit in 375 ml.
Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Pinot Grigio, FriulanoAppointment onlymariano-del-friuli
Gianfranco Gallo's Vie di Romans cellar on the Isonzo gravel terraces pours single-vineyard Chardonnay, Sauvignon Piere, Friulano Dolee and Pinot Grigio Dessimis.
Tasting: Visit Gianfranco Gallo's Vie di Romans cellar on the Isonzo gravel terraces at Mariano del Friuli, with a vineyard walk past the single-vineyard plots and a flight of Chardonnay Vie di Romans, Sauvignon Piere, Friulano Dolee and the Pinot Grigio Dessimis.
Vitovska, Malvasia Istriana, Sauvignon, TerranoAppointment onlyduino-aurisina
Edi Kante's three-storey 18-metre-deep limestone cellar at Prepotto of Duino-Aurisina pours Vitovska, Malvasia Istriana, Sauvignon and the Terrano red from the Carso karst.
Tasting: Visit Edi Kante's 18-metre-deep limestone cellar at Prepotto of Duino-Aurisina, dug straight into the karst, with a flight of Vitovska, Malvasia Istriana, Sauvignon and the Terrano red from the iron-rich terra rossa soils.
Vitovska, Malvasia Istriana, TerranoAppointment onlysgonico
Beniamino Zidarich's underground stone-vat cellar at Prepotto on the Carso plateau pours Vitovska, Malvasia Istriana, Prulke and Terrano from the limestone karst.
Tasting: Visit Beniamino Zidarich's cellar at Prepotto on the Carso plateau, with the underground stone-vat fermentation hall (carved into the limestone in 2009) and a flight of Vitovska, Malvasia Istriana, Prulke (the Vitovska, Malvasia and Sauvignon skin-contact blend) and Terrano.
Friulano, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon, MerlotAppointment onlycapriva-del-friuli
Castello di Spessa's 13th-century castle cellar above Capriva pours Sauvignon, Friulano, Pinot Grigio and the Casanova Pignolo across the 18-hole golf-course estate.
Tasting: Visit the 13th-century Castello di Spessa above Capriva del Friuli (Casanova once stayed at the castle in the 1770s), with a walk through the 18-hole golf course planted between the vineyards and a flight of Sauvignon, Friulano, Pinot Grigio and the Casanova Pignolo red.
Friulano, Refosco, Ribolla Gialla, PicolitAppointment onlybuttrio
11th-century Castello di Buttrio above the Rosazzo hill pours Friulano, Refosco and the Riserva del Castello across the Museo del Vino, the vineyard walk and the castle restaurant.
Tasting: Visit the 11th-century Castello di Buttrio cellar above the Rosazzo hill, with the Museo del Vino on the cellar floor (winemaking objects across the Colli Orientali centuries), a vineyard walk on the south-facing ponca and a flight of Friulano, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso and the Riserva del Castello.