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.
