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.
