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.