Castello di Buttrio relais inside the 11th-century castle on the Rosazzo hill, with 12 rooms across the castle, the on-site Museo del Vino, the working cellar and the castle restaurant overlooking the Colli Orientali.
The list: Castle restaurant pouring Castello di Buttrio Friulano, Refosco and Riserva del Castello alongside Colli Orientali peers, plus the on-site Museo del Vino blending workshops
Address: Via Morpurgo, 9, 33042 Buttrio, Udine, Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Starhotels Collezione palace hotel on Riva del Mandracchio facing the Adriatic, with 142 rooms in the early 1900s Habsburg-era palace, two restaurants and a bay-facing aperitivo terrace pouring Carso and Collio whites.
The list: Le Rive restaurant and Bistrot Savoy pour Carso, Collio and Friuli Isonzo whites alongside Adriatic seafood, plus the bay-facing aperitivo terrace with Carso Vitovska and Malvasia by the glass
Grand Hotel Duchi d'Aosta on Piazza Unita d'Italia in Trieste, with 55 rooms inside the Belle Epoque palace facing the Adriatic, plus the Harry's Piccolo two-Michelin-star restaurant and Harry's Bar pouring Carso and Collio whites.
The list: Harry's Piccolo two-Michelin-star restaurant with Matteo Metullio's contemporary Adriatic carte and a cellar of around 1,200 labels weighted to Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Champagne, plus Harry's Bar aperitivo programme
Hotel Felcaro in Cormons inside a restored Habsburg-era villa on Via San Giovanni, with 50 rooms across the villa and adjoining houses, the Felcaro restaurant and a Collio-weighted cellar pouring the Cormons producers.
The list: Felcaro restaurant pouring Collio Friulano, Ribolla Gialla and Sauvignon from the Cormons cellars alongside seasonal Friulian carte
Hotel Alle Rose in the UNESCO Lombard old town of Cividale del Friuli on Borgo di Ponte, with 13 rooms inside a restored historic house overlooking the Devil's Bridge and the Natisone river gorge.
The list: In-house breakfast room pouring Colli Orientali Friulano, Ribolla Gialla and Schioppettino by the glass; sommelier-led list of Cividale wine bar partners on the doorstep
Castello di Rubbia at San Michele del Carso of Savogna d'Isonzo, with 8 rooms inside the restored Carso castle, on-site cellar and events on the Karst plateau above Trieste, paired with Carso (Vitovska, Malvasia, Terrano) wines.
The list: On-site cellar pours estate Vitovska, Malvasia Istriana and Terrano from the Carso karst, paired with seasonal Carso dishes and Devetak partner restaurant nearby
Borgo San Daniele Mauri family wine estate at Cormons with 6 farmhouse rooms above the cellar, the on-site estate restaurant and a Mauri-family-led tasting programme covering the estate's Friulano, Sauvignon and Arbis Bianco.
The list: On-site Borgo San Daniele restaurant pours the Mauri family Friulano, Sauvignon and Arbis Bianco alongside Friuli Isonzo peers and a seasonal Friulian carte
