Wine in Buttrio, Friuli-Venezia Giulia

La Tunella ★ 4.6

La Tunella was founded in 1960 by the Zorzettig family at Ipplis (Premariacco), in the centre of the Colli Orientali. Today brothers Massimo and Marco Zorzettig run the operation.

Tasting: Cellar visit at Ipplis by appointment with a vineyard walk and a flight of the Biancosesto Bianco, Sciarmat Sparkling and Refosco Rosso. The on-site agriturismo offers farmhouse rooms.

Signature wines: la-tunella-biancosesto, la-tunella-rjgialla, la-tunella-sciarmat, la-tunella-refosco

Tip: The Biancosesto Friulano-Ribolla blend is the cellar's whole-Colli statement; book the agriturismo for a Ramandolo and Picolit dessert-wine flight at the end of the visit.

Volpe Pasini ★ 4.7

Volpe Pasini's villa at Togliano dates to 1596 and the cellar's modern revival traces to the late-1980s acquisition by Emilio Rotolo. The 50 hectares on the Colli Orientali ridge above Cividale feed the Zuc di Volpe single-vineyard range as the cellar's signature programme.

Tasting: Estate visit at Togliano by appointment with a tour of the 16th-century villa and cellars, a vineyard walk through the Colli Orientali parcels and a flight of the Zuc di Volpe range. The on-site restaurant and farmhouse rooms pair estate wines with regional menus.

Signature wines: volpe-pasini-zuc-di-volpe-friulano, volpe-pasini-zuc-di-volpe-sauvignon, volpe-pasini-zuc-di-volpe-pinot-grigio

Tip: Book the villa restaurant for a Zuc di Volpe Friulano paired with regional gnocchi; the cellar runs estate-wide tastings before lunch service.

Miani ★ 4.8

Enzo Pontoni rebuilt his family's small Buttrio cellar from 1985 onward into one of Friuli's most-allocated reference cellars. The 16 hectares of old-vine parcels around Buttrio (Buri, Filip, Saurint, Calvari) are dry-farmed at very low yields, fermented spontaneously and aged in large oak. Miani's whites are among the most concentrated examples of Colli Orientali Friulano and Sauvignon and have a long-running auction-market following.

Tasting: Cellar access is essentially closed to the public; the cellar does not run a standard visitor programme. Wines are allocated through a small distributor network and traded in the secondary market. Reference here is editorial only.

Signature wines: miani-friulano-buri, miani-friulano-filip, miani-sauvignon-saurint, miani-merlot-calvari

Tip: The cellar does not run public tastings; reach the wines through specialist Friuli importers and aged bottle lists at top regional restaurants.

La Tunella Tasting Room ★ 4.6

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.

Volpe Pasini Tasting Room ★ 4.6

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.

Castello di Buttrio Tasting Room ★ 4.7

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.

Agli Amici dal 1887 ★ 4.9

Scarello family two-Michelin-star table at Godia of Udine since 1887, with Emanuele Scarello's seafood and orchard tasting menus and Michela Scarello's Collio, Colli Orientali, Carso and Champagne cellar.

Awards: Michelin Guide two stars (Italia 2026) 2026, Relais & Chateaux restaurant 2026

Ristorante Vitello d'Oro ★ 4.7

Udine institution since 1849 on Via Valvason, with Iaconcig family seafood-leaning Friulian cooking and a Collio, Colli Orientali and Champagne cellar built for paired tastings.

Awards: Michelin Guide selection (Italia 2026) 2026, Gambero Rosso Tre Forchette 2024

Castello di Buttrio Restaurant ★ 4.6

Castello di Buttrio's castle restaurant on the Rosazzo hill with seasonal Friulian menus paired against the castle's own Friulano, Refosco, Picolit and Colli Orientali peers.

Awards: Strada del Vino e dei Sapori del FVG partner restaurant 2026

AIS Italia Sommelier School (Friuli Sezione) ★ 4.5

AIS Italia national sommelier programme Friuli sezione, delivered through the Udine, Pordenone, Trieste and Gorizia AIS network with Friulian indigenous-grape modules.

Strada del Vino e dei Sapori del FVG Wine Programme ★ 4.5

Strada del Vino e dei Sapori del Friuli-Venezia Giulia running cellar visits and Friulano, Ribolla Gialla, Vitovska and DOCG Picolit masterclasses across the six wine zones.

Castello di Buttrio Wine Experiences ★ 4.6

Castello di Buttrio blending workshops and Friulian varietal masterclasses on the Rosazzo hill, combined with the Museo del Vino and the castle restaurant.

Strada del Vino e dei Sapori del FVG (Wine Route) ★ 4.7

Official Friuli-Venezia Giulia wine route with self-guided and consortium-curated cellar circuits across Collio, Colli Orientali, Carso and Friuli Isonzo.

Cellar Tours Friuli-Venezia Giulia ★ 4.7

Cellar Tours's private Friuli-Venezia Giulia luxury wine programme since 2003, with Collio, Colli Orientali and Carso cellar circuits and Michelin-tier lunches.

Luxury Wine Tours Friuli-Venezia Giulia ★ 4.6

Luxury Wine Tours's Friuli-Venezia Giulia programme with private Collio, Carso and Oslavia cellar circuits from Venice, Treviso and Trieste.

Italy Food and Wine Tours (Friuli) ★ 4.5

Italy Food and Wine Tours running private Friuli-Venezia Giulia food and wine programmes from Venice, with Collio cellars, Cividale and Carso Vitovska.

Italy Destination Friuli ★ 4.5

Italy Destination incoming operator running Friuli-Venezia Giulia private and small-group wine tours from Venice, Trieste and Slovenian Brda.

Italian Vineyard Tours (Friuli) ★ 4.5

Italian Vineyard Tours running private Friuli-Venezia Giulia cellar programmes with Oslavia orange-wine day and Carso Vitovska karst day.

Gourmet on Tour (Italy and Friuli) ★ 4.5

Gourmet on Tour custom Friuli-Venezia Giulia trips with Collio and Carso cellars, Michelin lunches and San Daniele prosciutto tastings.

Distillerie Nonino ★ 4.9

Five-generation Nonino grappa house at Percoto since 1897, now run by Giannola Nonino and her daughters Cristina, Antonella and Elisabetta with the single-grape Monovitigno range launched in 1973 by Benito and Giannola.

Museo del Vino al Castello di Buttrio ★ 4.7

Private wine museum inside the 11th-century Castello di Buttrio on the Rosazzo hill, with winemaking objects across the Colli Orientali centuries displayed alongside the castle's working cellar and a Friulano, Refosco and Picolit tasting finale.

Musei della Regione Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Wine Heritage Network) ★ 4.4

Regional museum network of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia government covering viticultural-heritage rooms across Aquileia, Cividale, Gorizia, Udine and Pordenone, documenting the Aquileia Patriarchate, Habsburg and modern eras of Friulian wine.

Castello di Buttrio Relais ★ 4.7

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

Castello di Buttrio Blending Workshop ★ 4.7

Blending workshop at the Castello di Buttrio cellar on the Rosazzo hill, where the castle winemaker walks blending the Riserva del Castello with the visitor across Friulano, Refosco, Pignolo and Picolit components.

Nonino Grappa Distillery Experience ★ 4.7

Guided tour of the Nonino Percoto distillery (founded 1897), with the discontinuous copper stills, the Monovitigno single-grape line launched in 1973 by Benito and Giannola Nonino and a seated flight of Monovitigno, Cru and L'Ottocento.

Strada del Vino e dei Sapori del FVG Cantine Aperte Weekend ★ 4.6

Cantine Aperte open-cellar weekend across Collio, Colli Orientali, Carso and Friuli Isonzo, with self-guided cellar visits and pour-by-the-glass tastings under the Movimento Turismo del Vino national programme.

Miani ★ 4.8

Cult Colli Orientali cellar at Buttrio under Enzo Pontoni; tiny production of single-plot Friulano, Sauvignon, Refosco and Merlot.

Why locals love it: Cellar door visits are extremely limited; the bottles sit at the cult-collector end of the Colli Orientali. Allocations to the wine trade are small and waiting-list managed.

Tip: Miani bottles are easier to find at top Cormons and Cividale wine bars than at the cellar; the Enoteca Comunale at Cormons usually has at least one Miani open.