Full-bodied in Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Top Collio Sauvignon from Attems. The cellar has been owned by the Marchesi de' Frescobaldi since 2000 and Cicinis is the flagship single-parcel Sauvignon.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

The estate's flagship red, blending the three indigenous Friulian reds (Refosco, Schioppettino, Pignolo). Black plum, tobacco and graphite over a fine grainy tannin and a long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Late-harvest dry Friulano with brief drying on the vine before harvest. Honey, almond cream and candied citrus over a long saline finish, the most concentrated dry Friulano statement Bastianich makes.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Joe Bastianich's flagship white blend (Chardonnay, Sauvignon, dry-vinified Picolit). The Picolit gives the unique wax-and-honey aromatic register. Vespa Bianco was the first wine Joe Bastianich and Lidia Bastianich released after acquiring the Cividale del Friuli estate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Field-blend white from organic-biodynamic Borgo San Daniele. Arbis Blanc co-ferments Friulano, Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco and Sauvignon as a single Isonzo terroir statement.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Refreshing

Friulano from organic-biodynamic Borgo San Daniele at Cormons. The Mauri siblings' Friulano is built on extended lees ageing rather than oak.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Manferrari's barrique Chardonnay Selezione, the estate's oak-led answer to white Burgundy. Vanilla, almond cream and yellow stone fruit over a saline finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Nicola Manferrari's flagship Collio Bianco, three-variety field blend with extended lees ageing. Yellow apple and almond blossom over a wax-and-honey palate with the structural depth of grower Champagne.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Bordeaux-blend Friulian red from Bressan. Cabernet Franc-led blend matured in large Slavonian oak botti in the traditional house style.

Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Native Friulian Pignolo from cult Bressan at Farra d'Isonzo. Pignolo was nearly extinct before Carlo Bressan and Alessandro Dorigo led the revival; the variety is among Italy's most tannic native reds.

Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Late-harvest Verduzzo Friulano from cult Bressan. The cellar's dessert bottling from air-dried grapes.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

The estate's Friulian field-blend orange wine of Chardonnay, Malvasia Istriana and Friulano. Yellow apple and almond aromatics over a tea-tannin saline finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Single-variety Malvasia Istriana with the estate's signature two-month skin contact. Honeysuckle and white pepper aromatics over a tea-tannin saline finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

The estate's Bordeaux blend from the Gorizia hillside, with no added yeast and four years in Slavonian botti. Black plum and leather over an iron mineral dusty tannin.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Damijan Podversic's extended-maceration Ribolla from the Gorizia hillside, two months on the skins with no added yeast. Dried apricot and honey over a tea-tannin finish.

Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Late-harvest Picolit from Dario Coos in the Colli Orientali. Picolit is one of Italy's rarest grapes thanks to its floral abortion, which leaves clusters with very few berries.

Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Late-harvest Verduzzo Friulano from the Ramandolo amphitheatre at Nimis. Dario Coos is the village reference and Il Longhino is the cellar's flagship Ramandolo DOCG.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

The Riserva tier of Edi Keber's sole Collio Bianco, with three years on lees in Slavonian oak. Yellow apple, almond cream and wax over a long saline finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Franco Toros's serious Collio Merlot with 18-24 months in barrique. Black plum and tobacco over a fine grainy tannin and iron mineral finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

International-varietal field blend (Sauvignon, Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Riesling Italico) vinified the same qvevri-and-Slavonian-botti way as Ribolla. Yellow stone fruit, dried orange peel and walnut over a tea-tannin amphora finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Josko Gravner's flagship Ribolla Gialla, fermented six to seven months on the skins in buried qvevri after his 2001 conversion to the Georgian amphora method. Dried apricot and orange peel aromatics over a tea-tannin palate and a saline pithy finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Indigenous Pignolo from Oslavia, fermented in qvevri and aged six years in Slavonian botti. Dried black cherry and leather over a graphite, firm-tannin core with the distinctive amphora signature.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Merlot-led Bordeaux blend vinified in qvevri the Gravner way. Black plum and violet aromatics with leather and iron mineral over a firm tannin spine.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Oak-aged Chardonnay from Edi Kante. The variety's Carso expression shows the karst's mineral signature alongside French-oak elevage.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Sauvignon from Edi Kante on the Carso plateau. The variety's karst expression shows mineral depth more than aromatic lift.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

The international-variety field blend of Chardonnay, Sauvignon and Pinot Grigio, vinified the La Castellada way with extended skin contact. Yellow plum and dried herbs over a tea-tannin saline finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

The Bensa family's extended-maceration Ribolla, one of the four founding Oslavia orange-wine cellars alongside Gravner, Radikon and Damijan Podversic. Dried apricot, orange peel and almond over a tea-tannin finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold

The Bensa family Bordeaux blend from the Oslavia ponca slopes. Black plum and leather over an iron mineral core and dusty firm tannin.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

La Tunella's flagship dry white blend of Friulano and Ribolla Gialla with extended Slavonian oak ageing. Yellow apple, almond cream and a long saline finish.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Picolit from the family's Rocca Bernarda holdings, the heart of DOCG Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit. Dried apricot and honey over a saline-edged finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Indigenous Pignolo from the family's Rocca Bernarda holdings, aged 36 months in barrique. Black plum and leather over the variety's signature firm grainy tannin.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Single-vineyard Friulano from the family's Vigne Cinquant'Anni (50-year-old vines) at Corno di Rosazzo. Yellow apple, almond cream and honey over a saline finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Aromatic field-blend white from Lis Neris. Pinot Grigio with Traminer Aromatico and Riesling Renano gives the cellar's flagship aromatic style.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Oak-aged Pinot Grigio from Lis Neris. Gris is the cellar's top Pinot Grigio with partial new-oak elevage, set against the broader Lis Neris Pinot Grigio.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Oak-aged Chardonnay from Lis Neris. Jurosa is the cellar's top single-parcel Chardonnay with partial new-oak elevage on the lees.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Oak-aged Sauvignon from Lis Neris. Picol is the cellar's single-parcel Sauvignon with partial new-oak elevage.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

The estate's barrique-led Friulian white, Pinot Bianco-led with a touch of dry-vinified Picolit. Yellow stone fruit and almond cream over a saline finish, the oak-aged counterpart to the stainless-steel Terre Alte.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Livio Felluga's flagship DOCG Picolit, the indigenous Friulian sweet-wine grape with naturally low yields and tiny berries. Dried apricot and honey over a saline-edged finish that keeps the wine from cloying.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

The estate's flagship Friulian red, a three-variety blend (Refosco, Merlot, Pignolo) with extended barrique ageing. Black plum and leather over a firm grainy tannin.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

The Livio Felluga flagship Friulian white from the Rosazzo amphitheatre, a three-variety blend (Friulano, Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon) with partial barrique ageing. First vintage 1981; Italy's reference age-worthy white wine and the flagship of the broader Friulian white-wine movement.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Single-vineyard Friulano from the Buri plot at Buttrio. Enzo Pontoni's cult Miani is the Colli Orientali's most sought-after producer with tiny yields and decade-plus waiting lists.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Single-vineyard Merlot from the Calvari plot at Buttrio. Miani's flagship red, considered by critics one of Italy's reference Merlots for its structure and ageworthiness.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Single-vineyard Friulano from the Filip plot at Buttrio. The cellar's second top Friulano alongside Buri, with the same hand-farmed Pontoni approach.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Single-vineyard Sauvignon from the Saurint plot at Buttrio. Miani's Sauvignon is the cellar's most overtly aromatic single-vineyard wine but built on the same low-yield concentration spine.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Oak-aged Chardonnay from Pierpaolo Pecorari. The Olivers single-parcel cuvée is the cellar's top Chardonnay.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Indigenous Pignolo from the Oslavia ponca slopes vinified the Radikon natural-wine way. Dried black cherry, leather and graphite over a firm grainy tannin.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Stanko Radikon's pioneering extended-maceration Ribolla, with three to four months on the skins. The wine that put Oslavia on the global orange-wine map alongside Gravner; sold in the distinctive 500 ml bottle Stanko adopted in 2002.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Rocca Bernarda's flagship DOCG Picolit from the Villa Rocca Bernarda estate at Premariacco. The villa was the historical seat of Picolit production under the Counts of Trento in the 19th century.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Indigenous Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso aged 18 months in barrique. Black plum and violet over a firm grainy tannin.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Indigenous Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso from the Rapuzzi family's Cialla holdings, aged in large Slavonian botti rather than barrique. Black plum and tobacco over a fine grainy tannin.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

The Rapuzzi family's late-harvest Verduzzo Friulano from Cialla, aged in large Slavonian oak botti. Dried apricot and honey over a saline-edged sweet finish.

Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Late-harvest Picolit from Ronchi di Manzano. The cellar's DOCG dessert wine made from the historically rare grape.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury

The estate's Bordeaux blend named Cjarandon (Friulian for the local plum). Black plum, leather and graphite over a fine grainy tannin.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Single-parcel Pinot Grigio from the Sot Lis Rivis vineyard at Cormons. Giorgio Badin's Ronco del Gelso is the cellar's top Pinot Grigio.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

The estate's Bordeaux blend (Merlot + Cabernet Sauvignon) with 18 months in barrique. Black plum and leather over a fine grainy tannin.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

The estate's late-harvest Verduzzo Friulano, a Friulian sweet-wine tradition. Dried apricot and honey aromatics over a saline-edged finish that keeps the wine off cloying territory.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Funky

Carso field-blend white from Skerk. Ograde co-ferments four white varieties on skins as the cellar's signature blend.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Native Carso Vitovska from Sandi Skerk at Sgonico. Skerk's underground cellar is cut into the karst rock alongside the neighbouring Zidarich and Vodopivec sites.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Specogna's Pignolo from the Rocca Bernarda holdings, aged 36 months in barrique. Black plum and leather over the variety's signature firm grainy tannin.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Indigenous Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso aged 18 months in barrique. Black plum and violet over a firm grainy tannin, the estate's serious Refosco statement.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Single-parcel Pinot Grigio from the Dessimis vineyard at Mariano del Friuli. Vie di Romans builds Pinot Grigio with seriousness rare for the variety.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Sauvignon from the Vieris parcel at Mariano del Friuli. Gianfranco Gallo's Vie di Romans defined the modern Isonzo white style with extended lees ageing.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Funky

Single-parcel long-skin-contact Vitovska from Vodopivec. Solo is the cellar's top cuvée from a single Carso parcel.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Funky

Long-skin-contact Vitovska from Paolo Vodopivec on the Carso. The cellar buried its first qvevri amphorae in 2005 and built around them an orange-wine line that critics rate alongside Gravner and Radikon.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Funky

Carso field-blend white from Zidarich. The Prulke blend co-ferments Vitovska, Malvasia Istriana and Sauvignon together on skins.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Native Carso Vitovska from Beniamino Zidarich at Sgonico. Shorter skin contact than Vodopivec gives the wine more freshness, but the orange-wine signature remains.

Dry · Full-bodied · High tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Indigenous Tazzelenghe (literally tongue-cutter in Friulian, a reference to the variety's high tannin) from the Spessa di Cividale holdings. Aged 18 months in barrique.