Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
BastianichFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White
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.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Dario CoosFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
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.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Le Vigne di ZamòFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
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 · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Livio FellugaFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Still White
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 FellugaFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
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.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Rocca BernardaFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
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.
Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Ronchi di ManzanoFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Late-harvest Picolit from Ronchi di Manzano. The cellar's DOCG dessert wine made from the historically rare grape.