Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Cantina St. Michael-EppanAlto Adige€€€€€€€€€Still White
Cantina St. Michael-Eppan's prestige cuvee, released only in vintages the cellar declares the wine worthy. A multi-varietal blend of the cooperative's best parcels (typically Chardonnay-led with Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon and Pinot Grigio); the blend composition varies vintage to vintage.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Alois LagederAlto Adige€€€€€€Still White
Lageder's flagship biodynamic-everyday cuvee blending Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay from Demeter-certified vineyards across Alto Adige. Launched in 2008 as Al Passo del Leone Bianco - the first Demeter-certified Lageder wine and a clear statement of the cellar's biodynamic transition.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Cantina TraminAlto Adige€€€€€€€Still White
Cantina Tramin's selection Pinot Grigio from the Freisinger vineyard above Termeno, partially aged on the lees for added texture. A serious cellaring-grade Pinot Grigio with depth and saline minerality, far removed from the commodity style.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Alois LagederAlto Adige€€€€€€€Still White
Alois Lageder's selection Pinot Grigio combining immediately-pressed grapes with partial skin contact and whole-grape fermentation. Sourced from vineyards at 210-740 metres on stony, sandy limestone soils; the wine brought skin-contact orange-style winemaking into the regional mainstream. Demeter-certified biodynamic.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity
AttemsFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€Orange
Skin-contact Pinot Grigio ramato from Attems. The ramato style takes advantage of Pinot Grigio's natural pink skins to produce a copper-coloured wine.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Borgo San DanieleFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White
Dry Pinot Grigio from organic-biodynamic Borgo San Daniele. The Mauri siblings' Pinot Grigio in stainless steel.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Castello di SpessaFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White
Dry Pinot Grigio from Castello di Spessa in the Collio DOC.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
GravnerFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€€Orange
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
La CastelladaFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Orange
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 · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Lis NerisFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Still White
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
Lis NerisFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Livio FellugaFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White
Livio Felluga's classical Colli Orientali Pinot Grigio, pear and almond aromatics over a saline finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Marco FellugaFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White
Marco Felluga's classical Collio Pinot Grigio with pear and almond aromatics. The estate's volume flagship since the 1950s, vinified in stainless steel for clean fruit-forward freshness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Pierpaolo PecorariFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€Still White
Dry Pinot Grigio from Pierpaolo Pecorari at San Lorenzo Isontino. The cellar's everyday Isonzo Pinot Grigio in stainless steel.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
PuiattiFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
Tank-method sparkling Pinot Grigio from Puiatti at Romans d'Isonzo. Vittorio Puiatti was a pioneer of serious Pinot Grigio in Friuli; the cellar has bottled sparkling Pinot Grigio since the 1980s.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
RadikonFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Orange
S Line orange Pinot Grigio (Sivi means 'grey' in Slovenian) with the variety's natural copper hue from skin contact. Pink grapefruit and rose hip aromatics over a saline-edged finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Ronco del GelsoFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
SchiopettoFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White
The reference dry-style Collio Pinot Grigio, vinified in stainless steel since 1965. Pear and almond aromatics over a saline finish, the textbook style for serious Italian Pinot Grigio.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
ScolarisFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€Still White
Dry Pinot Grigio from Scolaris in stainless steel.
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Funky
SkerkFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Orange
Carso field-blend white from Skerk. Ograde co-ferments four white varieties on skins as the cellar's signature blend.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Vie di RomansFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Volpe PasiniFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White
Volpe Pasini's everyday-tier Pinot Grigio, pear and almond aromatics over a saline finish.
Dry · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Italo CesconVeneto€€€€€€Still White
The volume accessible white from Italo Cescon. Pinot Grigio delle Venezie DOC is the broad appellation for Pinot Grigio from the Tre Venezie; the Cescon version is produced from Piave valley floor vineyards and represents the commercial, food-versatile tier of the estate alongside the character-driven Raboso.
Dry · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
MaculanVeneto€€€€€€Still White
Pino and Toi (Pine and You in Veneto dialect) is Maculan's accessible dry white, a refreshing blend of the two Pinots and Tocai for everyday drinking. It represents the lighter, approachable side of the Breganze DOC in contrast to the estate's intense dessert wines.