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.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Borgo del TiglioFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Still White
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 · 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 · Contemplative
Livio FellugaFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Still White
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Russiz SuperioreFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Still White
The estate's prestige Collio Bianco from the Col Disore cru. Multi-variety field blend with partial oak ageing, the Russiz Superiore flagship since 1997.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Russiz SuperioreFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White
Russiz Superiore's Collio Sauvignon with elderflower and lime zest aromatics over a saline pith finish. The restrained Friulian style, with longer cellar potential than commodity Sauvignon.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
SchiopettoFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€Still White
The reference Collio Sauvignon, vinified in stainless steel since 1968. Elderflower and lime zest aromatics over a saline pith finish, the textbook restrained Friulian style.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Venica & VenicaFriuli-Venezia Giulia€€€€€€€€Still White
The estate's flagship single-vineyard Sauvignon from the Ronco delle Mele cru in Dolegna del Collio. Elderflower and lime zest aromatics over a saline finish, the textbook benchmark for serious Collio Sauvignon.