The best wineries in Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Azienda Ronco del Gnemiz does not love fashions nor trends and has worked for years to refine the results obtained, sometimes in captivity, with tenacity and stubbornness. At Azienda Ronco del Gnemiz they are like their wines: austere but true.
The winery is based on a rich farming tradition and was founded at the beginning of the 19th century at Brazzano near Cormòns in the province of Gorizia by Luigi Zorzon, the grandfather of the present owner Giorgio DEGANIS. The familiy-run winery is situated among green hills in the heart of the Collio which offer a unique panorama, in close proximity to many historic towns including Gorizia, Grado, Trieste, Aquileia, Udine and Cividale. We currently manufacture prestigious white and red wines respecting both tradition and nature. Giorgio Deganis together with his Austrian girlfriend leads the company. We are delighted to welcome guests in our winery for tasting wines and regional products. In addition we offer two attractive rooms and one apartment for spending some days in the beauty of the COLLIO area.
Roncal is a small estate, only 20 hectares of absolute quality. It is located in the heart of the eastern hills of Friuli, just 3 km from the Longobardic town of Cividale del Friuli, UNESCO world heritage.
It was founded from a project by Roberto Zorzettig, knowledgeable vinegrower and oenologist, who in 1986 decided to start a model company combining respect for the land, the preservation of tradition and the renewal of winemaking techniques.
Today, his wife Martina carries out his company with great dedication and enthusiasm, who has made of quality and excellence her motto.
The company’s name, Il Roncal, in Friulian language means "farmstead", located in the hills cultivated with terraces and, in effect, the "ronchi" dominate this picturesque landscape.
The "ronchi" of the vineyards surrounding the Montebello hill are favored by an excellent exposure and a soil of sandstone and marl, ideal for the cultivation of the vine.
At Roncal they harvest late, to catch the grapes in their most generous maturity. Wine is made according to traditional methods, at a controlled temperature in the cellars of the company.
A basement is dedicated to aging and fining of wine in wood barrels: barriques, tonneaux and barrels of 25 hl, with control of temperature and humidity and a ventilated place for the drying of grapes. Along with the shiny and cold steel tanks, scented oak barrels find a place, where wine matures and the flavors complement each other.
In contrast to this, so strong and at the same time pleasant, the whole philosophy that guides the estate is enclosed, where we experience innovations to improve what already exists.
The winery has been recently renovated and expanded, and is home to a new space devoted to the sale of the company’s wines. One of the two towers of the building is dedicated to moments of tasting with a striking view of the surrounding vineyards and on the ancient mansion, carefully restored, now used as a farmhouse inn.
The Simon Komjanc company is situated in the charming hills of San Floriano del Collio in Valerisce locality, in the DOC Collio renowned for the production of fine wines. The company has an area of 20 hectares, of which 11 hectares of vineyards.
It vinifies an average of 600 hl of wine, that sells mainly in Italy. The grapes come exclusively from vineyards owned and their vinification takes place in accordance to the modern technology, while respecting the traditional system that has always been used in the Collio. As an additional guarantee and in protection of quality, the product is bottled and marketed by the producing company.
The Polje farm covers a territory of more than 12 hectares of vineyards, some of them very old, situated on the sunny slopes of a hill and facing South–east.
The wines that express in the best way the characteristics typical of the "polje", to say the sinkholes that mark the lands of the Collio, in the surrounding area of Cormons, are Friulano (formerly Tocai Friulano), Ribolla and Sauvignon, which are also the ones that best enhance the grapes of this prestigious wine area, one of the most interesting in the world.
From other red grape vineyards of the eastern hills of Friuli, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso is produced, a structured and elegant red wine, fruit of the great tradition of Friuli.
It was 1968 when Mario Arzenton, realizing an old dream, gave birth to a modern farm with the transformation into vineyard of a wooded area in the hills of Bosco Romagno in Spessa di Cividale del Friuli, one of the most favorable to viticulture places of the DOC of the Eastern Hills of Friuli.
The company, 14 hectares of which 10 are devoted to vineyards, offers with its land consisting of layers of marl and sandstone, its exposure and its microclimate an optimal habitat for the vines. The terraced hills, called "ronchi", give limited productions. Grapes are exclusively harvested by hand in baskets and are transferred to and processed in the wine cellar in the shortest possible time. Personally taking care of every stage of production, to bottling, wines are of guaranteed quality.
Mario Arzenton has became a producer of white and red wines, with excellent structure and delicate perfumes that can accompany any kind of dish, from appetizers to desserts.
In Spessa, near Cividale, on the eastern hills of Friuli, Ronchi San Giuseppe is run by the Zorzettig family, and tells the story of three generations which after World War II, starting from Pietro’s grandfather, cultivated with vineyards this beautiful land. Today the farm a meeting point, focusin on the best, between traditional and modern viticulture. For the Zorzettig family, to keep sensitive and attentive to the values of the past means to remain faithful to certain production steps that want, when necessary, the wood and aging in the barrel, or means to pay particular attention to native cultures. And here, vines once exclusive for local use and consumption such as Schioppettino among the red wines and Ribolla Gialla among the White wines, were recovered for new plants.
Making wine is not how to make nails or light bulbs, where to guarantee the product it is enough to ensure the accuracy of the program and the machine.
Making wine brings into play an almost innumerable amount of factors, each of which determines the nature and quality of the result: heaven and earth, wet and dry, fog and snow, and then, of course, the most in–depth technical knowledge; in short, to make a good wine we need a knowledge continuously allied to a kind of human wisdom that can be reached with experiences, mistakes, changes and insights that belong not so much to a job, but to a profession continually keen to improve herself.
This is what the Bergamo family has been seeking to implement in its fifty years of experience in wine. In this regard Ca’ Selva has a main road, clearly identified in its motto:
Humanae artis natura magistra.
The Latin phrase, fully translated, means that nature is necessarily mistress of all human art, and the word ars, artis, in Latin, means a technique which includes, in its making, including insights and inventions, elements indispensable for any result that is not mere reproduction of a model.
Thus, the first choice of the company, which since was founded, in the wide grave under the mountains of Friuli, practices the organic cultivation of vines, in accordance with its philosophy of production; from which also the decision to accompany, in the label of its bottles, the traditional name of the grape variety with a designation of Friuli that highlights, poetically, the distinctive quality obtained thanks to the current wine making technique.
Neri di Lune, Vivor, Jevade, Sclavn, Gardisane, Ajarin, Levantin, Flor to Clap
The Ca’ Selva wines do not betray nature, of which they know to be privileged children.
As an impressionist painter, Conti Formentini reinterprets the Collio area and its vineyards with the goal of creating authentic, unique and distinctive wines.
This method requires a daily commitment and rigor in the vineyard and winemaking fantasy in the winery, that are the basis of the quality of Conti Formentini.
A quality that has evolved to interpret the typicality in a modern and current way, able to express its territory, the real Collio; a way that allows to enjoy and enhance the unique characteristics of the vines, which allow them to express their origins and territory.
On the gentle slopes of the hills of Friuli, the Collio area is located, a particularly favorable zone for the production of wines of great quality.
Casa Vinicola Conti Formentini is situated between the rivers Isonzo and Judrio, on the border with Slovenia.
For almost five centuries ago it has been belonging to the Friulian winemaking tradition and even more to the reality of the Collio area.
Cantina Conti Formentini is located among the vineyards that surround the castle like a little well preserved gem where attention and care have remained unchanged for centuries and where the most up to date techniques of vinification are applied.
The beautiful castle of San Floriano has been the symbol of the company for years and a prestigious brand that distinguishes elegant wines destined to demanding consumers.
The soils of this area, with its particular structure of marl and sandstone, and the cool and windy climate, allow us to enhance the aroma of the grapes and to produce wines of great personality.
The soils are poor in nutrients but rich in trace elements, and thanks to this structure and content of mineral salts vines grow properly fed and resist better in periods of drought.
The quality of the grapes also depends on the fact that always, in the Collio area, the vineyards are small plots that are grown with love and care from their owners as if they were their own little vegetable garden.
Cantina Conti Formentini knows how to capture the best features of all human, climatic and environmental factors that contribute to the making of exceptional wines.
Wisely, it manages to capture and exploit the peculiarities of the various territories; with expertise, it helps local growers to get better grapes; with experience to choose the best fruits; with technology in the winery to obtain high quality products.
With the Conti Formentini line, the vocation of the territory is at its best.
Well structured, rich and fragrant White wines; harmonious and full–bodied Red wines: this is the result of a careful selection of grapes harvested in vineyards located 250 meters above sea level.
Azienda Agricola Jacss by Sandro and Andrea Iacuzzi began as a small family business and a mixed agricultural activity, typical of Friuli. Since 1990 to our days, with enthusiasm and commitment, we have changed its characteristics, specializing in the cultivation of the vine (more than ten hectares of vineyards) and in the vinification of grapes, producing about 50,000 bottles a year. In the management of the company, we focus onour efforts on the continuous improvement of our products, by changing the forms of cultivation of vines, (short pruning, with a few buds per fruit), producing 60/70 quintals per hectare, and modernizing the old winery.
Azienda Agricola La Bellanotte (Farra d’Isonzo). Villa Baselli, former Strassoldo, is marked on old cadastral maps such as Casa dei Ronchi, but it is known by the appellation of La Bellanotte, a place where different cultures and traditions come together and where Ms. Giuliana Guadagni, of Tuscan origin, found in Friuli a sincere land. The company’s philosophy and values in which La Bellanotte believes are developed and made recognizable in its products. The desire to improve does not experience breaks or afterthought, at La Bellanotte they work and experiment the pursuit of the best possible expression of the territory. In addition to the masterful Pinot Grigio Conte Lucio and the excellent Luna de Ronchi, the company produces Chardonnay La Mé Gnòt, Malvasia Istriana, the very tasty Armonico and a great excellent Piccolit raisin: Vento dell’Est.
The RADIKON farm is located on the high ground of Oslavia (part of the municipality of Gorizia) along the varied ridge that from the bridge on Isonzo goes to San Floriano, in the heart of Collio. The company consists of about ten hectares of vineyards located in proximity to the corporate seat and placed on steep slopes, as tiring to work as generous in quality. The soil, from the geological point of view, corresponds to the optimal conditions for viticulture of excellence.
Since 1980, the company has been conducted by Stanislao (Stanko) Radikon, his wife Suzana and son Saa, with a degree in Viticulture and Enology.
Wine is made in the country. The care of the vineyards, from pruning to harvest, the selection of clones, the choice of the best lands are our secrets to obtain great wines.
The vineyards stretch between the villages of Chions and Frattina on calcareous soils of medium texture rich in calcium. The special exposure of the lands, sheltered from the north winds by the mountains and to the south mitigated by the sea breeze, makes the wines are extremely fragrant and tasty.
The cultivated varieties are those typical of the area. Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Refosco for red grapes; Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Sauvignon for the white grapes.
Taking over the historic FORCHIR company Gianfranco Bianchini and Enzo Deana wanted to fulfill a project: to produce quality wines with the concept of "terroir": the interaction between variety and environment, something that can not be duplicated in other areas. In those soil/climate conditions the vines can express their full potential. A synergistic relationship among soil/climate/vine.
– Here are, then, the three equipped agricultural centers (Felettis, Camino and Spilimbergo) with the vine cultivation with low environmental impact, in accordance with the requirements of EC Regulation no. 2078 which provides for the drastic reduction of fertilizers and pesticides.
– Here is the winery of Flumignano, where in September/October all the grapes produced arrive, with soft presses, automatic temperature control, winemaking in the absence of sulfur dioxide.
– Here is the modern bottling plant of San Giorgio della Richinvelda, that works in a sterile environment with a production of 3,000 bottles/hour, temperature controlled for an optimal preservation.
The Eocene age origin, the microclimate and the exposure of the eastern hills of Friuli determine the sudden and sharp diversity of this restricted area within the territory of the Region. That makes this DOC area suited to the production of great wines, now known all over the world.
The Colutta – Bandut farm, so called from the name of an ancient estate of the property, was purchased by Antonio Colutta the early twentieth century, and now is led by George Colutta.
It produces quality wines in the vineyards of Buttrio, Manzano and Rosazzo, all included in the prestigious Park of the Vine and Wine of the eastern hills of Friuli. The company’s planted area is of 18 hectares and a work of restructuring and modernization of the vineyards has begun, bringing the density of vines per hectare to 5,000/6,000 depending on the soil and variety.
Our company is present on all the major guides, and reported on the most important publications in the field such as Wine Spectator and Decanter.
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via Ronchi, 5 33048
San Giovanni al Natisone (Udine)
Azienda Ronco del Gnemiz does not love fashions nor trends and has worked for years to refine the results obtained, sometimes in captivity, with tenacity and stubbornness. At Azienda Ronco del...
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Via Sottomonte, 75 34071
Cormons (Gorizia)
The winery is based on a rich farming tradition and was founded at the beginning of the 19th century at Brazzano near Cormòns in the province of Gorizia by Luigi Zorzon, the grandfather of the...
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Via Fornalis, 148 - Loc. Colle Montebello 33043
Cividale del Friuli (Udine)
Roncal is a small estate, only 20 hectares of absolute quality. It is located in the heart of the eastern hills of Friuli, just 3 km from the Longobardic town of Cividale del Friuli, UNESCO world...
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Località Valerisce 34070
San Floriano del Collio (Gorizia)
The Simon Komjanc company is situated in the charming hills of San Floriano del Collio in Valerisce locality, in the DOC Collio renowned for the production of fine wines. The company has an area...
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Loc. Novali, 11 34071
Cormons (Gorizia)
The Polje farm covers a territory of more than 12 hectares of vineyards, some of them very old, situated on the sunny slopes of a hill and facing South–east.The wines that express in the best...
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Via Cormons,221 33043
Cividale del Friuli (Udine)
It was 1968 when Mario Arzenton, realizing an old dream, gave birth to a modern farm with the transformation into vineyard of a wooded area in the hills of Bosco Romagno in Spessa di Cividale del...
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Strada di Spessa, 8 33043
Cividale del Friuli (Udine)
In Spessa, near Cividale, on the eastern hills of Friuli, Ronchi San Giuseppe is run by the Zorzettig family, and tells the story of three generations which after World War II, starting from...
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Via Treviso 33083
Chions (Pordenone)
Making wine is not how to make nails or light bulbs, where to guarantee the product it is enough to ensure the accuracy of the program and the machine. Making wine brings into play an almost...
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Via Oslavia, 5 34070
San Floriano del Collio (Gorizia)
As an impressionist painter, Conti Formentini reinterprets the Collio area and its vineyards with the goal of creating authentic, unique and distinctive wines.This method requires a daily...
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V.le Kennedy, 35 33040
Torreano (Udine)
Azienda Agricola Jacss by Sandro and Andrea Iacuzzi began as a small family business and a mixed agricultural activity, typical of Friuli. Since 1990 to our days, with enthusiasm and commitment,...
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Strada della Bellanotte, 3 34072
Farra d'Isonzo (Gorizia)
Azienda Agricola La Bellanotte (Farra d’Isonzo). Villa Baselli, former Strassoldo, is marked on old cadastral maps such as Casa dei Ronchi, but it is known by the appellation of La Bellanotte, a...
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Località Tre Buchi, 4 34170
Gorizia (Gorizia)
The RADIKON farm is located on the high ground of Oslavia (part of the municipality of Gorizia) along the varied ridge that from the bridge on Isonzo goes to San Floriano, in the heart of Collio....
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Via della Meduna, 13 33076
Pravisdomini (Pordenone)
Wine is made in the country. The care of the vineyards, from pruning to harvest, the selection of clones, the choice of the best lands are our secrets to obtain great wines. The vineyards stretch...
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Via Ciasutis, 1/b - Frazione Provesano 33095
San Giorgio della Richinvelda (Pordenone)
Taking over the historic FORCHIR company Gianfranco Bianchini and Enzo Deana wanted to fulfill a project: to produce quality wines with the concept of "terroir": the interaction between variety...
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Via Orsaria, 32 33044
Manzano (Udine)
The Eocene age origin, the microclimate and the exposure of the eastern hills of Friuli determine the sudden and sharp diversity of this restricted area within the territory of the Region. That...
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