The best wineries in Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
More than forty years ago, Guido Cozzarolo, the founder, planted the first vine cuttings (now model vineyards) in the land adjacent to the company’s seat in the eighteenth–century villa in whose garden a majestic century–old magnolia with white and fragrant flowers stands.
The La Magnolia company now has more than 20 hectares of land owned, of which three quarters are cultivates with grapes. The winery with modern equipment produces 1000 hectoliters of fine and appreciated red and white wines, all (with the exception of Franconia) with Colli Orientali del Friuli designation of controlled origin. The winemaking techniques are basically the same that are handed down from generation to generation, even if they are reinterpreted in the light of the current wine science.
Beside the knowledge to produce a wine of high quality, an expression of undisputed prefessionalism and mastery, in Guido and in his family (his wife, his daughter Cristina and his son Alfredo) the pleasure of a familiar and direct approach with customers and wine lovers remains.
The Guerra Albano Farm has been located for several generations in the Colli Orientali del Friuli DOC in Montina, near Cividale del Friuli.
Grandparents have handed down their passion for viticulture and winemaking to their children and grandchildren, and only through direct experience in the vineyard, in the wine cellar, and with customers, they have come to the satisfying current results.
In 1992, the first bottling, and over the years they went to a gradual crescendo in quality, thanks to the introduction of new winemaking techniques and modern machinery, while respecting tradition, and a more accurate care in the vineyard.
In recent years, the winery was enriched by oak Barrique, which are used both for white wines (The blend Trauli, Verduzzo, Piccolit) and red wines (The blend Gritul, Merlot, Refosco P.R.).
The company’s rooms (cellar, storage of bottles, and tasting room) are open to all visitors, and here the holder Dario Guerra with his family welcomes cordially customers to taste his wines.
A family business with a rich heritage of culture and traditions,
in respect of the land and of its pace. By the Ermacora family, wine is made in the most natural way, harvesting still by hand and using traditional winemaking techniques. The grapes that come into the winery, buy personality, thanks to the special care devoted to each variety.
Slow fermentation, in which little by little nature reveals its wondrous virtues. To do a few things, to get the best, even through a discrete use of the most innovative technologies. Wine, like man, expresses its best if maturing in serenity, without haste.
Dario and Luciano Ermacora know how to wait.
There is an absolute novelty in the world of Friulian wine: wine aged in clayey amphorae of Roman type. The idea was made concrete by the Crosato Giovanni farm, which is located in the heart of the Eastern Hills of Friuli, a land that has always been perfectly suited to exceptional wines.
Giovanni Crosato, oenologist and wine producer, wanted to create a different product, away from modern technology, paying close attention to the language of the land: "Rosso d’Argilla" a new product, special and elegant at the same time, is the result of an ancient art that intrigues and fascinates, in short, a "different" wine. Rosso d’Argilla is only the first example of the philosophy of aging in amphorae; the Scacco Matto sparkling wine, the sweet dessert wine CRETA and the new BRUT NATURE called "THIS IS IT", belong to the new line of products made according to the same technique.
The new winery, located in Cividale del Friuli in via Fornalis 50, built with all the attention to the production of a natural wine that reflects the traditions accompanied by the technological novelties that are offered, stands out for the particular use of space: an area of work (barriques, wine cellar and amphorae cellar) and a welcoming environment where you can taste wines paired with cold dishes typical of the Friulian localities.
The Sottomonte Estate is located in Buttrio, 12 km south of Udine, in the district of the Colli Orientali del Friuli DOC, a hilly environment with a strong winemaking vocation.
The estate covers 110 hectares almost entirely cultivated with vineyards and has been belonging to our family for over 500 years. In the ancient documents preserved in our archives there are numerous historical records such as that with which, in 1140, ten colonies of Buttrio were given as dowry to a convent of Benedictine monks so that they could obtain oil and wines: the Sottomonte Estate, until a few years ago had still ten colonies. Of particular interest is the seventeenth–century Family Palace, newly renovated and now house of a hotel and restaurant: Palazzo d’Attimis Maniago with its stables.
A particular source of pride is the exclusive use of grapes grown with their own vineyards, 70% consist of vines born in the fields of clonal selection of the Estate.
Therefore, vineyards are perfectly set and wines are really typical. A "great" wine, for that matter, comes with no doubt from a "great" vineyard.
Recently we have expanded our wines with the "Casali Maniago" line.
Our company is located in the Colli Orientali del Friuli DOC. It has 14 hectares of vineyards. It covers more or less 14 hectares of vineyards in the hills, protected to the north by the Preapls and exposed to the south to the positive atmospheric effects of the Adriatic Sea, creating a ventilated and dry climate. The terrain consists of marly–arenaceous rocks of Eocene origin, and therefore ideal for the breeding of vines in the hills. It is rich in calcium, potassium, discreetly of phosphorus, magnesium and many other trace elements. The density per hectare, on average 5,000 vines, allows us to achieve a proper balance between quantity and quality in the product. We have equipped the cellar of the most modern equipment for winemaking, from fining to storage of wines, but we are aware that the most advanced technology can not replace nature, as good wine finds, as indispensable presuppositions, the high clonal selection of our vines, the quality of the soil, the special microclimate, but also the maximum commitment and passion of us and of our employees. Our production is currently composed of about 65% of white grapes and 35% of red grapes. We aim, however, to reach gradually a production of the same amount of white and red grapes.
Training system: Guyot and spurred cordon.
Planting system: 2.5 m between each row; 80 cm between plants.
Harvest by hand.
These choices limit the amount of grapes produced per plant in favor of a more high concentration of quality, in this way raising the sugar level, creating a more intense color and enhancing the aroma and flavor typical of each variety.
Our current production of about 50,000 liters.
Paolino chased a dream. He did it for seventy–seven years. Danilo and Gabriele fulfilled it in 1991: because also dreams are handed down from father to son. In this way, today in "Colli di Poianis" every blade of grass has again the name of a time. From these 11 hectares of vineyards, wonderfully exposed in the south–east and cultivated with great passion and awareness, in 1981 we won the prestigious "Risit d’Aur" for creating one of the first new vineyards of Schioppettino, aiming to the enhancement of native grape varieties rewarding in this way also the wisdom and foresight of Paolino.
Located in one of the most suited areas of Friuli Venezia Giulia, and precisely in Faedis (Udine) in the Eastern Hills of Friuli, the Colle Villano is a family–run farm.
The company was founded from the attachment to the territory. The DOC wines that arise from these vineyards became ambassadors of Friuli in the world: they represent quality, ability, care.
Each year more than 100,000 bottles spread throughout Italy and around the world.
Particular attention is given to the care of the vineyards, where the entire production is followed, respecting the surrounding environment and always trying to obtain perfectly healthy and mature grapes.
In the winery, the work is done with the aid of modern technologies while respecting and continuing the tradition of Friuli.
There is a tasting room where we will be happy to let you taste our products, trying to make you fall in love with this beautiful land. At the eastern borders of Italy. In the center of the popular D.O.C. C.O.F. production area.
The noble origins of the House of Porca and Brugnera date back to the Middle Ages, which is represented today by Prince Gherardo with his son Guecello, his brother Paolo with his children Manfredo and Giulia and their respective families: a document of 1181, in effect, witnesses the comital investiture and the possession of those estates of western Friuli who had their center in the imposing Castle of Porca, protagonist, over the centuries, of many of the great political and cultural events.
For more than eight centuries, the family of the Princes of Porca and Brugnera have been dwelling in these lands, and generation after generation have been able to keep up its prestige and to preserve historical memory and traditions of the place, creating in distant times and increasing more and more over time a large farm, the pride not only of the family but also of the entire community, and an integral part of the history of Friuli. Acting as a regional leader in the agricultural landscape, with the estates of Azzano Decimo, Porca and Pramaggiore, it covers 840 hectares, of which 143 are cultivated with vines. Ahead in the equipment and farming techniques, it has always aimed at a targeted diversification of products, so as to reduce the risks deriving from weather adversity and achieve a sustainable eco–friendly territory.
On the label of my bottles you can see, new, in the complex and important Friulian winemaking reality, the figure of the Canus: the senex with gray hair and deep wisdom. He inspired me, placing myself under the wing of a regional tradition that identifies my family with the nickname of Grisn (white haired). This feeling of belonging to the land where the vineyard is located, has pushed my entrepreneurial spirit to confront with a past that is famous for the quality of the product. Thus, among the sweet thinning out of the eastern hills of Friuli, wetted by the waters of the river Judrio, which marks the border with the equally generous lands of Collio, my grapes produce wines of the most genuine tradition. From the vineyards that in the late summer of 2004 celebrated our first vintage, aware of the safety of the steps taken, I look, like the Canus, away; with the right pride of the founder.
Six hectares among vineyards and orchards, out of which two are destined to the cultivation of apples and small fruits according to the organic agriculture method.
It is the perfect place for a relaxing holiday surrounded by nature, but also for the discovery of the historic and wine and food traditions of our territory.
Aquila del Torre is located in Savorgnano del Torre, in the production area of the Eastern Hills of Friuli, an area of rare beauty that has always been suited to the cultivation of the vine. Aquila del Torre is currently merged into a single fund consisting of 18 hectares of vineyards, the remaining 66 are woods: most of the upstream of the vineyards areas are occupied by several forest species, including oaks, hornbeam and holly.
The territories of Aquila del Torre are characterized by an altitude that ranges from 175 to 350 meters above sea level, a height from which you can enjoy the rural landscape of the plains, to the castle of Udine. The arrangement of the hillside vineyards is characterized by the single–row terraces to catch the rays of the sun and uniform the ripening of the grapes: winegrowing in the hills is synonymous with quality wines.
The winery of vinification is located in the foothills in the proximity of Cividale del Friuli, the ancient Forum Julii of the Romans. The vineyards extend over a complex geometry of land, partly flat and partly hilly. In the production white wines predominate (70%) compared to red wines (30%): this proportion reflects the history and viticulture of Friuli, a land of great white wines.
Our company covers an area of 50 hectares, of which 11 are specialized vineyards.
The vineyards are located on the hills of Campeglio and Prepotto, in the heart of the Colli Orientali del Friuli Doc, at an average altitude of 150/200 meters above sea level, facing south and south–east.
The land of Eocene origin consist of stratified marl and sandstone (on site called "ponche") and therefore strongly suited to viticulture for their position and composition.
The farming systems are "Short Cappuccina" and "Guyot", that give low yields and high quality.
All wines come exclusively from grapes from the vineyards of our property. The harvest is done manually after a careful assessment of the state of maturation.
In winemaking we use new technologies in respect of tradition, as we have always been committed to the pursuit of quality combined with the preservation of the typicality of wines.
The Karst is not only known for its wines and flavors, but also for the historical events that shook Europe and changed the fate of Italy at the beginning of the twentieth century.
The portion of the Karst, where the Castelvecchio Farm arises, in effect, was the scene of World War I in which these lands were snatched to the Emperor of Austria and the villa itself was for a time the seat of the Italian military command. The territory that surrounds it still retains traces of those bitter battles.
There, Giuseppe Ungaretti wrote "The Buried Harbour", a collection of poems written during a year spent at the front. Today, after hundreds of years, Castelvecchio preserves unchanged the testimonies of these events: the graffiti left by soldiers in the living room of the villa, the foxholes and paths in the forest that offer the visitor a chance to retrace firsthand some of the milestones for the history and culture of the latest century, among glories and tragedies.
To discover the history of Castelnuovo, the locality where the Castelvecchio farm is situated, you should visit the website of the "Amici di Castelnuovo" Association, founded with the aim to preserve and enhance the artistic, historical and cultural heritage of these areas.
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Via Cormons, 169 33043
Cividale del Friuli (Udine)
More than forty years ago, Guido Cozzarolo, the founder, planted the first vine cuttings (now model vineyards) in the land adjacent to the company’s seat in the eighteenth–century villa in...
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V.le Kennedy, 39/a 33040
Torreano (Udine)
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Via Solzaredo, 9 33040
Premariacco (Udine)
A family business with a rich heritage of culture and traditions, in respect of the land and of its pace. By the Ermacora family, wine is made in the most natural way, harvesting still by hand and...
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Via Castelmonte, 1 - Fornalis 33043
Cividale del Friuli (Udine)
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Via Sottomonte, 21 33042
Buttrio (Udine)
The Sottomonte Estate is located in Buttrio, 12 km south of Udine, in the district of the Colli Orientali del Friuli DOC, a hilly environment with a strong winemaking vocation. The estate covers...
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Case Colloredo, 8 33040
Faedis (Udine)
Our company is located in the Colli Orientali del Friuli DOC. It has 14 hectares of vineyards. It covers more or less 14 hectares of vineyards in the hills, protected to the north by the Preapls...
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Via Poianis, 34/a 33040
Prepotto (Udine)
Paolino chased a dream. He did it for seventy–seven years. Danilo and Gabriele fulfilled it in 1991: because also dreams are handed down from father to son. In this way, today in "Colli di...
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Via Antonutti, 38 33040
Faedis (Udine)
Located in one of the most suited areas of Friuli Venezia Giulia, and precisely in Faedis (Udine) in the Eastern Hills of Friuli, the Colle Villano is a family–run farm. The company was founded...
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Via Zuiano, 29 33082
Azzano Decimo (Pordenone)
The noble origins of the House of Porca and Brugnera date back to the Middle Ages, which is represented today by Prince Gherardo with his son Guecello, his brother Paolo with his children Manfredo...
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Via Gramogliano, 21 33040
Corno di Rosazzo (Udine)
On the label of my bottles you can see, new, in the complex and important Friulian winemaking reality, the figure of the Canus: the senex with gray hair and deep wisdom. He inspired me, placing...
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Strada di Planez, 60 33043
Cividale del Friuli (Udine)
Six hectares among vineyards and orchards, out of which two are destined to the cultivation of apples and small fruits according to the organic agriculture method.It is the perfect place for a...
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Via Attimis, 25 — Fraz. Savorgnano del Torre 33040
Povoletto (Udine)
Aquila del Torre is located in Savorgnano del Torre, in the production area of the Eastern Hills of Friuli, an area of rare beauty that has always been suited to the cultivation of the vine....
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Via Strada Braide, 21 33043
Cividale del Friuli (Udine)
The winery of vinification is located in the foothills in the proximity of Cividale del Friuli, the ancient Forum Julii of the Romans. The vineyards extend over a complex geometry of land, partly...
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Via Paolo Diacono 12 33040
Faedis (Udine)
Our company covers an area of 50 hectares, of which 11 are specialized vineyards. The vineyards are located on the hills of Campeglio and Prepotto, in the heart of the Colli Orientali del Friuli...
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Via Castelnuovo, 2 34078
Sagrado (Gorizia)
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