Friuli, perhaps more than any other region of Italy, offers plenty of what we mean by “extremes” in wine. At the one end, you have amphoras, orange wines, and other experiments. On the other, you... Read More

Friuli, perhaps more than any other region of Italy, offers plenty of what we mean by “extremes” in wine. At the one end, you have amphoras, orange wines, and other experiments. On the other, you have hyper-modern expressions of international grapes. 

Well, you might like something in between. Something classic, that expresses the unique terroirs of Friuli, where mountains meet the Adriatic, and the unique crossroads culture, where Latin meets Slavic and Germanic. 

Like something produced by the classic and historic producers Venica & Venica. They work specifically in Collio, a tract of land at the heart of these crossroads – so much so that the very vineyards have served as battlefields in the fight for territorial control among Austro-Hungarians, Yugoslavians, and Italian partisans. The soils of Collio are incredibly rich in minerals, and when you combine this with the Adriatic breeze and mountain freshness, you get some seriously delicious white wines.