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Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Friuli-Venezia Giulia wine guide: the wine region in Italy, its Friulano, the dry white wine and red wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Italy
Climate
Mediterranean
Signature grape
Friulano
Styles
dry white · red · sparkling
5
Signature grapes
3
Sub-regions
8
Bottles to find

Wine from Friuli-Venezia Giulia comes out of Italy, where it sits as a wine region.

Friulano leads the plantings, with Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Ribolla Gialla and Merlot alongside it.

Vines root into alluvial and marl.

The climate is mediterranean, running alpine and continental.

The vineyards themselves read as coastal.

The region is known for dry white wine, red wine and sparkling wine.

The named areas within are Collio, Carso and Colli Orientali del Friuli.

Soil
AlluvialMarl
Climate
MediterraneanAlpineContinental
Terrain
Coastal
Styles
dry whiteredsparkling

Grapes planted here.

01 FriulanoDominant Read → 02 Pinot GrigioTwo-Thirds of Plantings Read → 03 Sauvignon BlancBlending Read → 04 Ribolla GiallaLocal Specialty Read → 05 MerlotInternational Variety Read → 06 Verduzzo Read → 07 Picolit Read → 08 Riesling Read → 09 Pinot Bianco Read → 10 Pinot Noir, Read → 11 Cabernet Sauvignon Read → 12 Cabernet Franc Read →
13 Prosecco.
14 Chardonnay Read → 15 Schioppettino Read → 16 Refosco Read → 17 Malvasia Read →

Bottles to look for.

  • Gravner Breg Venezia Giulia IGT, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
  • Gravner Ribolla Venezia Giulia IGT, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
  • Gravner Rujno Venezia Giulia IGT, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
  • Jermann 'Vinnae' Servus Cella Ribolla Gialla Venezia Giulia IGT, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
  • Jermann 'Vintage Tunina' Venezia Giulia IGT, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
  • Jermann 'Where Dreams Have No End' Venezia Giulia IGT, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
  • Jermann Capo Martino Venezia Giulia IGT, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
  • Jermann Pinot Grigio Venezia Giulia IGT, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

Inside the region.

01 Collio
02 CarsoItaly Read → 03 Colli Orientali del FriuliItaly Read →

Nearby regions.

01 ProseccoItaly Read → 02 VenetoItaly Read → 03 delle VenezieItaly Read → 04 Colli Orientali del Friuli PicolitItaly Read → 05 Lison-PramaggioreItaly Read → 06 TokajiHungary Read → 07 ItalyItaly Read →

Friuli-Venezia Giulia: common questions

01.
What grapes is Friuli-Venezia Giulia known for?
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Friulano is the signature grape of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Ribolla Gialla and Merlot are also planted here.
02.
What kind of wine does Friuli-Venezia Giulia make?
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Friuli-Venezia Giulia produces dry white wine, red wine and sparkling wine.
03.
Where is Friuli-Venezia Giulia?
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Friuli-Venezia Giulia is a wine region in Italy.

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