A bijou region packed with distinctive wines...
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The windswept limestone plateau of Carso, overlooking the Bay of Trieste, is home to Friuli-Venezia Giulia’s smallest functioning DOC.
Carso-Kras, or simply Carso, has a mere 57 hectares of vines officially registered to the denomination, with production in 2025 of 199,000 bottles.
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Freshness and great definition on the fruity and floral nose, which displays ripe peach, tropical notes of mandarin and pineapple, sweet spice and a touch...
2023
Friuli-Venezia GiuliaItaly
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Golden straw in shade, with a complex nose that shows the aromatic side of the variety in its ripe fruit and spice aromas, alongside a...
2023
Friuli-Venezia GiuliaItaly
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Bright, pale straw. On the nose, an intricate weave of rosehip, pressed flowers and mallow tea is followed by candied fruit, lime peel and a...
2023
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Bright, pale gold in colour. Great complexity on the nose, with ripe fruit, beeswax and notes of aromatic tea and camomile. Very decisive on the...
2023
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Deep straw in shade, with a big, expressive, faintly oxidative nose of lemon pith and savoury Mediterranean herbs. The palate is broad and substantial with...
2023
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SkerljVenezia Giulia
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Very fresh and immediate on the nose, with benchmark Vitovska aromas of white currant, peach and sweet spring blossom. The palate opens light, juicy and...
2023
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A mature wine with the layered complexity that comes from long ageing in traditional barrels, showing aromas of dried apricot, baked apple, medlar, savoury herbs,...
2019
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Bright, pale straw. The nose has the delicate floral notes and the pear and citrus peel of the variety framed by a touch of minty...
2023
Friuli-Venezia GiuliaItaly
KanteVenezia Giulia
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Youthful, bright violet shade with fresh and intense aromas of sour blackberry, violets, a touch of pepper, and a hint of saltiness. Big, tangy impact...
2023
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Bright, deep, uniform purple in shade. The exhilarating nose opens with sour wild berries, violets and iris, with a touch of green peppercorn in the...
2023
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Deep inky purple in shade. Intense, sweet bilberry on the nose, with a touch of moss around the edges. The profile on the palate is...
2023
Friuli-Venezia GiuliaItaly
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Deep ruby, with purple borders. On the nose, the fruit is ripe and plummy, with a touch of new oak adding a little sweet spice....
2023
Friuli-Venezia GiuliaItaly
LupincVenezia Giulia
Richard Baudains was born and bred in Jersey in the Channel Islands and trained to be a teacher of English as a foreign language. After several years in various foreign climes, Baudains settled down in beautiful Friuli-Venezia Giulia, having had the good fortune to reside previously in the winemaking regions of Piemonte, Tuscany, Liguria and Trentino-Alto Adige. Baudains wrote his first article for Decanter in 1989 and has been a regular contributor on Italian wines ever since. His day job as director of a language school conveniently leaves time for a range of wine-related activities including writing for the Slow wine guide, leading tastings and lecturing in wine journalism at L’Università degli Studi di Scienze Gastronomiche and for the web-based Wine Scholars’ Guild.
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