Francesco Fabbretti

STORIE DI VINI E VITICOLTORI

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Dut’Un 2016, Vie di Romans

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Within the wine scene of every known enclaves there are those few producers who, after having had a deserved success in advance of the times, continue to express themselves on levels of excellence to the point of having become, rightly, flag bearer of the enclave itself. This is the case of the Vie di Romans winery, founded in the late 80s by the Gallo family in the homonymous locality Via di Romans, in the municipality of Mariano del Friuli (Gorizia), 20 kilometers from the Slovenian border and as many from the Adriatic Sea. [Read more…] about Dut’Un 2016, Vie di Romans

Clivi Galea 2018, I Clivi

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La storia della cantina I Clivi parte da molto lontano, più precisamente dall’Africa occidentale, l’ultima tappa dei viaggi di Ferdinando Zanusso che, a metà anni ’90, decide di andare in pensione e di acquistare una vecchio vigneto nella terra natia della moglie: Cormons, in pieno Collio Goriziano. Ferdinando has no wine training and, moreover, having travelled half the world for work, he does not even know how to speak the local language, but this does not prevent him from cultivating his wine dream with passion and determination.

It will be these two characteristics that will infect his son Mario, who abandons his studies in economics to enthusiastically support his father in the work of the vineyard and cellar. [Read more…] about Clivi Galea 2018, I Clivi

Braide Alte 2018, Livon

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Among the protagonists of the birth and development of modern enology in Friuli-Venezia Giulia is undoubtedly the figure of Dorino Livon, a true pioneer of both Collio and Colli Orientali del Friuli.

It dates back to 1964, in fact, the first plot of vineyards purchased by Dorino, expanded progressively, to cover the current 180 hectares. In the mid-80s, the company passed from its founder to his sons Valneo and Tonino, who, today, have given way to the third generation of the family, his nephews Matteo and Francesca. [Read more…] about Braide Alte 2018, Livon

Merlot 2016, Miani

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Although the name of Enzo Pontoni says relatively little to the vast majority of wine consumers, it is worth mentioning that it is the mind and arms behind Miani winery, producer, with incredible constancy, of rare and legendary wines. The story of Enzo begins around the early ’80s when he decided to leave the engineering sector, where he worked, to take care full-time of the Buttrio family winery (10 kilometers southeast of Udine), and the family vineyards, between Buttrio and Corno di Rosazzo, in the denomination Colli Orientali del Friuli. [Read more…] about Merlot 2016, Miani

Clivi Galea 2018, I Clivi

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The history of the winery I Clivi starts from far away, more precisely from West Africa, the last stage of the travels of Ferdinando Zanusso who, in the mid-90s decided to retire and buy an old vineyard in his wife’s native land: Cormons, in the heart of Collio Goriziano. Ferdinando has no wine training and, moreover, having travelled half the world for work, he does not even know how to speak the local language, but this does not prevent him from cultivating his wine dream with passion and determination. [Read more…] about Clivi Galea 2018, I Clivi

Lis Neris 2016, Lis Neris

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To establish a date of the connection between the Pecorari family and viticulture in the Isonzo valleys, near Gorizia, in Friuli Venezia Giulia, just 10 kilometers from the border with Slovenia, we have to go back to 1879. Since then this connection has never been broken, passing through five generations, and arriving at the current owner Alvaro Pecorari who, starting from the important development work done by his father, gave it a definitive organization through the creation of Lis Neris winery. [Read more…] about Lis Neris 2016, Lis Neris

Bianco della Castellada 2010, La Castellada

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On La Castellada hill, in Oslavia, in the province of Gorizia, less than five kilometers from the border with Slovenia, stands the homonymous winery La Castellada whose history has its roots at the end of the Second World War. It all began in the 50s when Giuseppe Bensa bought some vineyards and an adjoining building with the intention of transforming it into a rustic tavern in which to sell the bulk wines produced there. [Read more…] about Bianco della Castellada 2010, La Castellada

Vitovska Selezione 2006, Kante Azienda Agricola

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When we talk about Edi Kante we should always assume that he is one of the most influential winegrowers of the Karst, in the far central-eastern quadrant of Friuli Venezia Giulia. This land has a history bathed in the blood of over 1,500,000 soldiers, both Italian and Austro-Hungarian, who died during the First World War, and has experienced, as a logical consequence of such bloodbath, a period of terrible economic recession, which has been remedied only by the recovery plan launched in 1950. [Read more…] about Vitovska Selezione 2006, Kante Azienda Agricola

Lis 2016, Lis Neris

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To establish a date of the connection between the Pecorari family and viticulture in the Isonzo valleys, near Gorizia, in Friuli Venezia Giulia, just 10 kilometers from the border with Slovenia, we have to go back to 1879. Since then this connection has never been broken, passing through five generations, and arriving at the current owner Alvaro Pecorari who, starting from the important development work done by his father, gave it a definitive organization through the creation of Lis Neris winery. [Read more…] about Lis 2016, Lis Neris

Sacrisassi Bianco 2018, Le Due Terre

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In that strip of land enclosed by the DOC Colli Orientali del Friuli, just one kilometre south of Prepotto and five kilometers east of the border with Slovenia, stands the winery Le Due Terre. This is a reality born, in 1984, from the common vision of Flavio Basilicata and his wife Silvana Forte who, after years of work at other wineries in the area, decided to rent the first two hectares of land and devote themselves to the production of their wines. [Read more…] about Sacrisassi Bianco 2018, Le Due Terre

Malvasia 2020, Raccaro

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The great variety of soils, of microclimates and also of the human microcosms that characterize the viticultural world of Friuli-Venezia Giulia has such a heterogeneity to render impossible any form of comparison between them. If, however, it would be out of place to try to put on the same level, for example, Colli Orientali del Friuli, Collio Goriziano and Carso, this does not mean that, in each of these areas, there are real enclaves of excellence that a wine enthusiast has learned to love, bottle after bottle, over time. [Read more…] about Malvasia 2020, Raccaro

Rujno 2003, Gravner

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When we talk about Josko (Francesco) Gravner we tend to summarize the work of this man by associating him with the famous aging containers he has used for almost 20 years: the Georgian amphorae (the qvevri). To say the truth, his story is much more fascinating and also much longer since his winery was born long before him, in 1901, when his family bought a house and 2.5 hectares of vineyard in Oslavia, in the Collio Goriziano, on the border with Slovenia. [Read more…] about Rujno 2003, Gravner

Confini 2015, Lis Neris

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To establish a date of the connection between the Pecorari family and viticulture in the Isonzo valleys, near Gorizia, in Friuli Venezia Giulia, just 10 kilometers from the border with Slovenia, we have to go back to 1879. Since then this connection has never been broken, passing through five generations, and arriving at the current owner Alvaro Pecorari who, starting from the important development work done by his father, gave it a definitive organization through the creation of Lis Neris winery. [Read more…] about Confini 2015, Lis Neris

Pinot Nero Modri 2009, Radikon

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Of Radikon, in Oslavia, in the heart of Collio Goriziano, just 3 kilometers from the Italian-Slovenian border, are famous wine choices that over the years have led this winery to fire wines that, as they like to repeat, “not everyone likes”. In fact, what Stanko Radikon has tried to tell, throughout his life, through his wines, is nothing more than truth, sincerity and respect for his land, passing these values to his son Saša, current owner. [Read more…] about Pinot Nero Modri 2009, Radikon

Prelit 2016, Damijan Podversic

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Since 1988, in Collio Goriziano, land marked by a fratricidal war during the Second World War, there is the winery of Damijan Podversic, with its vineyards, located on the top of Monte Calvario, protected by a thick bush. Damijan’s vocation for viticulture was inherited by his grandfather, who cultivated lands not owned by selling wine for a handful of air, and by his father, from whom he inherited just half a hectare. [Read more…] about Prelit 2016, Damijan Podversic

Chardonnay 2018, Colle Duga

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Colle Duga, a winery located in Zegla, a small agglomeration six kilometers northeast of Cormons, one of the most important centers of the Gorizia Collio, owes its name to that of the hill on which it insists the headquarters, called Duga, from immemorial time, by the ancestors. We are a few kilometers from the border with Slovenia and here Damian Princic manages his 10 hectares of property since 1997, with vineyards in Zegla, Novali and Russiz, all within the municipality of Cormons. [Read more…] about Chardonnay 2018, Colle Duga

Merlot 2004, Radikon

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Of Radikon, in Oslavia, in the heart of Collio Goriziano, just 3 kilometers from the Italian-Slovenian border, are famous wine choices that over the years have led this winery to fire wines that, as they like to repeat, “not everyone likes”. In fact, what Stanko Radikon has tried to tell, throughout his life, through his wines, is nothing more than truth, sincerity and respect for his land, passing these values to his son Saša, current owner. [Read more…] about Merlot 2004, Radikon

Rosso 2016, Miani Vini

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Although the name of Enzo Pontoni says relatively little to the vast majority of wine consumers, it is worth remembering that he is the mind and arms that lie behind the Miani winery, wich produces with incredible constancy rare and legendary wines. The story of Enzo begins around the early ’80s when he decided to leave the engineering sector, where he worked, to take care full-time of the Buttrio family winery (10 kilometers southeast of Udine), and the family vineyards, between Buttrio and Corno di Rosazzo, in the denomination Colli Orientali del Friuli. [Read more…] about Rosso 2016, Miani Vini

San Serf Bianco 2012, Castello di Spessa

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If we wanted to reconstruct the history of the castle of Spessa, we can go back to the time of the first Roman settlements that, in fact in Spessa (20 kilometers southeast of Udine), had built a watch tower, to protect the military contingents housed, abd a furnace for their livelihood. To get to the construction of the castle itself, however, it is necessary to move to the thirteenth century (at the hands of the Ungrispach family), while the first documents that attest to the production of wine on site, a receipt of a consignment of Ribolla Gialla, are from 1559. [Read more…] about San Serf Bianco 2012, Castello di Spessa

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