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
Collio Friulano
Pinot Nero Lonsblau 2015, Jermann

The history of the Jermann winery began in 1881 when the founder Anton arrived in Villanova, near Farra d’Isonzo, 10 kilometers from the border between Italy and Slovenia, after leaving the Slovenian Bilijana. The bond between the Jermann family and the wine remained unchanged over time, while the family business passed from father to son until Angelo, who expanded the brand by extending the activities to livestock, and to his son Silvio, the true Deus ex machina of the winery international success. [Read more…] about Pinot Nero Lonsblau 2015, Jermann
Merlot Etichetta Rossa 2015, Azienda Agricola Franco Toros

Toros winery has a history of over a century: its foundation dates back to the beginning of 1900, and is the result of several migrations of Toros family, and its final settlement in Novali, nearby the iconic Cormòns, the Collio Friulano beating heart. [Read more…] about Merlot Etichetta Rossa 2015, Azienda Agricola Franco Toros
Sauvignon Ronco delle Mele 2016, Venica & Venica

According to the family archives it was the 1930 when Daniele Venica buyed a Farmhouse in Cero, a Dolegna sub-area in Friuli Venezia Giulia, and its surrounding vineyards in order to produce wine, sold to the taverns and trattorias nearby. [Read more…] about Sauvignon Ronco delle Mele 2016, Venica & Venica
Malvasia Blu 2017, Doro Princic

Isidoro Princic (also named “Doro”) established his farm in Pradis, a village close to Cormòns, the iconic nerve centre of current Collio Friulano DOC wine production. In 1965 he was almost a pioneer bottling with his own private labels the wine coming from his vineyards [Read more…] about Malvasia Blu 2017, Doro Princic