FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA WINE REGION

The Wine region is made up of rolling fields full of vineyards, dotted with small villages and covers a total of 1,600 hectares. This hill country is superb terrain for relaxing country holidays, in part thanks to the excellent farm holiday facilities.

The DOC wine zone runs almost without a break from east to west, its gentle slopes presenting extensive south-facing areas that are ideal for premium-quality winemaking.

What really distinguishes the region of Friuli from the rest of Italy is its emphasis on quality and its interest in many quirky, indigenous grape varieties, virtually unheard of in other regions. Documentation shows that at the end of the 19th Century there were at least 150 grape varieties grown in Friuli.

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Visit the main cities that are very pretty and each have their own unique feel: Trieste and Udine but above all visit, the small village of Aquileia , UNESCO World Heritage listed for its Roman origins and the largest Paleo-Christian mosaic floor and Cividale with its small medieval centre and the picturesque 15th century Ponte del Diavolo (Devil’s bridge).

The region is a feast of culinary diversity. In the hospitable trattorie (local restaurant) where it is rare to find tourists, one can appreciate the genuine delicious food of different ethnic traditions.
Friuli-Venezia Giulia is home to the prized San Daniele prosciutto and the tasty frico, (fried cheese), as well as salami cooked in vinegar, brovada e muset (cotechino sausage with sliced pomace-steeped turnips), cjarsons (large pasta envelopes), game and trout-based dishes, zlicnjaki, small dumplings made of flour and acquabizna, a turnip and potato soup. Sweets include gubana and struki.

Read Soaking up the Wine, Cooking and Culture of the Fruili

WHAT TO DO - DAY TOURS

	Friuli’s Grand Tour – Friuli’s sightseeing and wine estate - genuine food and wine culture - expert chef and sommelier - cooking and wine testing lessons.		Vintage Tour: across the vineyards with a vintage car.
	Bike tour on the Friuli Hills.		Colli Orientali del Friuli - Cividale
	Il Collio - delightful hill country in the northern part of the province of Gorizia, on the border with Slovenia.		Isontino e Carso - two Friuli Venezia Giulia DOC zones: Isonzo river, in the province of Gorizia; and the Carso, the great Karst limestone plateau
	Il Grave - Udine - Colli Occidentali del Friuli and the Friuli-Grave, the largest DOC zone in the region.