Friuli Venezia Giulia wine:
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Cabernet franc It is no doubt the best wine in Friuli for long ageing.

Cabernet sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon makes an excellent table wine of a deep ruby color.

Chardonnay Chardonnay is a still or sparkling wine.

Chardonnay Musquè White wine with delicately muscat, elegant and rightly intense aroma.

Franconia It acquires an interesting aroma and flavour of woodland after some years of ageing.

Gamay It is difficult to judge the characteristics of this wine, because of the variety of Gamay grapes.

Incrocio Manzoni It is the cross resulting from two wines such as Riesling and Pinot Bianco.

Malbech Slightly herbaceous flavour and raspberry scented when young.

Malvasia Istriana It is yellow with a touch of young green.

Marzemino Delicate, intense, notably fruity aroma, clearly redolent of violet and raspberries.

Merlot Its bouquet is full and fragrant with a delicate aroma of raspberries, blackberries and blueberries

Mèller Thurgau Fragrant and delicate in its fruity aroma redolent of a blend of apple, pear, peach and apricot.

Picolit Extraordinarily fine, this wine is deep-straw-yellow coloured, delicately perfumed.

Pignolo Contained and mysterious in its flavour, shy as if unwilling to show itself.

Pinella Acceptable aroma but with no particular personality, pleasant, suitable for everyday meals.

Pinot auxerrois Pinot Auxerrois, both still and sparkling, is the best a connoisseur could desire.

Pinot bianco It has medium alcohol content, balanced body, straw-yellow colour with young green tints.

Pinot grigio However strong its personality, this wine cannot beat the delicacy of Pinot Bianco

Pinot nero It is a shining star in the enological constellation of Friuli.

Prosecco It can be considered an ace among wines par excellence.

Ramandolo Ramandolo is the name by which Friuli sweet Verduzzo is known.

Refosco dal peduncolo rosso Wine with intense and pleasant aroma, with scents of wild blackberries and woodlands.

Refosco nostrano It is only slightly superior to normal table wine.

Ribolla gialla A wine of a light straw-yellow colour, characterised by a dry, fresh, winey, light, bodied flavour.

Rieslig italico Scented, fresh, dry, easily digestible, quite simple.

Riesling renano Very fine fruity bouquet redolent of peach, apricot and blackberries

Rosato A cuvee made up of 70 to 80% Merlot grapes and of 20-30% other grapes.

Sauvignon Both its bouquet and taste are redolent of exotic fruit, yellow peppers and melon.

Schioppettino Red wine of good body, good fixed acidity, low on alcohol, fresh and citrine.

Sylvaner It is clearly redolent of ripe peach, green apple and apricot.

Tazzelenghe Strong and robust wine from birth which gets softer after two-three years of ageing.

Terrano Low on alcohol content, full bodied and almost dense, it is fragrant, very winey and exuberant.

Tocai friulano It is a great wine: fine, delicate, intensely aromatic and redolent of wild flowers.

Traminer aromatico It has a fragrant aroma reminiscent of vanilla and lime flowers.

Verduzzo friulano Standard Verduzzo is pale yellow, has an average alcohol content, is robust and slightly acidic.