Collio and Brda were one wine region before a postwar border divided them. Ribolla Gialla now appears here in fresh, skin-contact and sparkling styles, while Collio Friulano can show differences between growing locations. The listed appellations are Collio Goriziano, Rosazzo and Friuli Isonzo.
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- Adriatic Lagoon & Lowland DOCs1 producerThis lowland group includes Friuli Annia, Friuli Aquileia and Friuli Latisana. Aquileia's coastal conditions produce fresh, saline whites and deep, full reds.
- Carso / Karst Plateau (Trieste)1 producerOn the Karst Plateau, limestone, shallow red earth and bora exposure give Carso wines a mineral, intense and savory character. Vitovska, Malvasia Istriana and Terrano are its signature grapes.
- Colli Orientali del Friuli (Udine hills)2 producersThe Udine hills run from Tarcento and Nimis through Cividale, Prepotto, Manzano and Corno di Rosazzo. Manual harvesting and technically advanced winemaking are part of local wine production.
- Friuli Grave (Central Gravelly Plain)5 producersFriuli Grave is a broad gravelly plain on both sides of the Tagliamento River. Its stony Magredi, or Grave, soils favor fresh white wines including Ribolla Gialla and Pinot Grigio.
- Prosecco (cross-regional, FVG portion)No producers listed yetThe Prosecco DOC is shared between Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Veneto. Its fresh, light sparkling wines are made primarily from Glera, and the name comes from a village on the Trieste coast.
Producer profiles
Producers in Collio & Brda Hills (Gorizia)
- Azienda Agricola Isola AugustaAzienda Agricola Isola Augusta comes from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
- Azienda Agricola Visintini Andrea di Visintini Oliviero, Cinzia e Palmira s.sBiodynamic estate in Corno di Rosazzo making skin-contact Pinot Grigio Ramato and aromatic whites across three Friulian DOC zones.
- Azienda LivonCollio estate founded in 1964, producing aromatic white wines from Friuli's hilly Slovenian border zone and a Montefalco Rosso from a separate Umbrian property.
- Le Vigne di ZamoLe Vigne di Zamò farms three terroir clusters, Rosazzo, Buttrio, and Rocca Bernarda, in the Colli Orientali hills of Friuli Venezia Giulia.
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- RadikonOslavia estate making amber-hued, skin-macerated whites from Eocene marl in Friuli's Collio borderland.
- SturmFamily estate in Collio, Friuli Venezia Giulia, making organically farmed, skin-macerated Pinot Grigio with pale copper-pink colour.
- Torre RosazzaAromatic, oak-free whites from a large hillside estate in Colli Orientali del Friuli, anchored by Friulano and a rare commitment to indigenous Friuli varieties.