Friuli Venezia Giulia

Friuli Grave Area

The “Friuli Grave”, is a wide area of 7.500 hectares along the Tagliamento river characterized by springwater streams, and mainly cultivated with Pinot Grigio grapes, the most famous grapevine in Friuli Venezia Giulia region. This flat land is located between the Provinces of Pordenone and Udine and has been created in the past by river floods that has deposited debris from the Dolomites, creating a good combination of clay and stones. Furthermore the nearby sea gives this land a special saltiness and mineral character due to the rich shell soil.

Frattina and the Land of Arconi

The main part of our estate is located mainly in Pravisdomini, between the districts of Frattina and Chions. The properties of Frattina and Arconi are the most extended. Local vines of Cabernet Franc and Merlot can be found side to side with Pinot Grigio, Glera, Riesling, Muller Thurgau, and Verduzzo. The vineyards are trained according to the typical Friuli “cappuccina” system while harvesting is mainly mechanical with the exception of a few plots of land where grapes are harvested by hand.

Villaraccolta e Villacriccola

In Pasiano village, in the estate of Villaraccolta, there are vineyards included in Friuli DOC area: red grapes like Refosco, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and white grapes like Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Traminer. A clonal selection of Cabernet Eidos and Pinot Noir grapevines has been planted recently.

In Villacriccola, Agronomist Gabriele Gortana manages the vineyards where resistant grape varieties like Soreli, Sauvignon Kretos, and Merlot Khantus grow. Both estates’ vineyards are trained to the typical capuccina style, while other red varieties are trained to Sylvoz style.