Friuli DOC

The Friuli DOC is a controlled designation of origin created in 2016, which aims to to promote the region’s winemaking identity within a wider, more modern framework. It is a “Umbrella” DOC, that is, a supra-regional appellation covering the whole the area of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia, allowing producers to unify the territorial designations under a single label, while retaining local typicity.

This DOC includes a a great variety of grape varieties, both native that international varieties, and allows flexible production of white, red, rosé, sparkling and frizzante wines, often vinified as a single variety.

Production area

• Region: Friuli-Venezia Giulia

• Provinces: Gorizia, Udine, Pordenone, Trieste

• It includes areas already covered by more historic DOCs such as Grave, Colli Orientali, Isonzo, Carso (but it complements them, it does not replace them)

• Climate: continental with an Adriatic influence

• Soils: gravel (Grave), marl and sandstone (Colli), sandy and limestone

Permitted grape varieties

Types provided for

• Friuli Bianco / Rosso / Rosato DOC

• Varietal wines (e.g. Friuli Sauvignon DOC, Friuli Merlot DOC)

• Sparkling wines e Lightly sparkling wines (white and rosé)

• Grape variety mentions on the label: min. 85% of the variety

• The option of stating "Riserva" (minimum ageing of 2 years, of which 6 months in wood)

General characteristics of Friuli DOC wines

• Whites: fresh, floral, often with mineral and citrus notes

• Reds: fruity, spicy, with medium structure or good ageing capacity (above all the indigenous reds)

• Sparkling wines: Charmat method and traditional method, often elegant and vertical

Food pairings

• Fish and seafood, soups, mixed starters

• Friulian cured meats, frico, white meat

• Local cheeses such as Montasio and Friulian latteria

• Central European and alpine dishes (gnocchi, canederli, goulash)

Why choose a Friuli DOC wine?

It allows you to explore the regional identity of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
It offers flexibility to the growers while keeping traceability and quality
It offers unique indigenous grape varieties e great interpretations of international varieties
It has a excellent value for money, including in the Riserva versions