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Friulano
Also called Sauvignonasse, Tai, Tocai Friulano, Trebbianello, Tuchì.
The white of Friuli and the Collio, grown on the marl and sandstone the locals call ponca. It gives pear, hay and a distinct bitter almond finish, with a waxy texture that separates it from every other white in the region. It is the wine poured in the osterie of Udine and Gorizia by the glass, and the serious versions age for a decade.
Worth knowing
It used to be called Tocai Friulano until the European Court ruled in Hungary's favour over the name Tokaj, and from 2007 the region had to drop it. Friuli lost a name it had used for centuries to a place five hundred miles away that makes a completely different wine.
Where it is allowed21 appellations
Veneto9
- Bagnoli di Sopra (Bagnoli)DOCStill hunting
- BreganzeDOCStill hunting
- Colli BericiDOCStill hunting
- Colli EuganeiDOCStill hunting
- Corti Benedettine del PadovanoDOCStill hunting
- Custoza (Bianco di Custoza)DOCStill hunting
- MerlaraDOClead grapeStill hunting
- PiaveDOCStill hunting
- Riviera del BrentaDOCStill hunting
Friuli-Venezia Giulia9
- Collio (Collio Goriziano)DOClead grapeStill hunting
- Friuli (Friuli Venezia Giulia)DOCStill hunting
- Friuli AnniaDOClead grapeStill hunting
- Friuli AquileiaDOCStill hunting
- Friuli Colli OrientaliDOClead grapeStill hunting
- Friuli GraveDOCStill hunting
- Friuli IsonzoDOClead grapeStill hunting
- Friuli LatisanaDOCStill hunting
- RosazzoDOCGlead grapemin 50 percentStill hunting