Discover our list with photos and descriptions of the best quality-price ratio wines from Friuli Venezia Giulia.
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- Best Value Friuli Venezia Giulia Wines
- Skin Contact White Wines from Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Grape Varieties of Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Terroir of Friuli Venezia Giulia
Best Value Wines of Friuli Venezia Giuli Recommended by Jean Marco Palmieri
What are the best value wines from Friuli Venezia Giulia ?
Discover the wines recommended by Italy’s Finest Wines through our tastings, so that everyone can find the ideal wine for their tastes and needs.
Viarsa – Murva
Grape Variety: Friulano and Malvasia
Price: €12 – €14
Region: Friuli Isonzo
Winery Information:
Founded in 2009 by Alberto Pelos and Renata Pizzulin, Murva is an artisanal winery located in Moraro, in the heart of the DOC Friuli Isonzo. Spanning 4 hectares across unique microzones, the winery produces wines of enological precision that reflect the identity of the terroirs and native grape varieties.
With a low-intervention approach, Murva promotes biodiversity and vegetative balance, expressing the purity of the grapes through micro-vinifications. From the Sauvignon Blanc of Teolis and Corvatis to the Refosco of Murellis, each label tells the story of a land rich in tradition and sustainable innovation.
Friulano – Ascevi Luwa
Grape Variety: Friulano
Price: €12 – €14
Region: Collio
Winery Information:
Founded in the 1970s in San Floriano del Collio, Ascevi Luwa is a family-run winery that blends tradition and modernity. Established by Mariano Pintar and his wife Loredana, the winery is now led by their children Luana and Walter and their grandson Denis.
The 30 hectares of vineyards, located between the Collio hills and the Friuli Isonzo plain, benefit from unique soils such as ponca and mineral-rich clay. With an enological approach that favors stainless steel for whites and oak aging for reds, Ascevi Luwa produces quality wines such as Chardonnay Rupis, Sauvignon Ronco dei Sassi, and Ribolla Gialla, authentic expressions of the territory.
Friulano – Livon
Grape Variety: Friulano
Price: €13 – €15
Region: Collio
Winery Information:
The Livon winery, one of the oldest in Friuli, stands out for its excellent production, including the renowned Braide Alte cru. Founded by the Livon family, it is now led by the third generation, represented by Matteo and Francesca, with a dynamic and innovative approach.
With 180 hectares of vineyards and an annual production of 800,000 bottles, Livon offers a range of wines, from native varieties like Friulano, Ribolla Gialla, and Schioppettino, to international varieties like Sauvignon and Chardonnay. Their wines are available in three lines: Collio, Cru, and Grand Cru.
Friulano – Monviert
Grape Variety: Friulano
Price: €13 – €15
Region: Colli Orientali del Friuli
Winery Information:
The Monviert winery, located in Spessa di Cividale del Friuli, cultivates 18 hectares of vineyards on the Colli Orientali, an area characterized by a unique microclimate due to the protection of the Julian Alps and breezes from the Adriatic Sea. The soils, rich in marl, ponca, gravel, and clay, impart extraordinary minerality and complexity to the wines.
Managed by the Zorzettig family for three generations, the winery adopted the name Monviert in 2019, marking a new chapter under the leadership of Fulvio Zorzettig. The company combines respect for nature, tradition, and innovation, as demonstrated by their biomass plant that fully covers the winery’s energy needs.
Friulano – Castello di Spessa
Grape Variety: Friulano
Price: €13 – €15
Region: Collio
Winery Information:
Castello di Spessa, located in Capriva del Friuli in the heart of the Collio, is one of the most significant wineries in the renowned Friulian wine region. With 70 hectares in the DOC Isonzo and 28 in the DOC Collio, the vineyards benefit from an ideal microclimate due to the protection of the Prealps and the breezes from the Adriatic Sea, which moderate thermal fluctuations.
The soils, made up of characteristic ponca (layered marls and sandstones), enrich the wines with minerality, structure, and longevity. Notable labels include Pinot Grigio Ramato Joy, Sauvignon Segrè, Ribolla Gialla Yellow Hills, Friulano Rassauer, and Collio Bianco Riserva San Serff. These wines express the deep bond between the land and tradition, embodying the identity and quality of the Collio.
Friulano ‘Toc Bas’ – Ronco del Gelso
Grape Variety: Friulano
Price: €14 – €16
Region: Friuli Isonzo
Winery Information:
Founded in 1987 by Giorgio Badin, Ronco del Gelso has become one of the most prestigious wineries in Friuli, known for its long-aging, structured white wines. Located in the Isonzo DOC, the winery combines freshness and varietal character with increased depth and length, qualities that have earned acclaim from critics and consumers alike.
With 26 hectares of vineyards and an annual production of approximately 150,000 bottles, Ronco del Gelso has proven that Isonzo, once overlooked, can produce wines of the highest quality. The sandy and gravelly soils require careful irrigation management, but the results are exceptional, solidifying the winery’s reputation as a Friulian wine excellence.
Friulano – Tenuta Luisa
Grape Variety: Friulano
Price: €14 – €16
Region: Friuli Isonzo
Winery Information:
Since 1927, the Luisa family has been carrying on a legacy of enological excellence in the heart of Friuli Isonzo. Founded by great-grandfather Francesco with only 5 hectares, the estate has grown under the guidance of generations of passionate viticulturists, now led by Michele and Davide, who combine tradition and innovation to produce intense and elegant wines.
With 110 hectares of vineyards on clay and limestone soils, and sustainable practices like drip irrigation and cover cropping, the estate values the natural balance of the terroir. Attention to detail, from low yields to careful maturation, results in long-lived wines with a strong territorial identity, celebrating the unique minerality of the Friuli Isonzo DOC area.
Friulano – Sturm
Grape Variety: Friulano
Price: €17 – €19
Region: Collio
Winery Information:
The Sturm winery, located in Zegla in the Collio, has been run by the Sturm family for three generations, since the founders arrived from Austria in the 1800s. The vineyards are cultivated following the principles of organic farming, with the aim of producing elegant, fresh wines with great personality.
The production is divided into two lines: the black label, representing wines aged in steel, technical, vertical, and floral, and the white label, which includes organic wines with spontaneous fermentation and aging in wood, sourced from the best vineyards. The company’s philosophy aims to express the terroir through wines that evoke emotion over time, balancing tradition and innovation.
Vitovska – Castelvecchio
Grape Variety: Vitovska
Price: €15 – €17
Region: Carso
Winery Information:
Located in Sagrado, in the heart of the Carso Goriziano, Castelvecchio stands out for its organic production and its commitment to the territory. Founded in 1980 by Leopoldo Terraneo, the estate spans 120 hectares within a Nature Park, with 35 hectares planted to vines, many of which are over 35 years old.
The calcareous rock and red earth soils, influenced by the Bora wind, enhance the wines’ minerality. The production, which totals about 160,000 bottles annually, includes native varieties such as Vitovska, Malvasia Istriana, and Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, as well as international varieties.
Malvasia – Ronco dei Tassi
Grape Variety: Malvasia Istriana
Price: €15 – €17
Region: Collio
Winery Information:
Founded in 1989 by Fabio Coser and his wife Daniela, Ronco dei Tassi is located in the heart of the Collio Goriziano, in Cormons. Fabio, the son of a winemaker with years of experience in top Friulian wineries, realized his dream of creating a winery that expresses the land’s unique characteristics. With the help of his children Matteo and Enrico, the winery now manages 9 hectares, 4 of which are vineyards, located at varying altitudes and interspersed with forests inhabited by badgers, which gave the winery its name.
The wines of Ronco dei Tassi are known for their perfect balance between power and freshness, always maintaining the fruit and territorial typicity. The care taken in the vineyard and cellar ensures the production of elegant, taut wines with a distinctive character. The winery is gaining recognition for the quality of its wines.
What are the best value wines from Friuli Venezia Giulia?
What are the best wines from Friuli Venezia Giulia? Choosing is an arduous undertaking, which however is inevitably subject to the limits of a subjective opinion, which as such, by definition, is deficient and arbitrary.
We have simply drawn up a list of our favorite interpretations according to our evaluations. However, it remains essential to underline that wine was not born as a status symbol, to be exhibited or shown off coram populo.
But to get excited and be shared in a genuine way with the people we love, connecting to contingent situations and the unrepeatable and intimate moments of our lives.
Therefore, we invite you to visit wineries and get to know the producers who produce wines in their uniqueness, so that you can discover and independently choose the wine that can be counted among your personal favorite wines for you. If you have had the patience to read this far, I thank you for your attention, but now is the time to fill the glasses and cut off distant hopes, and therefore:
Cheers, Health, Santé
Jean Marco Palmieri
