Top 100 sparkling wines of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit

Discover the top 100 best sparkling wines of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit of Colli Orientali del Friuli as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the sparkling wines that are popular of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit

The wine region of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit is located in the region of Colli Orientali del Friuli of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine La Roncaia or the Domaine Marco Sara produce mainly wines sweet, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit are Ribolla gialla et Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit often reveals types of flavors of apricot, raisin or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, dried fruit or earth.

In the mouth of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 37 estates and châteaux in the of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit, producing 43 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or mature and hard cheese.

News from the vineyard of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit

How the fine wine market looks heading into autumn 2022

The fine wine market goes into autumn 2022 after a particularly strong period of gains, although there has been greater uncertainty about momentum in recent weeks. At Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade, the Liv-ex 100 index dipped 0.3% in July 2022 but had risen every month for two years prior to that. UK-based merchant Bordeaux Index recently reported prices on the market up by 10% in the first half of 2022, with Burgundy up 26% on average. Strong activity on the LiveTrade online tradin ...

Angélus withdraws from the next St-Emilion classification

Bordeaux’s Château Angélus has withdrawn its candidacy from the next St-Emilion classification, the producer announced today via a press release sent to Decanter. The withdrawal follows that of Château Cheval Blanc and Château Ausone who announced the news in July 2021.  Currently only Château Pavie remains a Premier Grand Cru Classé ‘A’ estate out of the original four having been promoted, alongside Château Angélus, in the 2012 ranking. Angélus said that, while the classification had long been ...

Pomerol granted permission for ‘exceptional’ irrigation

‘Climatic conditions’ and the requests of a ‘certain number of winegrowers’ were cited as the reasons for Jean-Marie Garde, president of the Pomerol appellation, to ask regulatory body Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité (INAO) to temporarily reverse the long-standing ban on irrigation. The favourable news was shared via emails seen by Decanter, with an accompanying letter from the INAO dated July 20, 2022. The letter, translated from French, states that after ...