The best wines of Collio

Discover the best wines of Collio of Friuli-Venezia Giulia as well as the best winemakers of Collio and estates of Collio to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Collio and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Collio by region

Looking for a good wine of Collio of Friuli-Venezia Giulia among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Collio. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Collio with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Collio

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Collio

Red wines from the region of Collio go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef mironton, pasta with vongoles (flat clams) or lamb mice confit and melting carrots.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Collio

On the nose the red wine of the region of Collio. often reveals types of flavors of plum, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Collio. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in red wine of Collio

  • 1990With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.45/5
  • 1994With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.22/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Collio

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Rubin

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Collio

A wine route planned in the region of Collio? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Collio.

Discovering the wine region of Collio

Benchmark for Italy's great whites, the hills of Friuli on the Slovenian border. Precise, structured whites with signature notes of pear, apple, exotic fruit, white flowers, almond and marked saline minerality — the "ponca" (marl-limestone flysch) signs the wines. Serious Pinot Grigio, Friulano (formerly Tocai) with its characteristic almond taste, native saline Ribolla Gialla. Also Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Malvasia.

Skin-contact "orange wines" booming.

Great white wines of Collio

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Collio

White wines from the region of Collio go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of meat lasagna, tagliatelle with shrimps or savoyard fondue.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Collio

On the nose the white wine of the region of Collio. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, grapefruit or oaky and sometimes also flavors of citrus, smoke or apples. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Collio. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Collio

  • 1998With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1961With an average score of 4.20/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Collio

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Friulano
  • Malvasia
  • Ribolla Gialla
  • Pinot Grigio

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Collio

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Discover the grape variety: Friulano

Rich and structured whites with excellent ageing potential, a deep golden hue, an ample palate with fresh acidity and signature aromas of bitter almond, white flowers (acacia), ripe yellow fruits (peach, pear) and mineral notes. Star of the Collio DOC and Colli Orientali del Friuli DOC appellations, a typical expression of the marly soils of Friuli. Emblematic white variety of Friuli, Italy, formerly called Tocai Friulano.

Great sparkling wines of Collio

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Collio

Sparkling wines from the region of Collio go well with generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, pork or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of quick chocolate fudge cake, endives au gratin without béchamel sauce or skate wings with capers.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Collio

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Collio. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, non oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Collio

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 1985With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Collio

  • Ribolla Gialla
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Nero
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Pinot Meunier

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Collio

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The word of the wine: Dry extract

Non-liquid constituents of wine.

Great pink wines of Collio

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Collio

Pink wines from the region of Collio go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, shellfish or poultry such as recipes of sauté of doe stroganoff, cuttlefish a la plancha or peach and apricot chicken (about 270 calories).

The best vintages in pink wine of Collio

  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.40/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Collio

  • Pinot Grigio

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Collio

A wine route planned in the region of Collio? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Collio.

  • Winery Attems Collio with Marchesi d&egrave Frescobaldi as winemaker

    Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

    Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.

    Great sweet wines of Collio

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    Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Collio

    Sweet wines from the region of Collio go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of spaghetti with summer vegetables, stuffed squid or mushroom and bacon cake.

    Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Collio

    On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Collio. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Collio. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

    The best vintages in sweet wine of Collio

    • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
    • 0With an average score of 4.21/5
    • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
    • 2006With an average score of 4.20/5
    • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
    • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5

    The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Collio

    • Picolit

    The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Collio

    A wine route planned in the region of Collio? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Collio.

    The word of the wine: Turbidity

    The state of a cloudy wine, due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.

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