Winery Fortnum and Mason - Picolit

Winery Fortnum and MasonPicolit

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Picolit of Winery Fortnum and Mason is a sweet wine from the region of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
This wine generally goes well with lean fish, shellfish or mature and hard cheese.

Details and technical informations about Winery Fortnum and Mason's Picolit.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Volos

An interspecific cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Bianca obtained in Italy in 2002 by the University of Udine and the Institute of Applied Genetics. It can be found in Germany, Slovakia, ... in France it is almost unknown.

Informations about the Winery Fortnum and Mason

The winery offers 152 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 55 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

The Winery Fortnum and Mason is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 118 wines for sale in the of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Friuli-Venezia Giulia
In the top 10000 of sweet wines
In the top 400000 wines of the world

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.


The wine region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Friuli-Venezia Giulia is an autonomous region in Italy, located in the extreme Northeast of the country, bordered by Austria and Slovenia to the north and east respectively. The eponymous wine region has four DOCGs, twelve DOCs and three PGIs and is best known for its white wine production. 77% of the region's wines are white, one of the highest proportions of any Italian region. The region's wines are distinctly different from other Italian wines in that they are made from non-traditional Grape varieties such as Sauvignon blanc, Riesling and Pinot blanc, as well as typically Italian varieties such as pinot gris and picolit.

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The word of the wine: Chai

Place where the wine-making process takes place.

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