Comments on: Wine Blogging Wednesday #41: Friuli Whites http://winepeeps.com/2008/01/16/wine-blogging-wednesday-41-friuli-whites/ Sharing our passion for and knowledge of wine with the world Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:20:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mike Veseth http://winepeeps.com/2008/01/16/wine-blogging-wednesday-41-friuli-whites/#comment-6 Mike Veseth Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:13:34 +0000 http://winepeeps.com/2008/01/16/wine-blogging-wednesday-41-friuli-whites/#comment-6 Please don't judge Friulian wines by the PGs that you tasted. PG is a money wine here in the U.S. and so Friulian PGs are imported here, but I don't think it represents the best work of the winemakers there. I am especially fond of the white blends (like that Terre Alte that Jack recommends above) and the Sauvignon Blancs, which can have real body and flavor. There isn't much market for a SB from Italy here in the U.S., and white blends are not in high demand here either, so they are hard to find despite their very high quality. Italian PGs are everywhere, however. There is a good website if you are interested in learning more. The Friulian winemakers are marketing their best white wines as The SuperWhites http://www.superwhites.it/ The Tre Biccherie wines (those that received 3 glasses in the Gambero Rosso ratings) wines and other wines by their makers are are reliably good. Mike Veseth Please don’t judge Friulian wines by the PGs that you tasted. PG is a money wine here in the U.S. and so Friulian PGs are imported here, but I don’t think it represents the best work of the winemakers there. I am especially fond of the white blends (like that Terre Alte that Jack recommends above) and the Sauvignon Blancs, which can have real body and flavor. There isn’t much market for a SB from Italy here in the U.S., and white blends are not in high demand here either, so they are hard to find despite their very high quality. Italian PGs are everywhere, however.

There is a good website if you are interested in learning more. The Friulian winemakers are marketing their best white wines as The SuperWhites
http://www.superwhites.it/

The Tre Biccherie wines (those that received 3 glasses in the Gambero Rosso ratings) wines and other wines by their makers are are reliably good.

Mike Veseth

]]> By: Jack at Fork & Bottle http://winepeeps.com/2008/01/16/wine-blogging-wednesday-41-friuli-whites/#comment-5 Jack at Fork & Bottle Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:17:50 +0000 http://winepeeps.com/2008/01/16/wine-blogging-wednesday-41-friuli-whites/#comment-5 Sorry this didn't work out for you. I don't buy the inexpensive Pinot Grigios - they are just wine. I've had the Livio Felluga Terre Alte (his top wine, about $40), in the past six months or so, and it was very good, but not quite worth the $, too. Sorry this didn’t work out for you. I don’t buy the inexpensive Pinot Grigios - they are just wine.

I’ve had the Livio Felluga Terre Alte (his top wine, about $40), in the past six months or so, and it was very good, but not quite worth the $, too.

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