Wine-Tasting in Italy's famed Collio Region

Wines from the Friuli area were famous already in the age of the Roman emperor Augustus and today it is considered one of the three premier wine regions of Italy and is widely regarded as the home of Italy's best white wines.

We will tour the famed hillside vineyards of the Collio and Colli Orientali (D.O.C.) wine producing areas of Friuli, visiting several well known estates. First we tour the celebrated cellars of the 16th century Castello di Spessa, prized for its award-winning barrel-aged white wines and grappa. After a guided tour of the cellars and wine-tasting, which takes place in the castle itself, and a walk around through the castle's gardens, we proceed to the 11th century Augustinian Abbazia di San Rosazzo, one of only three estates still producing the rare and world class red wine Pignolo. In Rosazzo, we visit the medieval abbey, take in the exceptional views of the vineyards, tour the oldest wine cellar in Friuli and try more award-winning wines indigenous to the region. Afterward, we make our way slowly through the picturesque, rolling hills and vineyards on beautiful, winding roads to our final destination, a rustic restaurant in the countryside. Private transportation, guided tours of the estates, all wine-tasting, a lecture on wine-making and wine-appreciation, and the dinner are included in the excursion.

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