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Friuli Grave (Central Gravelly Plain)

Friuli Grave is a broad gravelly plain on both sides of the Tagliamento River. Its stony Magredi, or Grave, soils favour fresh white wines including Ribolla Gialla and Pinot Grigio.

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Friuli Grave (Central Gravelly Plain), Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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Atlas locationFriuli Grave (Central Gravelly Plain) · Friuli-Venezia Giulia46.06° N · 12.85° EOpen in Atlas

Friuli Grave covers about 7,500 hectares on both sides of the Tagliamento River in the provinces of Udine and Pordenone. Its high plain has stony alluvial soils known as Magredi or Grave. This gravelly ground favours fresh white wines, including Ribolla Gialla and Pinot Grigio. The appellations include Friuli Grave and Friuli.

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Elsewhere in Friuli-Venezia Giulia

  1. Adriatic Lagoon & Lowland DOCs1 producerThis lowland group includes Friuli Annia, Friuli Aquileia and Friuli Latisana. Aquileia is coastal; its wines include fresh, saline whites and deep, full reds.
  2. Carso / Karst Plateau (Trieste)1 producerCarso lies on the Karst Plateau, with limestone, shallow red earth and exposure to the bora wind. Vitovska, Malvasia Istriana and Terrano are its signature grapes.
  3. Colli Orientali del Friuli (Udine hills)2 producersThe Udine hills run from Tarcento and Nimis through Cividale, Prepotto, Manzano and Corno di Rosazzo. Grapes are harvested by hand.
  4. Collio & Brda Hills (Gorizia)7 producersCollio and Brda share a wine landscape divided by a postwar border. Ribolla Gialla appears in fresh, skin-contact and sparkling styles, while Collio Friulano can show differences between growing locations.
  5. Prosecco (cross-regional, FVG portion)No producers listed yetThe Prosecco DOC is shared between Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Veneto. Its fresh, light sparkling wines are made primarily from Glera, and the name comes from a village on the Trieste coast.

Producers in Friuli Grave (Central Gravelly Plain)

Producer profiles

  • Cantina di Bertiolo Spa.A 1960 Friuli cooperative whose Casali Roncali Sauvignon Blanc ranked third-best white in Italy in 2024, from dolomite-gravelled soils between the Adriatic and the Alps.
  • Cantina Vigna Verde SrlCollective winery on the Friulian plain, drawing on 600-plus hectares between the Venetian lagoon and the Prealps.
  • Gruppo MartellozzoPiera Martellozzo's San Quirino range joins Charmat Prosecco, Delle Venezie Pinot Grigio and Terre Magre wines from Friuli.
  • Vinicola MartellozzoA Friuli Venezia Giulia producer founded in 1899 and led since 1992 by Piera Martellozzo, whose Terre Magre line draws aromatic white wines from the gravelly Magredi subzone through stainless-steel vinification and fine-lees ageing.
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