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If
you love Italian food and wine, you’ll love this tour! Crossing
the countryside of the Veneto Orientale we reach the vineyards of
firstly the Veneto, and then Friuli. Into the heart of the Friulano
territory, we come to the area so well-loved by gastronomy specialists
‘il Collio’. Our first stop is between the hills of
Corno di Rosazzo and Cividale, starting with a visit to a wine-maker
& oenologist where we enjoy a guided visit of the high-tech
wine production plant, and to the cellar with its oak barrels. Wine-tasting
includes reds such as Cabernet, Merlot, Refosco, and whites Verduzzo,
Friulano, Tocai accompanied by local products –Montaggio cheese,
salamis and ‘La Gubana’ a Friulano sweet. We then head
towards the borders of Slovenia, where we enjoy lunch in a Trattoria.
Home-made specialities of Tortello, Friulano, Maialata are on the
menu, all accompanied by local wine and of course Grappa! In the
afternoon we take time to see an old monastery dating back to 11th
century - ‘Monastero delle Rose’ so called due to a
particular microclimate where roses flower even in the winter! Local
seasonal lunch wine-tastings included. |