Tocai Friulano

You've grown fond of him eh? ;-)

Note that Tocai Friulano must now be called simply Friulano, the Italians took a while to apply the court findings in favour of protecting Tokaj... so now they have one year to change all labels and get the marketing machine going. Short sighted. Surprising for Friuli.

I don't find it has anywhere close to hte aromatic charge (sometimes excessive) of Viognier, and I mean good Viognier from Condrieu. In fact I find that if anything it veers toward sauvignon.

Simple Friulano can be pleasant. Unfortunately many of the more pretentious ones get drowned in oak, so you can barely recongize it.

cheers

He makes some good points. Alas, they are often in disguise. :)

uh-oh. Where did I put my marking pen. I don't want to end up in an Italian prison!

excessive) of Viognier

Viongier does pack quite a nose wallop, doesn't it! I'll be opening the Fruilano soon, I'll have to pay attention to how it compares with V and SB.

I think this one is a simple one, but it's the only one I've ever had, so I have nothing to go on. It's a Collo 2005. I presume it's not a wine that needs much aging, no?

Jose

Wines from the NE of Italy were quite popular in the US a number of years ago, but they seem to be less so today. I have not bought any wine from the NE regions (except Veneto, and only Amarone) for quite some time. Right now, I am very impressed with what's happening in Campania, Puglia, Sicily, and Sardinia. So, I cannot speak with any authority on what to do with such a wine.

Let me make a wild suggestion: Eggplant sandwiches.

Speaking of NE Italian wine, I do remember a wine called "da Vite" or something like that, which I found only once. It was quite delicious, and I never saw it again. Let's look on Google......

Aha! It's a Hofstatter Pinot Grigio!

Now that I know what it is, I can ask my dealer to try to get it.

Very good producer, and good wine to go with fish. BTW, regarding NE italian sparklers: ever tried a prosecco from "Foss Marai"? Makes that wine shine again.

No wonder, since (Tocai) Friulano is Sauvignonasse.

M.