BAST1ANICH - Colli Orientali del Friuli The region of Friuli Venezia Giulia lies in the far northeast corner of Italy, its central city, Udine, is about 90 minutes northeast of Venice, The Bastianich winery was founded in 1997 and consists of 28 hectares (70 acres). The vineyards are all located in the Colli Orientali del Friuli DOC and are in two distinct zones. The original vineyard in Buttrio/Premariacco lies on the southernmost hills in the DOC. It is influenced by the warmth of the sea and is famous for its ability to produce wines of great power. The second property, in the hills of Cividale del Friuli, is influenced by the bora, the north wind, which, with cooler nights, produces wines of greater aromatic intensity. Both areas share similar soil, ponca, the crumbly sandstone which gives all the wines their signature mineral backbone. TRADITION. CREATIVITY, BALANCE The Bastianich winery mission is to understand the history and culture of the area and take it to a new level, creating unique wines that speak of place, but at the same time, showing remarkable power, and balance, Vespa Bianco and Vespa Rosso are named after the ever-present wasps attracted to ripe grapes. These blends are made in an area known for single-varietal wines, shifting the focus from the grape to the terrior. Calabrone, which means hornet, is an estate reserve red blend made only in the best vintages with hand-destemmed, partially dried fruit, and is released 5 years after the vintage. Native varieties, such as Tocai Friulano, are unblended to showcase the uniqueness of the grape. The pinnacle of this being Tocai Plus, a particularly complex example made with late-harvest and dried fruit from a single-vineyard of 60 year-old vines.
Wines from Bastianich Winery
- Bastianich Friulano Colli Orientali del Friuli DOC
2006 Friuli, Italy
- Bastianich Vespa Rosso Venezia Giulia IGT
2005 Venezia Giulia Igt, Friuli-venezia Giulia, Italy
- Bastianich Colli Orientali del Friuli Friulano
Friuli, Italy Rated 3.5/5
- Bastianich Colli Orientali del Friuli Sauvignon B
Friuli, Italy Rated 3.5/5
- Bastianich Rosato
Asti, Piemonte, Italy Rated 4/5
- Bastianich Tocai Friulano
Asti, Piemonte, Italy Rated 3.5/5
- Bastianich Refosco Rosato
Asti, Piemonte, Italy Rated 3/5
- Bastianich Friulano
Asti, Piemonte, Italy Rated 3/5
- Bastianich Sauvignon B
Asti, Piemonte, Italy Rated 3/5
- Vespa Bianco Bastianich
Asti, Piemonte, Italy Rated 3/5
- Bastianich Vespa Bianco Venezia Giulia IGT
Venezia Giulia Igt, Friuli-venezia Giulia, Italy Rated 3/5
- Bastianich Vespa Rosso
Asti, Piemonte, Italy Rated 3/5
- Bastianich Calabrone
Asti, Piemonte, Italy Rated 3.5/5
- Bastianich Tocai Plus Viticoltori
Asti, Piemonte, Italy
- Bastianich Friulano Bianco
Asti, Piemonte, Italy
- Bastianich Tocai Friulano Plus
Asti, Piemonte, Italy
- Bastianich Colli Orientali del Friuli Friulano
2007 Friuli, Italy Rated 3/5
- Bastianich Colli Orientali del Friuli Sauvignon B
2008 Friuli, Italy Rated 3.5/5
- Bastianich Rosato
2008 Asti, Piemonte, Italy Rated 3.5/5
- Bastianich Tocai Friulano
2006 Asti, Piemonte, Italy Rated 3.5/5
Related Blogging
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| The Babbo effect and a visit to the Bastianich winery in Colli ... In the photo, Wayne is standing atop the amphitheater growing site where the top wines for the Bastianich winery are grown in the Colli Orientali del Friuli. Babbo changed everything. It was “a fine-dining Italian à la carte restaurant ... |
| Tocai Plus feeling the love... Blog-wise, and from the heart ... I've just read the most incredible review of our beloved Tocai PLUS on Frederic Koeppel's Bigger Than Your Head wine blog... Bastianich Tocai Plus 2006: Lord Have Mercy! My favorite part of the review says: "When you smell and taste... |
| The Babbo effect and a visit to the Bastianich winery in Colli ... The Babbo effect @ruthreichl @ericasimov @waynegrape @italianwineguy @davidmcduff - link originated from twitter:@dobianchi. |
| MasterChef: Joe Bastianich Launches Multimillion Dollar Project ... Aside taking care of numerous restaurants, wineries and judging MasterChef, Joe Bastianich has recently launched a multimillion dollar project “Eataly” with the help of his mom and famous Food Network Chef Mario Batali. ... |
| Lidia's Italy Blog » Blog Archive » Lidia and Tanya at Lidia's KC ... Dinner will be $75/person with an optional Bastianich wine Pairing for an additional $25. Reception with Wine & Hors D' Oeuvres begins at 6:00pm followed by dinner at 6:45. Tanya will be available to sign copies of her book “Reflections ... |
| Celebrity Chef Lidia Bastianich Headlines 2010 Saratoga Wine ... Saratoga Springs, N.Y. - Celebrity chef, best-selling author and successful restaurateur Lidia Bastianich will highlight the 2010 Saratoga Wine & Food and Fall Ferrari Festival presented by the Italian Trade Commission, September 10 ... |
| Baked Fish with Savory Bread Crumbs - Buffalo Foodie One more thing — I paired the fish with a white wine from Lidia's son's winery in Italy, Bastianich Viticoltori Friulani. My mother-in-law picked it up for us on a recent trip to the Wegmans wine store in Rochester, N.Y. The 2008 ... |
| Italian wines in Australia - sotto la pergola » blogging Friuli ... Also in Friuli, Wayne Young (aka surfer dude from Bastianich winery), and a key figure in cof2011, has started a new site for lovers of old white wine. This is definitely worth checking out and posting a few tasting notes of your own, ... |
| Re-Unifying a Wine Region That Now Spans Three Countries : PALATE ... “Our style is to make wines that speak about where they come from,” says wine producer Joe Bastianich. He is part of the New York- and Friuli, Italy-based empire of chef Lidia Bastianich (his mother) that includes both restaurants and ... |
