Collio

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Collio Goriziano / Goriška brda (Alps)
Collio Goriziano / Goriška brda
Collio Goriziano / Goriška brda

Coordinates: 46 ° 0 '  N , 13 ° 30'  E

The Collio Goriziano or simply Collio , Slovenian Goriška brda or just Brda , Furlanian Cuei (all respectively 'hills') or German: the Görzer Hügelland , is a wine-growing region within the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and the Slovenian region of Goriška . Cormons and Gorizia / Nova Gorica are the most important places in this region, the mountainous region is the Slovenian municipality of Brda (Collio) .

Cultivation

The Collio area stretches between Gorizia (Gorica / Görz) on the Isonzo  (Soča) along the Slovenian-Italian border to the northwest to around Mernico in the Judrio valley , southeast of Cividale . The actual hill country, at the foot of Sabotin  ( 609  m ), Strmec  ( 501  m ), Nad Rabom  ( 632  m ) and Korada  ( 632  m ), still belongs to Slovenia, and the edge of the hill belongs to Italy. These mountains form the upstream chain of the Kambreško  (Sankt Gregorsberg) between the Judrio and the breakthrough valley of the lower Soča ( Spodnja Soška dolina ).

The river Judrio forms the border to the neighboring DOC Colli Orientali del Friuli . This border is historically justified, since the Collio belonged to Austria until after the First World War, the Colli Orientali del Friuli only until 1868. Both the grape varieties and the soil are largely similar. The central area, however, is in the hills around Cormons .

Brda wine region

On the Slovenian side, Chardonnay and Sauvignon , Beli pinot ( Pinot Blanc ), Sivi pinot ( Pinot Gris ) and various Cabernets are particularly grown. The local specialty is the Rebula , an autochthonous variety that only occurs here and in the Vipava Valley for a sparkling white wine. The fruity pikolit and furlanski tokaj (Friulian tokai ) are also known. The most common red wine is a beautiful Merlot . To the south is the Isontino with the wine-growing region ( Friuli Isonzo ).

generation

Due to the loss of territory in World War II, the Collio was reduced to just 1,600  hectares of vineyards. Since 1968 the wine has had a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC), which was last updated on March 7, 2014.

In 2017, 64,803 hl of DOC wine were produced.

Two types of blending wines are produced: "Collio Goriziano Bianco" (also with the distinction Riserva ) and "Collio Goriziano Rosso". These wines must be made from the grape varieties approved for this region, in any proportion. Exception: Müller-Thurgau and Traminer may only be added up to a proportion of 15%.

The grape variety mentioned must be at least 85% in the almost single-origin wines. A maximum of 15% other analogous grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region may be added.

  • "Collio Goriziano Chardonnay " (also Riserva ),
  • "Collio Goriziano Malvasia " (also Riserva ),
  • "Collio Goriziano Muller Thurgau " (also Riserva ),
  • "Collio Goriziano Picolit ",
  • "Collio Goriziano Pinot bianco " (also Riserva ),
  • "Collio Goriziano Pinot Grigio " (also Riserva ),
  • "Collio Goriziano Ribolla " or "Ribolla gialla" (also Riserva ),
  • "Collio Goriziano Riesling " (Riesling renano, also Riserva ),
  • "Collio Goriziano Sauvignon " (also Riserva ),
  • "Collio Goriziano Friulano " (also Riserva ),
  • "Collio Goriziano Traminer aromatico" (also Riserva ),
  • "Collio Goriziano Cabernet" (also Riserva ). The wines may be made from Cabernet Franc and / or Cabernet Sauvignon and / or Carménère grapes.
  • "Collio Goriziano Cabernet franc " (also Riserva ),
  • "Collio Goriziano Cabernet sauvignon " (also Riserva ),
  • "Collio Goriziano Merlot " (also Riserva ),
  • "Collio Goriziano Pinot nero " (also Riserva ).

Attractions

Sacrario Militare di Oslavia

Coming from Gorizia you pass a military memorial of the Isonzo battles of the First World War, the Sacrario Militare di Oslavia, and you come to San Floriano del Collio . From the church and the castle, which belongs to the family of Count Formentini , you have a view over part of the Collio. If you continue to the north-west, you come to the main town of the Collio area, Cormons .

literature

  • Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 , p. 115 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Provvedimenti generali relativi ai Disciplinari consolidati dei vini DOP e IGP italiani. (PDF) politicheagricole.it (Italian Ministry of Agriculture), November 27, 2017, accessed on August 4, 2018 (Italian, download page with all consolidated specifications of Italian DOP and IGP wines).
  2. ↑ Viticulture in figures 2018. (PDF) In: VQPRD d'Italia 2018. federdoc.com, accessed on June 4, 2019 (Italian).