Description
The Venezia Giulia PGI is reserved for the following types of wine: White, Red, Rosé and Novello. The Indication also incorporates numerous grape variety specifications.
Production Area
The production area of Venezia Giulia PGI is within the entire territory of the Friuli Venezia Giuliaregion.
Description of product typologies
Venezia Giulia PGI Bianco is straw-yellow to golden, at times with greenish or coppery reflections; the nose reveals an ample range of fragrances from broom flowers to mimosa, wild flowers, white fruit and aromatic herbs; it is fresh, lively and taut on the palate, ranging from dry to sweet. It can also be produced as semi-sparkling wine. Venezia Giulia PGI Rosso is ruby red, varying in intensity and at times with orangey reflections; the nose is rich with complex fragrances of ripe berries, which blend with more intense spicy aromas; it is warm and embracing on the palate, with evident tannins in the dry to sweet wines. It can also be produced as semi-sparkling wine and Novello. Venezia Giulia PGI Rosato is pink, varying in intensity; the nose is enveloped with fragrances of pansy, violet and fresh fruit, blackcurrant and blueberry; it is fresh, lively, fruity and sapid on the palate.
Grape variety specifications
The Venezia Giulia PGI with specification of one of the grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the provinces of Gorizia, Pordenone, Trieste and Udine, is reserved for wines obtained from grapes originating from vineyards on the producer’s land made up of at least 85% of the corresponding varieties. A maximum of 15% of similarly-coloured unaromatic grapes originating from other grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the concerned area can be used, pure or combined, to produce the above-mentioned musts and wines. Venezia Giulia PGI wines with specification of one of the grape varieties can also be produced as semi-sparkling wine and Novello, the latter only when made from red grape varieties. Reference to the names of two grape varieties is permitted in the designation and presentation of Venezia Giulia PGI wines, on the condition that the wine derives exclusively from grapes produced by the two specified varieties; the quantity of grapes produced by each of the two varieties must in any case be greater than 15% of the total, and the specification of the grape varieties must appear on the label in descending order with respect to the actual percentage of grapes obtained from them. Venezia Giulia PGI wines with specification of grape variety must display the organoleptic properties of the specified grape variety, as well as the specific characteristics indicated for wines of the same colour.
