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Bastianich
We are proud to say that IWM's own Joseph Bastianich is responsible
for some of the great wines of Friuli. His mother, the renowned
chef Lidia Bastianich, instilled a great love of the land
in her son and shared with him her ambition to bring out the
best in this region. In 1998, the two of them bought a vineyard
in Buttrio, a town in the Colli Orientali DOC area; the Azienda
Agricola Bastianich presented its first impressive vintage
in 1999 and has achieved notable success, earning the coveted
Gambero Rosso Three-Glass award.
The family is very precise in their winemaking, controlling
yields so that each individual vine produces one bottle of
wine. They employ traditional manual methods in the vineyard
and create wines that express the unique character of the
land.
Vespa Bianco is the estate's primary wine, an excellent demonstration
of the potential Friulian wine has for power and evolution;
both this and the Vespa Rosso are blends of finished wines
rather than "field blends," meaning that the different
varieties are combined after fermentation. Tocai Plus
is a powerful white that is enhanced through partial appassimento
or drying and, ideally, with grapes affected by noble rot.
The Bastianich estate reserve wine, Calabrone Rosso,
is released only when conditions are ideal for growing and
appassimento, allowing for a great intensity in this
blend of Refosco, Pignolo, and Cabernet Franc.
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You may also enjoy reading about these additional producers:
Bastianich,
Damijan,
Ferreghini,
Gravner,
Jermann,
Kante,
La Castellada,
Lis Neris,
Livio Felluga,
Meroi,
Miani,
Movia,
Radikon,
Ronco del Gnemiz,
Schiopetto,
Vie di Romans
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