{"title":"On Fridays We Drink Friuli...","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"ronchi-di-cialla-1999-bianco-di-cialla-ribolla-gialla-verduzzo-friulano-picolit","title":"Ronchi di Cialla 1999 Friuli Colli Orientale Ciallabianco","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSourced from the 4.69 hectare estate vineyard of Quercigh. The Ribolla Gialla and Verduzzo are harvested and fermented together. The Picolit is normally harvested about 10-15 days later. Fermented in barriques, about 10% new and the rest second to fifth passage. Aged for an additional 11 months in those same barriques followed by at least 20 months in bottle. Cialla is a monopole appellation, a recongized sub-zone of Collio Orientali del Friuli where Ronchi di Cialla is the only producer. -Polaner Selections  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is one of the great ageworthy white wines of Italy! At almost 30 years old there is still some fresh fruit, honied minerality, and a salty depth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polaner Selections","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45746111348961,"sku":"17914","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Ronchi-di-Cialla-1999-Bianco-di-Cialla--Ribolla-Gialla--Verduzzo--Friulano--Picolit----FB.jpg?v=1794428493"},{"product_id":"cotar-2013-kras-rosso-terra-rossa","title":"Čotar 2013 Kras Rosso Terra Rossa","description":"\u003cp\u003eIron! berries! rocks! violets! gravel! smoke! This wine is the perfect canvas for the red, iron rich soils, and balanced by the pretty fruit and florals. Always happy to drink a 13 year old wine under $40, especially when its showing this well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-ML\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Louis\/Dressner Selections","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47845971591393,"sku":"29088","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Cotar-Terra-Rossa.jpg?v=1794428428"},{"product_id":"cotar-2016-vino-rosso-frizzante-crna","title":"Čotar 2016 Vino Rosso Frizzante Črna","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Čotar family recommends drinking this wine with fried smelt. I imagine it works well with many fried foods, snacks, aperitivi. The grape here is 100% Teran, a grape indigenous to The Carso with thick skins and bold dark fruit notes. While it can make powerful wines, as a Frizzante there is a good amount of freshness behind the darker notes with plum, blackberry, smoke, and that iron note coming through from the iron rich topsoil with limestone below. So fun to drink a 10 year old bubble!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Louis\/Dressner Selections","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47845971656929,"sku":"29087","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Cotar-Crna-Frizzante.jpg?v=1793374164"},{"product_id":"borgo-del-tiglio-2019-collio-rosso-riserva","title":"Borgo del Tiglio 2019 Collio Rosso Riserva","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1996, Manferrari named this blend “Rosso Riserva,” with the percentage of Merlot to Cabernet varing from vintage to vintage with Merlot usually taking the majority (60-90%). In 2017, unsatisfied with the performance of the Cabernet, Nicola tore up the vines making the Collio Rosso Riserva 100% Merlot. Grapes are all destemmed and fed by gravity into 12-hL conical steel vats. After fermentation, the wine rests on the skins for another three weeks before being gravity fed into barriques (75% French) to complete malo and then rest for two years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grand Cru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48167004635361,"sku":"31519","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/BorgodelTiglioRosso_1eeb1558-606e-4788-b878-b27c5c5cee44.jpg?v=1794430058"},{"product_id":"sara-marco-2022-friuli-colli-orientali-friulano-erba-alta","title":"Sara, Marco 2022 Friuli Colli Orientali Friulano Erba Alta","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Erba Alta' means tall grass in Italian, a reference to the botrytus which jumps off the tall grass and onto the grapes. Only 10% of the Friulano grapes have botrytus, making the influence quite subtle but adds a little 'je ne sais quoi' to the flavor. It's bone dry, with a earthy and stony depth beneath the orchard fruit. Just delicious!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Bowler Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51470094106849,"sku":"38138","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Marco-Sara-Erba-Alta.jpg?v=1794428082"},{"product_id":"sara-marco-2022-friuli-colli-orientali-pignolo","title":"Sara, Marco 2022 Friuli Colli Orientali Pignolo","description":"\u003cp\u003eFriuli was not immune to the French grape invasion of the 80's- there was a ton of Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Cabernet planted. While current examples from these grapes can be super delicious, there is nothing like the marriage of a native grape in native soils. Give Pignolo a try! Marco Sara makes a very fine one which manages to celebrate Pignolo's inky color and bold tannins but with a finesse and approachability. Black fruit, graphite, iron, and bold, drying tannins- this would be so good with beef stew!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Bowler Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51470094237921,"sku":"38141","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Marco-Sara-Pignolo.jpg?v=1794428168"},{"product_id":"sara-marco-2024-friuli-colli-orientali-friulano","title":"Sara, Marco 2024 Friuli Colli Orientali Friulano","description":"\u003cp\u003e100% Friulano direct-press. Fermentation and aging in concrete on the lees for 6 to 8 months.  Around 7,000 bottles made. Friulano is the grape which mostly clearly tells Marco's story. A stunning bottle of wine with clear, bright orchard fruit, almond, citrus peel and verticle acidity from the abundant and successful 2024 harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Bowler Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51470094368993,"sku":"38136","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Marco-Sara-Friulano.jpg?v=1794427988"},{"product_id":"sara-marco-2024-friuli-colli-orientali-refosco-dal-peduncolo-rosso-el-re","title":"Sara, Marco 2024 Friuli Colli Orientali Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso el Re","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrambly fruit meets iron-y seashelly minerality and sweet spices. The tannins are quite soft so the food paring ideas are endless. This is a very approachable Refosco for those of you who are new to the grape and want to try something farmed responsibly with good typicity, and under $30.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Bowler Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51470094434529,"sku":"38140","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/3790\/6145\/files\/Marco-Sara-Refosco.jpg?v=1794428117"},{"product_id":"cotar-2020-kras-bianco-malvazija","title":"Čotar 2020 Kras Bianco Malvazija","description":"\u003cp\u003eMalvasia is one of those grapes that is full of character when its fermented on the skins. There are so many golden fruit notes that appear along with a grassy, zesty florality (very different from Moscato) and deep saltiness. When grown on limestone soils with a minimal hand in the cellar like this one from Branko and Vasja Cotar, magic can happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaceration on the skins for four to ten days. 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