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The Collio Doc
area
The Collio area stretches along the northern side of the province
of Gorizia. Its climate is among the mildest in the region: winter
is the driest season, in spring there is heavy rainfall, summer is
warm and windy and in autumn the climate does not get excessively
cool. The nearby sea proves to be the decisive influence for the microclimate.
The soils consist of alternating layers of marl and sandstone. |
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| "Ponka” is the word in the language of Friuli
defining the marl, which easily crumbles into scaly fragments when
in contact with atmospheric agents and finally dissolves into the
clayey soil. Marls are rich in limestone, potash and phosphor, whereas
sandstone is mainly made up of silica and of a smaller quantity of
limestone. From a morphological point of view Collio is characterised
by gently sloping high ground, which is rarely more than 200 meters
high. In order to hold back the corrosion of soil, terraces have been
dug out which are known as “ronc” in Friuli. The sandstone soils,
which are firmer and have a steeper morphology, are covered in woods.
Modern vine growing started in the middle of 19th century thanks to
Count La Tour who introduced choice varieties of French and German
grapes as a substitution for native grapes of lower quality. The goal
of the continuous development in vine-growing is represented by the
D.P.R. of 24.5.68, which recognised the wines of Collio, among the
first in Italy, as being worthy of the DOC certification; on the whole,
sixteen varieties of wines (four red and twelve white wines) have
to be produced with absolute purity from very high quality grapes
which cannot exceed the modest quantity of 110 quintals per hectare. |
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Azienda Agricola Gradnik Eredi - Vignaioli in Plessiva
tel (+39) 0481.61395 / 0481.60737 - fax (+39) 0481.639831
P.Iva 00419080312
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