{"product_id":"educational-tasting-understanding-italian-wine-series-friuli-venezia-giulia","title":"Educational Tasting: Understanding Italian Wine Series: Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 10+ wines (7pm, Wednesday October 28th, 2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 19.6px;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eThis may be the most underappreciated region in Italy, and this is without a doubt the Italian region I have been most excited to showcase since we did our Sicily class over a year ago!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 19.6px;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo, continuing our Understanding Italian Wine Series, we move on to Friuli-Venezia Giulia (FVG for short). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFVG is filled with a long lost of autochthonous grapes, many of which you may not have ever heard of. Both the whites (\u003cstrong\u003eRibolla Gialla\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eFriulano\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eVerduzzo\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003ePicolit\u003c\/strong\u003e) and the reds (\u003cstrong\u003eSchioppettino\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePignolo\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eRefosco dal Peduncolo\u003c\/strong\u003e) make remarkably high quality and age-worthy wines. To showcase how age-worthy, we'll be tasting a \u003cstrong\u003e22-year-old red wine\u003c\/strong\u003e, and a couple of other (young) 10 year old wines! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn top of that, we'll be tasting a wine from one of the most important white wine producers in all of Italy called \u003cstrong\u003eVie di Romans\u003c\/strong\u003e, along with several wines from a winery that is among my greatest inspirations; \u003cstrong\u003eRonchi di Cialla.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery few regions in the world can come close to both the diversity and quality of wines made in FVG. This is a class you definitely want to experience!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe class includes light appetizers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTickets are non-refundable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 19.6px;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eUnderstanding Italian Wine Series:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 140%;\"\u003eA series of independent classes aimed at making the exploration of \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eItalian\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ewine\u003c\/span\u003e a bit easier, so you can enjoy the near infinite diversity of \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ewine\u003c\/span\u003e from the largest \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ewine\u003c\/span\u003e producing region in the world!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VWM VDT Tasting","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67865879969991,"sku":"13141","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/5663\/4311\/files\/vini-friulani-05.webp?v=1791555274","url":"https:\/\/villagewinemerchant.com\/products\/educational-tasting-understanding-italian-wine-series-friuli-venezia-giulia","provider":"The Village Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}