RARE BIRDS VI: GORIZIA HILLS (SLOVENIA/FRIULI) | Wine Tasting, Sat 8th NOV

WINE TASTING: GORIZIA COLLIO/BRDA

When: Saturday 8th NOV

What: The hilly bit shared by Slovenia and Italy

Where: Wine Shop Upstairs / 234 Marrickville Rd

Time: 3:30 pm to 5:00pm

For this tasting we are heading to the Friulian and Slovenian border to taste through the rare and excellent wines of COLLIO/BRDA.

COLLIO and BRDA (meaning "hills") are the local names for the wine region above the town of GORIZIA, with the hills and the town itself split between ITALY and SLOVENIA. 

In brief this is a highly regarded wine region, famous for the purity and quality of its single vineyard white and orange wines. The likes of GRAVNER and PRINCIC from Collio helped define SKIN CONTACT as an international style and remain cult icons today.

So join us as we taste through a selection of quality white, orange and red wines from these lovely hills. 

ABOUT THE REGION

The Collio–Brda wine region is a small amphitheater of steep terraced hills sitting north of the town of Gorizia. Viticulture here dates back at least 2,000 years to Roman times, and under the Habsburgs its wines were highly regarded and widely traded into Central Europe

While the area is currently split between two countries that was not always the case. The County of Gorizia, including the wine hills above the town, was a semi-autonomous Habsburg crown land from 1500 to 1918. After World War I it was ceded in full to Italy, and only after World War II was the territory split, with Collio remaining Italian and Brda becoming part of Yugoslavia (today Slovenia).”

Stylistically this is white wine territory, with local producers estimating at least 80% of plantings being white grapes. Key grapes here are natives such as Ribolla Gialla (Rebula), Friulano and Refosco (Refosk) alongside widely planted internationals such as Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot and the Cabernets. These are usually bottled as single varieties. 

The COLLIO region of Italy was instrumental in skin contact being considered accepted as a quality wine globally. Producers such as GRAVNER, RADIKON and PRINCIC are cult icons of their orange wines. 

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WINES ON TASTE

Wines are being added here as we confirm, more to come.

• 2016 Gravner Ribolla | Collio
• Damijn Podversic 'Nekaj' Friulano | Collio
• Dario Princic (confirming cuvees) | Collio
• Franco Terpin (confirming cuvees) | Collio
• Movia 'Veliko' | Brda
• Movia Rebula | Brda
• Kabaj (confirming cuvees) | Brda

Spaces are very super limited! 

ABOUT RARE BIRDS

Our Rare Birds tastings are a chance to try some of the more rare and premium wines that come our way. 

These events are a bit more personal and conversational than our regular events, with a chance to taste and discuss premium wines in a less formal setting. 

TERMS & CONDITIONS

This tasting will finish at 5:00 pm. They sometimes go a little over but we try to have everything officially wrapped up by then and let people hang back and chat if they like.

In terms of food, we will have some nibbles but not full meals. The snacks vary for each event. It is quite common for people to head next door to the wine bar Where's Nick for dinner after a tasting. It is super good. Book Here.

TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.

Tickets can be exchanged for future events credit up to 7 days before the event.

This cannot be done closer to the event as we order wines based on ticket sales. If you cannot make the event, you are welcome to give your tickets to someone else, like a gift!