Grape Variety: Verduzzo

Colour: White

Verduzzo is an indigenous Friulian vine. It is definitely very ancient and was once widespread; it is described by Acerbi in his Viti Friulane né contorni di Udine (Friulian vines in and around Udine). There are two varieties of Verduzzo, or better still, two main clones: Verduzzo and Verduzzo Giallo or Verduzzo di Ramandolo.

Verduzzo verde is cultivated in the plains and gives a dry wine, whereas Verduzzo Giallo is cultivated in the hills and produces a semi-sweet, dessert wine.

Ample and fresh Verduzzo has a zesty perfume with a bouquet that is reminiscent of apple, pear, apricot and nectarine. This is a wine for baked fish dishes, thick egg omelettes and in general all egg-based dishes, lean starters and herb risottos.

Bressan’s Verduzzo Friulano is an emphatically dry wine, robust, with a bouquet which has strong accents of apple, pear, nectarine and apricot and a dry, almost tannic taste giving an almondy finish with hints of wild flowers.