Tasting Academy
Book your visit to the Tasting Academy to discover everything about the territories and wines of our land. You will journey through the different areas of the Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, its subzones, and the DOCGs through a guided tasting of 32 wines.
Matteo Bellotto
Philosopher, sommelier, and passionate of Friulian history and culture, he defines himself as a ‘tocainomane.’ Born in Gemona in 1980, he lives in Udine. A contributor to the MangiaVino magazine produced by the Italian Sommelier Association of Friuli Venezia Giulia, he is the author of ‘Storie di vino e Friuli Venezia Giulia’ and ‘Di terra e di vino – Romanzo friulano’.
Matteo
Bellotto
Daniele Cozzi
Marketing and communications professional and sommelier. Passionate about wine, Friuli, history, and food, he loves exploring wine and food pairings to highlight the region. He speaks Italian, Friulian, and English to share wine, its stories, and its emotions across borders and language barriers. Co-founder of the blog Somewhere FVG, which has been showcasing Friuli Venezia Giulia in all its nuances since 2012.
Daniele Cozzi
What do they say about the Tasting Academy?
A unique experience… We were welcomed by Matteo who entertained us for over two hours, explaining a bit of history, geography, philosophy, soil composition and exposure, and helping us understand the differences between productions made just a few hundred meters apart… Top!
What can I say… a fantastic experience. Matteo and Francesco, two professionals in the wine industry, will guide you in discovering the wines of the DOC Colli Orientali through historical, statistical, and geographical data. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Until next time!
Wow. A unique and superb tasting. A very rich and varied evening in a room all to ourselves. Matteo took us on a very exciting journey through the wines.
Located in a wing of an 18th-century villa, very well-maintained, it represents a truly unique center of its kind for the type of work that is done: with great passion, everything related to wine is followed, analyzing in detail all the wineries in the area. All of this is not done just because it’s a job, but because there is an infinite culture and passion behind it.
