Planet Wine Class - Colutta of Friuli, Italy

In 1984, Giorgio Colutta announced to his father that he did not want to follow the family career path of being a pharmacist. Instead, Giorgio decided to take the 18 hectare family estate and create an eponymous winery. Located in the heart of Colli Orientali, one of the two most important DOCs in Italy for Pinot Grigio, the focus at Colutta is on making extremely high quality wines that show typicity of the varietal and the character of the land.

At high elevation, but without being surrounded by the mountains that create a natural boundary for the rest of Italy, Friuli has always been seen as an area well suited for both indigenous (aka Pinot Grigio and Ribolla Gialla) and “international” (aka Bordeaux) varietals. The winery itself focuses on low intervention in the vineyards and minimizing environmental impact in the winery. Colutta is making the sort of mineral-rich, aromatic whites and lean, complex reds emblematic of wine from the eastern hills of Friuli.

Join us in welcoming Giorgio Colutta himself for a casual seated wine class where he will share some of his vast knowledge on the Friuli wine region while sharing six of his fine Italian wines at Planet Wine.

Included with your ticket:

• Seated wine class with with Giorgio Colutta
• Tasting of six fine Italian Wines from Colutta
• Small serving of artisanal cheese to accompany your tasting
• Discounts on bottle purchases of all wines tasted

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