ZUANI

Italy's Felluga family was lauded by Hoggart for its expertise with their local friulano grape. Patrizia Felluga - now outside the family business - uses it cannily in 2015 Zuani Vigne Bianco Collio. With suitable blending partners she has created sophisticated, cost-justified, white wine with vibrant green-apple acidity, soft quince and pear fruit and suggestions of fennel and all-spice.Brian Elliott, midweekwines.co.uk (Feb 2017)

Ahhh, we were SO happy to find this on the L&S table at our London festival this year, the all-singing, all-dancing happy marriage between Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio and er, Friulano. Only the northeastern region of Friuli could get away with such white wine front, and Zuani does it better than most. Tangy with orange, fresh with lemon and pithy with grapefruit, such freshness and fruit layers can be hard to find in white wines, but this has it all. Incredible with sashimi and sushi. Rating: 91 The Wine Gang - www.thewinegang.com (Dec 2016)

A white wine obtained from a blend of native Friulano grapes and international varieties that thrive in Friuli, especially in Collio, with its outstandingly favourable geology, soil types and site climates. The bright yellow hue introduces a soft, complex, fruit-rich nose enhanced by lingering mineral notes. The warm, broad palate echoes the nose, revealing balanced acidity and impressively rich fruit on the long finish.Winemaker's notes (Jul 2016)