Colli Orientali del Friuli: where wine is everything

It’s the history. It’s the landscape. It is culture. It is research. In the Colli Orientali del Friuli, wine is so many things that it transforms everything it touches.

Geography

The Colli Orientali del Friuli go from the province of Udine to the border with Slovenia. The average elevation is between 100 and 250 meters above sea level.

Climate

A good amount of rainfall, especially in spring and autumn, with ventilation guaranteed by the proximity of the Julian Prealps.

Soil

Our hills are characterized by ponca: marly soil alternating with layers of sandstone, rich in minerals and poor in organic matter.

100 hectares, 80 of which are planted with vineyards. Our estate is located on the Colli di Rosazzo, in a microzone highly suited for the Colli Orientali del Friuli DOC. It has direct ties with the Abbey of Rosazzo, a place where winemaking has developed over the centuries. What does that mean? It means that we have been working with wine and production methods from time immemorial.

Torre Rosazza was originally a medieval fortress. From its towers it was possible to watch over movements along the surrounding streets. And archers aimed their arrows at any attackers from the loopholes that can be seen in the façade.

A crossroads for the most important cities and villages. Torre Rosazza has always intertwined its history with that of all of Friuli. It is situated just a few kilometers from Cividale del Friuli: the heart of the Colli Orientali del Friuli, the ancient Forum Iulii, founded by the Romans in the 1st century BC. The banner of the Eagle of the Fatherland of Friuli has reigned there since 1077, until the arrival of the Serenissima and, later on, of the Hapsburg Empire. Here peoples, cultures, traditions have met and each one of them has left its mark. It is this "Friulian soul" that distinguishes us from all the others.

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