Cruise Trip from the Port of Trieste
- Friuli
Wine Tour Highlights
Guided visits to world-class Friuli wineries with
English-speaking wine experts
Red and white wines to taste with instruction from local
winery guides
Booking for a delicious seafood or other preferred type
of lunch
Friuli wines can be included with the wines of
Tuscany, Piedmont and Veneto as Italy's top-ranking,
world-class wine products. Thanks to Slovenia and the Istrian Peninsula's geographic closeness, these wines
manifest unmistakable Slavic and Austrian influences.
Nearly two thirds of Friuli-Venezia Giulia labels enjoy
DOC status, while the rest proudly display their DOCG
labels. Fine white wines predominate
and are rated among
Italy's best.
Friuli Wine Tour Program
Experience Friuli's top-rated wineries and see historic
sites on this fascinating and informational full-day
unique wine tour. Your private tour begins meeting our
English speaking Guide at the Port of Triest.
Board our
Deluxe Minibus or Coach (depending on the size of your
group). You will discover not only the history of this
Region:
(Trieste was the Austro-Hungarian Empire's only
deep-harbor with access to global shipping lanes until
1918, an advantage point that created great wealth for
this region throughout most of the 19th century. Three
vibrant, creative cultures and languages intermingled
locally: Austrian-German,Italian and Slavic.
Christians, Jews, and Muslims lived and worked
side-by-side peacefully for generations, and the city
blossomed into a sophisticated, intellectual capital
with grandiose architecture, and was widely noted for
its musical and literary life. In 1920, two years after
the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Trieste
became a part of Italy, but quickly lost its cultural
and commercial relevance in Europe's new, post-war
order. One visits Trieste today to hear the echoes of
its rich past, for the imposing and unspoilt mountainous
hinterland of the entire Friuli-Venezia Giulia
region...and of course, for the region's wines.)