One of Italy's most important and underrated wine regions, in the hills near Udine and the Slovenian border. Colli Orientali produces some of Italy's finest indigenous white wines: Friulano (formerly Tocai), Ribolla Gialla, Malvasia Istriana, and Ramandolo (DOCG sweet Verduzzo). The amber/orange wine movement was pioneered here by Josko Gravner, Stanko Radikon, and Dario Princic, transforming the region's international reputation for Friulano and Ribolla Gialla.
| Year | Rating | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | Excellent Friuli growing season; Ribolla Gialla and Friulano of exceptional mineral precision |
| 2022 | — | Very good vintage; skin-contact Ribolla Gialla and conventional Friulano both exceptional |
| 2021 | — | Good structure across the region; amber wine producers particularly rewarded with fine tannin extraction |
| 2020 | — | Warm season; conventional whites of good concentration and amber wines of unusual depth |
| 2019 | — | Benchmark Friuli vintage; finest Colli Orientali wines in recent memory across all styles |