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Gift Ideas for Wine Lovers: A Winery Experience

What to give someone who loves wine: a winery experience in the Colli Orientali. A gift certificate worth 10 to 30 €, sent by email in just a few minutes—the recipient chooses where to use it.

Things to Do in the Colli Orientali del Friuli: A Tour Through Vineyards, Villages, and Wineries

Villages, bike trails, wineries to visit, and frasche: an itinerary through the Colli Orientali del Friuli as told by the locals, including the best times to visit.

Pignolo and Picolit: Friuli’s native grape varieties to discover at a tasting

A red wine that requires nearly five years of aging and an extremely rare sweet wine: the history, characteristics, and tasting notes for the two signature grape varieties of the Colli Orientali.

Inside the Grape Harvest: What Happens in the Winery During Harvest Week

For three weeks a year, the winery shifts gears: grapes, grape juice, and wine—all in a single afternoon. Here’s how the “Inside the Harvest” experience works, starting at €25.

Wine Tourism in Friuli-Venezia Giulia: A Guide to Your First Visit to a Winery

How a winery tour works in the Colli Orientali del Friuli: the four experiences, what to expect, and six tips for first-timers. Starting at 20 euros.

What are the characteristics of Merlot wine?

Learn with us about the characteristics and pairings of Merlot wine.

Practical guide: how to store wine to keep its quality intact

Learn the secrets to properly storing wine in your home, from choosing the best place to how long open bottles can be stored.

How to recycle wooden wine boxes: some ideas

They can become shelves, side tables, storage compartments: here are some ideas for recycling wooden wine crates.

Wines and cheeses: the best pairings

Cheeses and wines are among our country's specialties: here's how to enhance the flavors of these delicacies with the right combinations.

How to properly open a bottle of wine?

Opening a bottle with the ways of a sommelier is simple, just follow these steps. Here is how to open bottles without altering the wine.

The story of the world's first sparkling wine

Want to discover the history of bubbly wines? Discover the origins and interesting facts about sparkling wine as told by us at Ermacora.

How many glasses are in a bottle of wine?

Whether it's a romantic dinner or a family toast, here's how to figure out how many glasses are in a bottle of wine.

Best wines for carbonara

A good pasta dish tastes even better when paired with the right wine: here are Ermacora's tips.

Schioppettino wine: discover the pairings

Find out what are the best pairings of Schioppettino wine and its unique characteristics.

Wine and pizza: how to pair them?

To every pizza its wine: find out how to pair wine with pizza with our tips.

Merlot wine: discover the pairings

Looking for the best pairings of Merlot with food? Check out our tips on the perfect combinations to enhance the characteristics of Merlot, with its soft, fruity character.

Tocai Friulano wine: from grapes to bottle, the art of producing a quality dry white wine

Friulano wine is a dry white wine with a smooth and delicate flavor. Learn about the history of this indigenous wine from Friuli and how best to taste it.

How to take the wine glass correctly in your hand: a practical guide

The wine glass should be held in a specific way so as not to compromise the viewing and tasting experience. Here is everything you need to know.

When do you decant wine?

Wine racking operations serve to avoid altering its taste and distinctiveness: here's how and when to do them correctly.

Wine tasting glasses: types and how to choose them

What should tasting glasses look like? Here's how to find the right glass for each type of wine tasting.

White wine for fish: which one to choose?

What white wine to pair with a seafood dinner or lunch? Find out what we think are the perfect white wines.

Ribolla Gialla Friulana: the freshness and vibrancy of the territory in the glass

Learn about the characteristics of Ribolla Gialla, still and sparkling, and the temperature to best taste it.

Friulian red wines: which are the best?

Among the best red wines from Friuli are Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Merlot and Pignolo. Discover the excellent red wines of Friuli.

Red wine: at what temperature should it be drunk?

Find out how many degrees red wine should be served at and the ideal conditions for storing and tasting it so as not to alter its properties.

Friulano wine: what are its characteristics?

Learn about the characteristics of Tocai Friulano wine and the growing areas of the Friulian grape variety.

How to taste wine: our tips

Let our advice guide you and learn how wine tasting and tasting should be done.

Decanter World Wine Awards 2022: our award-winning wines

Discover our red and white wines awarded at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2022: choose and taste your favorite Ermacora wine!

Cultivating the invisible. The Pignolo and life according to Ben Little.

What does it mean to grow Pignolo? Read more from the perspective of Ben Little, the Dubliner who has made Pignolo his passion.

Discover the magic of decanting wine

Learn how to use a decanter and how important it is to decant wine to preserve and enjoy all its characteristics.

The beauty of the perfect storm before the harvest

Read more about how the 2021 harvest went and the beauty behind the perfect storm.

What being Friulian means to us Ermacora

Find out what being Friulian means to us at Ermacora: having a glass together is always the best way to get to know them.

What it is about working in the hills that makes you feel good

Read more about what it's like to work in the hills at a winery and why people who visit us ask to be hired.