Venica & Venica Ronco del Cero Collio Sauvignon, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy 2024

Venica & Venica is a highly respected, family-owned winery in Dolegna del Collio, in Italy's Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, founded in 1930. Now run by Giampaolo Venica, the fourth generation of the Venica family. The estate farms some of Collio's finest hillside vineyards, where the region's distinctive marl and sandstone soils (ponca) produce beautifully expressive white wines. Known for precision, elegance and a strong sense of place, Venica & Venica is particularly celebrated for Friulano, Sauvignon Blanc, Ribolla Gialla and Pinot Grigio. A benchmark producer of age-worthy, terroir-driven Italian whites.

A beautiful expression of Sauvignon Blanc from one of Collio's most respected family estates. Ronco del Cerò is particularly meaningful to the Venica family, as the vineyard surrounds the original property purchased by founder Daniele Venica in 1930. The 2024 is wonderfully aromatic, offering notes of white peach, yellow melon, grapefruit, elderflower and fresh herbs. On the palate, it combines vibrant citrus-driven freshness with ripe orchard fruit, subtle richness and a distinctly savory, mineral character. A portion of the wine is aged in large wooden casks, adding texture and complexity while preserving the purity of the fruit. Elegant, layered and beautifully balanced, this is a sophisticated Italian Sauvignon Blanc that delivers far more than straightforward varietal expression.