Venica & Venica Ronco delle Cime Friulano Collio, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy 2025

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.

One of the benchmark expressions of Friulano from Collio, Ronco delle Cime is a single-vineyard wine from Venica & Venica's prized hillside parcel in Dolegna del Collio. First produced in 1999, this bottling showcases the character and versatility of Friulano at its finest. The 2025 opens with expressive aromas of Williams pear, yellow peach, chamomile, wildflowers and fresh herbs. The palate is rich and beautifully textured, balanced by freshness and a distinctive savory, saline quality. A subtle almond note emerges on the long finish, a classic signature of the Friulano grape. Partially aged in large oak casks, this is a sophisticated, terroir-driven white with both immediate appeal and the structure to develop in the bottle.