An extremely pleasant and unexpected surprise indeed. For FVG in China Company, to see the latest results from CWSA (China Wine&Spirits Awards) 2019 has been a huge boost in confidence, and a confirmation of its far-sighted attitude for business. Two of its major Friulian business partners in wine trade, Do Ville and Cantina Rauscedo, were awarded gold medals for their local wines at the latest CSWA 2019 in Hong Kong. It's considered the biggest and most prestigious competition in China: wines and spirits come from 55 countries worldwide and are “blind tasted” by 100 judges, carefully selected among the top buyers of wines and spirits for this market and they are importers, distributors, retailers and sommeliers. The CSWA 2019 tasting week began on the 19th of August and the results were announced on the 26th of August.
FVG in China Company's partners ranked pretty well. Two gold medals were assigned to Do Ville's wines: Malvasia Ars Vivendi (2017) and Pinot Grigio Ars Vivendi (2017). Cantina Rauscedo won a silver medal for its Ribolla Gialla Extra Dry (2016) and plus scored three gold medals: Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso (2016), Sauvignon (2017) and Verduzzo (2017).
Do Ville (see picture on the right) is a family owned winemaking firm based in Ronchi dei Legionari, a town near Gorizia, home to a series of local winemakers. Its “Ars Vivendi” brand (meaning “the art of living” in Latin) includes more local wines, both red and white, in addition to the awarded ones: Cabernet, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Rosé. And the Giuliano, made from Friulian Tocai grapes which are grown in a very specific microclimate, tempered by the Isonzo River and cooled by sea breezes and by the cold air drifting down the Karst ridges. This area is mostly part of the Venezia Giulia territory, whence the name “Giuliano”.
Cantina Rauscedo is named after the town that hosts it, near Pordenone. A land among rivers, where the saying goes as “water divides men, but wine unites them”. Its winemaking activity started over 65 years ago and now offers a great variety of wines: sparkling wines like Prosecco and Moscato, DOC (Denomination of Controlled Origin) local wines like Friulano and Merlot, the “meditation wine” Elia, aromatic liquers. And also some very special treats like the brand “Villamanin”, named after the historical country estate built around the XVII century by the Manin family in Passariano, a small town near Udine: Villamanin Rosso and Classico Villamanin Brut are produced in a limited number of bottles, only in excellent vintages from grapes harvested in the best vineyards surrounding Villa Manin, which is just opposite to Cantina Rauscedo's new winery. And it's sure worth a visit...
FVG in China Company's partners ranked pretty well. Two gold medals were assigned to Do Ville's wines: Malvasia Ars Vivendi (2017) and Pinot Grigio Ars Vivendi (2017). Cantina Rauscedo won a silver medal for its Ribolla Gialla Extra Dry (2016) and plus scored three gold medals: Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso (2016), Sauvignon (2017) and Verduzzo (2017).
Do Ville (see picture on the right) is a family owned winemaking firm based in Ronchi dei Legionari, a town near Gorizia, home to a series of local winemakers. Its “Ars Vivendi” brand (meaning “the art of living” in Latin) includes more local wines, both red and white, in addition to the awarded ones: Cabernet, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Rosé. And the Giuliano, made from Friulian Tocai grapes which are grown in a very specific microclimate, tempered by the Isonzo River and cooled by sea breezes and by the cold air drifting down the Karst ridges. This area is mostly part of the Venezia Giulia territory, whence the name “Giuliano”.
Cantina Rauscedo is named after the town that hosts it, near Pordenone. A land among rivers, where the saying goes as “water divides men, but wine unites them”. Its winemaking activity started over 65 years ago and now offers a great variety of wines: sparkling wines like Prosecco and Moscato, DOC (Denomination of Controlled Origin) local wines like Friulano and Merlot, the “meditation wine” Elia, aromatic liquers. And also some very special treats like the brand “Villamanin”, named after the historical country estate built around the XVII century by the Manin family in Passariano, a small town near Udine: Villamanin Rosso and Classico Villamanin Brut are produced in a limited number of bottles, only in excellent vintages from grapes harvested in the best vineyards surrounding Villa Manin, which is just opposite to Cantina Rauscedo's new winery. And it's sure worth a visit...
Cantina Rauscedo's golden wines
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