Venica & Venica - Friulano "Primarûl" 2023 (750ml)
Price: $27.99
| Producer | Venica & Venica |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Friuli |
| Varietal | Friulano |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Sku | 201129 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Venica & Venica Description
The history of Friulian Tocai is pretty complex and in many points intertwines with that of Hungarian Tokaji, helping to create some confusion, although neither the two vines nor the two wines have any aspect in common.
More precisely, Friulano is a variety of transalpine origin, in particular from France, which arrived by chance in Friuli together with other international grapes such as the classic Sauvignon. Some analysis on the DNA of the vine revealed, in fact, that our Friulian Tocai is related to Sauvignonasse, a grape quality present in the past in Bordeaux’s area and today almost disappeared. However, despite its French origins, the vine has subsequently evolved, adapting to the soil and climate. Finally, it was the Friulian people who gave it its current identity, making it a symbol of the territory and local culture.
In 2008 the European Community, after coming to an agreement between Italy and Hungary, banned the use of the word “Tocai” for the Friulian wine, as it was considered too similar to the Hungarian “Tokaji“. The last harvest of Tocai in Friuli was therefore that of 2007: since then the wine obtained from these grapes is called “Friulano“, to underline its strong connection with the territory. And this term, to tell the truth, was paired with our “Tocai” since the 1930s, when Professor Dalmasso suggested to add it to distinguish it from the others.
"Primarûl" - the first among the first. In the Friulian language, 'Primarûl' means firstborn, progenitor, the first among the first. The first of all: the first grapes to be harvested by the founder Daniele Venica and the first must to be vinified. Friulano Doc is the most consumed white wine in Friuli, the firstborn in the heart of the people of this land. The quintessential 'taj di blanc' of the Friulians. This is the name that Gianni and Giorgio Venica, on the occasion of the company's 90th anniversary, wanted to attribute to our Friulano, in honor of the grape variety and grandfather Daniele."
