Watch the video here on Facebook of our LIVE VeroTalk on Saturday April 25 with Hilde Petrusa of Vigna Petrussa from her vineyard in Friuli, with Chef Luca Manderino of Sosta Cucina AND Jeff Bonafede of Uncorked Wine Shop in Hermosa Beach. We visited Vigna Petrussa, a Friullian winery, considered one of the best estates in Italy, while a Venetian Chef, Luca Manderino from La Sosta in Hermosa Beach prepared a surprise dish to pair with Vigna Petrussa’s wines, and Jeff Bonafede from Uncorked Wine Shop tasted the wines along with woman winemaker, Hilde Petrussa.
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Jeff Bonafede of Uncorked Wine Shop in Hermosa Beach with Hilde Petrussa and her daugther Francesca on their inaugural visit to the US in June 2019
Another indegenous variety to try from Friuli like this Ribolla Gialla is the Vigna Petrussa | Friulano | Natural Wine | White.
The North Eastern Italian indigenous Ribolla Gialla grapes transform into an elegant white wine that is excellent as aperitif and pairs divinely with starters and fish-based dishes. This Ribolla Gialla is a great way for Pinot Grigio lovers to step out of the box, and its floral flavors with a mineral finish add a fine touch to this fresh and juicy white wine.
Environmentally friendly techniques used including hand harvesting in crates
With floral and citrus aromas and a pleasantly structured fruity and mineral salt taste, a chaulky mouthfeel and long finish, this age-worthy white from the indigenous variety Friulano, is made with indigenous yeast, then on the lees for 6 months while aged in used oak. It has a delicate bouquet of wildflowers and hints of almond on the palate. Delightful with hors d’oeuvres, various kinds of cured meats and fish-based dishes.
Vigna Petrussa is a certified sustainable and biodiverse women-owned winery.
Like a cook in the kitchen, Hilde Petrussa gives a special touch to each wine. With her Refosco, after gathering the grapes, she lets the tannins mellow out by air drying some the grapes, a process called appassimento used for wines like Amarone, for about 20 days before starting the fermenting process.
A deep purplish red hue, the bouquet recalls dry summer hay and red berries jam. On the palate it is round with soft tannins and underbrush hints.
Vigna Petrussa is a certified sustainable and biodiverse women-owned winery.
Prepotto is the birthplace of the hard-to-find Schioppettino varietal. It gets its name from the Italian 'schioppare' or to burst, since the grape 'bursts' in your mouth when you eat it. Aromas and tastes of black pepper and plums. Fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged for two to two and a half years in oak barriques. Strong cheese lovers love to indulge in this wine.
Gold Medal Decanter, plus many other awards. Vigna Petrussa's oak-aged 2019 Schioppettino won the prestigious 3 Bicchieri Award by Gambero Rosso.
Vigna Petrussa is a certified sustainable and biodiverse women-owned winery.
This limited production wine from the birthplace of the Schioppettino varietal is made only in the best years with carefully selected fruit from which Hilde Petrussa makes her own Pied de Cuve native wild yeast. Aged in tonneau for 36 months then 6 months in the bottle. It has a complex nose ranging from black pepper to dark berry compote, allspice and some wild animal fur. Due to its well balanced acidity, tannins and smooth taste, it is a great midway for both Pinot and Cab lovers.
This wine was awarded
a Silver Medal by Decanter
Top Italian Wine in the Go Wine Cantine d'Italia 2024 Guide
90 points by 5starwines
4 crowns by 'Vini Buoni Italiani'
Vigna Petrussa is a certified sustainable and biodiverse women-owned winery.
“Run, don’t walk to find and grab this bottle. It is a prime example of the harmony and complexity this style of wine is capable of expressing” is how VinePair describes this wine in their list of 13 of the Best Sweet Wines.
Fruity, spicy and balanced, this multiple award winning women-made dessert wine, Picolit, is the rarest and most treasured varietal in Friuli, the extreme North East of Italy.
It is made from hand-picked and air-dried picolit grapes that went through noble rot, as with the best dessert wines in the world. Fermented and then aged for 18 months in french oak barrique. Only 1200 bottles were made, and we have the last few available so be quick to grab this meditation wine to sip and savor.
Vigna Petrussa is a certified sustainable and biodiverse women-owned winery.