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The synergy Italy realizes between its regional foods and wines is more demonstrative than that of any other wine region. Friuli’s Tocai participates in one of those ideal, almost intrinsic matches, serving as the quintessential accompaniment to salumi and prosciutti.
The ancestry of the grape is widely debated: Some claim it is a relation of Furmint, the grape that fashions Hungary’s eminent Tokaji. (Friulano was added to the name “Tocai” to distinguish it from the famous dessert wine; eventually the wine may simply be labeled Friulano, in accordance with arrangements established by the EU.) Others assert that it is a relation of France’s Sauvignon Blanc, resting their claim in the kinship they perceive between Tocai and Sauvignon Vert or Sauvignonasse.
- Country: Italy
- Region: Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- Subregion/Appellation: Venezia-Giulia IGT
The synergy Italy realizes between its regional foods and wines is more demonstrative than that of any other wine region. Friuli’s Tocai participates in one of those ideal, almost intrinsic matches, serving as the quintessential accompaniment to salumi and prosciutti.
The ancestry of the grape is widely debated: Some claim it is a relation of Furmint, the grape that fashions Hungary’s eminent Tokaji. (Friulano was added to the name “Tocai” to distinguish it from the famous dessert wine; eventually the wine may simply be labeled Friulano, in accordance with arrangements established by the EU.) Others assert that it is a relation of France’s Sauvignon Blanc, resting their claim in the kinship they perceive between Tocai and Sauvignon Vert or Sauvignonasse.
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