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Ramandolo DOCG

A sweet wine from Verduzzo Friulano grown on terraced slopes at the edge of the Alps, where cold nights hold acidity while the grapes dry on the vine or in lofts. Verduzzo is a tannic white grape, so the wine is unusual: amber-gold, with dried apricot, chestnut honey, quince and baked apple, a firm phenolic grip on the finish and moderate sweetness. It's traditionally poured with gubana pastry or aged Montasio. Production is tiny.

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Dario Coos
Ramandolo
The largest and best-distributed producer; dried apricot, honey, walnut skin and gentle tannin.
$30 to $40Wine-Searcher
Giovanni Dri
Ramandolo Il Roncat
Pioneer of the DOCG; deeper amber, quince paste, chestnut honey and a long, grippy finish.
$35 to $50Wine-Searcher
Anna Berra
Ramandolo
Small family estate on the highest terraces; fresher, more floral style, rarely seen in the US.
$30 to $40Wine-Searcher