Carso DOC

Carso is an Italian wine region in the provinces of Trieste and Gorizia, Friuli- Venezia Giulia. The name has the area of ​​the same karst landscape Carso. The climate is characterized by very mild summers and the cold winds of the east wind Bora.

The communities Duino- Aurisina Monrupino Muggia, San Dorigo della Valle and Sgonico and Doberdò del Lago, Monfalcone, Ronchi dei Legionari, Fogliano - Redipuglia, Sagrado and Savogna ( Trieste province ) ( Gorizia ) have approved vineyards up the wine-growing zone since July 17, 1985 status of a Controlled Denomination of Origin ( DOC short ) enjoys. The region extends along the Adriatic coast on the Gulf of Trieste. It is bounded on the north by the DOC Collio Gorizia and on the south by the Croatian region of Istria. About 110 winegrowers work the 77 hectares of vineyards and produce throughout the year 3700 hectoliters of wine.

Carso Malvasia

The white wine is made from 85-100 % of the Malvasia Istriana.

Carso Terrano

The red wine is made from 85-100 % from the grape Terrano: The red wine is produced in a sub-region north east of Trieste.

Other wines

Within the DOC region and the grape varieties Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Grigio, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Traminer aromatico and Vitovska are allowed. This allows the tenants to follow recent trends and optimize the potential of the area.