BEYOND PINOT GRIGIO: A Father's Legacy, Four Wines from Friuli
Thu, Oct 29
|Italian Bar
An intimate journey through Friuli's remarkable wines, from ancient vineyards to a family's enduring philosophy. We'll taste two whites and two reds with the importer.
Time & Location
Oct 29, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:15 PM
Italian Bar, 5008 Connecticut Ave NW #B, Washington, DC 20008, USA
About the event
I Clivi is a small, family-owned estate in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, one of Italy’s great white-wine regions and arguably the country’s most exciting place for distinctive, age-worthy whites. At I Clivi, great wine begins not in the cellar, but in the earth. That was the conviction of founder Ferdinando Zanusso, a fascinating man whose life took him from working with the United Nations in Somalia to cultivating some of Friuli's most extraordinary old vineyards. His son Mario continues that legacy today, producing wines of remarkable purity, elegance and character.
Tucked into the hills of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, near the Slovenian border, I Clivi's vineyards include vines 60–80 years old, rooted deep in ancient ponca soils of marl and sandstone. Ferdinando believed that the less a winemaker interfered, the more the land could speak. The results are wines of freshness, minerality and surprising longevity — including a Friulano that was still vibrant nearly twenty years…
Tickets
VIP Wine Tasting Ticket
Sale ends
Oct 28, 6:45 PM
Join us at the bar for 45 minutes and four pours, guided by someone who knows the wines firsthand, whether that's the winemaker, the producer, or the importer. Bring your questions. With just 10 guests, there's time for real conversation.
$59.00
+$5.90 DC Tax
+$1.62 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00