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Vineyard visit, an introduction to the Isonzo terroir and a guided tasting of three Lis Neris wines from the premium and traditional ranges. By appointment via the cellar's contact form.
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Friuli Venezia Giulia, ItalyLis Neris sits in San Lorenzo Isontino, on the gravel plateau that the Isonzo River carved between the Friulian hills and the Slovenian border. The Pecorari family has worked these vineyards since 1879, and Alvaro Pecorari turned the cellar toward single-vineyard whites in the 1980s, putting Friuli Isonzo DOC Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Friulano alongside Venezia Giulia IGT cuvees at the front of the range. Roughly seventy hectares of vines, a solar-powered gravity-fed cellar, and a four-suite Wine Relais make up the estate today.
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In-Depth Tour
Vineyard tour followed by a guided tasting of five wines, exploring Lis Neris's historical vineyards and how they sit inside the wider Friuli Isonzo and Collio context. By appointment.
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Long-form tasting of seven Lis Neris wines led from vineyard to glass, covering the estate's philosophy, the four single-vineyard cru bottlings and the Venezia Giulia IGT cuvees. By appointment.
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Vineyard visit, an introduction to the Isonzo terroir and a guided tasting of three Lis Neris wines from the premium and traditional ranges. By appointment via the cellar's contact form.
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San Lorenzo Isontino is a small village south-west of Gorizia, ringed by vineyards that begin where the Collio hills slope down into the Isonzo valley. Lis Neris's seventy-plus hectares stretch from the right bank of the Isonzo north to the Slovenian border, on a deep alluvial plateau the locals call claps: rounded river pebbles laid down by Alpine meltwater, drained, and warmed by the daytime sun. The Bora, the cold northeast wind that defines this corner of Friuli, sweeps the Valley night after night through the growing season, dropping temperatures sharply and sharpening the aromatics in the bunches.
The Pecorari family has farmed this land since 1879, and the cellar that exists today was reshaped by Alvaro Pecorari, who took over from his father in 1982 and led the renovation that turned Lis Neris into a fully gravity-fed winery by 1990. Federica Pecorari now works alongside her father, marking the fifth generation. The 1980s pivot away from co-op-style bulk production toward single-vineyard, single-variety bottlings put Lis Neris in the small group of Friulian estates that defined modern Friuli Isonzo DOC white wine.
The premium line is built around four historic vineyards, each vinified separately: Gris (Pinot Grigio), Picol (Sauvignon Blanc), Jurosa (Chardonnay) and La Vila (Friulano), all bottled under Friuli Isonzo DOC and aged in 500-litre French oak tonneaux. Above them sit the Venezia Giulia IGT cuvees, including Lis (the three-vineyard Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay blend), Confini, and Tal Luc, the air-dried Verduzzo-led sweet wine that has earned 94-point critical scores on top vintages. Dom Jurosa, a Chardonnay Metodo Classico in Brut and Extra Brut versions, completes the premium tier; the entry-level Tradizionali range covers Fiore di Campo, BBK, varietal Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Vineyard work is hand-done: pruning, leaf removal, cluster thinning and harvest are all manual, and the estate publishes its own sustainable-viticulture guidelines rather than holding a third-party certification. The cellar sits in the centre of San Lorenzo, designed to merge into the village skyline, and runs on solar power. Production averages around 400,000 bottles a year across the four ranges, premium single-varietal, premium cuvee, Caveau library reserves, and traditional steel-fermented bottlings.
For visitors, Casa Lis Neris is the family's hospitality wing: a Wine Relais of four suites (Lavanda, Glicine, Rosa, Iris) carved out of a restored farm building, plus a Foresteria of classic rooms and long-stay apartments around a garden and pool. Three named tasting itineraries (Essentials with three wines, In-Depth with five, Wine Lovers Special with seven) and the Pausa di Gusto pairing with Cormons ham and Friulian cheeses run by appointment from the cellar door. The same complex carries three meeting rooms and a private dining area, used by wine professionals and small companies as a quiet base in the Isonzo valley.
Visiting Lis Neris
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Via Gavinana, 5, 34070 San Lorenzo, Gorizia (Friuli Venezia Giulia)
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Lis Neris sits in San Lorenzo Isontino, in the province of Gorizia, on the right bank of the Isonzo River in eastern Friuli Venezia Giulia. The cellar is at Via Gavinana 5 in the centre of the village, with the estate's seventy-plus hectares of vineyards running up the gravel plain toward the Slovenian border.
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