DOC White

La Tunella Pinot Grigio Friuli Colli Orientali DOC

Azienda Agricola La Tunella

Grape
Pinot Grigio
Denomination
Friuli Colli Orientali DOC
Region
Friuli Venezia Giulia
ABV
13%
Body
Medium to full
Drink
Now to 2028

A fuller, rounder Pinot Grigio from the Friuli Colli Orientali hills. The Zorzettig family ferment it slowly and stir the yeast until March, for warm bread crust, acacia blossom and ripe tropical fruit. Sold by Corney & Barrow at £15.75.

Price
£15.75

2025 · Case of 6, £94.50 for the case · checked 25 Oct · Delivery £12.50, free from £150

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Where to buy Pinot Grigio Azienda Agricola La Tunella

£15.75 price · 1 retailer in stock · checked 25 Oct 2026

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Tasting Notes

What La Tunella's Pinot Grigio tastes like

Warm bread crust, acacia blossom and ripe tropical fruit: that is how the Zorzettig family describe their own Pinot Grigio, and the glass agrees. It is fuller and rounder than most, because the wine rests on its yeast with regular stirring until bottling in March.

Tasted by
ItalianWines editorial, from the producer's notes
Tasted on
23 October 2024
Source
Producer notes · confidence High
Body
Medium to full, from the producer's sheet
Typical of Pinot Grigio
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Nose

Warm bread crust first, then acacia blossom and ripe tropical fruit: the three notes the Zorzettig family pick out on their own sheet, and they are all there. Pear and lemon sit behind them. The bready edge comes from months resting on the spent yeast, stirred at set intervals until the March bottling.

LemonLemon
AcaciaAcacia
Green AppleGreen Apple
PearPear
PineapplePineapple
Wet stonesWet stones
BriocheBrioche
Palate

Rounder and fuller than most Pinot Grigio. A slow, cool fermentation of 30 to 40 days and all that stirring give it its weight. Acidity is moderate, 5.5 grams a litre, so it feels soft rather than sharp. The crumbly marl and sandstone of the hills near Cividale leave a dry, stony grip at the back.

Finish

Medium length and dry, the bread-crust note returning with a ripe, almost honeyed edge from grapes picked by hand in the first week of September. At 13% it stays fresh.

Overall

The classic-range white of a family estate in Ipplis that makes about 430,000 bottles a year, and a Pinot Grigio with real character. Drink the 2025 from 2026 to 2028, with starters, cured ham, fish or white meats.

Drink now Best by 2028
Live UK pricing

Buying La Tunella Pinot Grigio 2025 in the UK

Corney & Barrow is the only UK shop we track with it, at £15.75 a bottle, also sold as a case of six. With one seller there is no price to compare. It sits near the bottom of the price range for the Friuli Colli Orientali whites we list.

Best price · 75 cl · 2025 £15.75 at Corney & Barrow
Price spread · 75cl No offer Across 0 UK retailers with 75cl in stock
Retailers · 75cl 0UK 0 in stock
Vintages live 2025 Current release: 2025
Last checked 25 Oct 2026 Refreshed once every 24 hours
Other vintages and formats: 1 price line

Case of 6 · 2025: £15.75 per bottle, 1 UK retailer

Wine fit score

Where La Tunella Pinot Grigio fits

Strongest as a beginner-friendly white, for value and for everyday drinking: a dry, familiar grape at £15.75 that still tastes of somewhere. Good with food too, from fried starters to white fish and veal.

Best value 8.5/10

At £15.75 it sits near the bottom of the price range for the Friuli Colli Orientali whites we list. It is also well under the average price of the Friuli Pinot Grigio we list.

Best intro to this style 8.5/10

Pinot Grigio is the grape most UK drinkers already know, and this one is dry, 13%, soft in acidity and easy to like, while showing what the Friuli hills add.

Best with food 8.0/10

Dry, rounded and gently acidic, it handles starters, cured ham, fish and white meats, and its weight copes with cheese dishes a light Pinot Grigio could not.

Best everyday bottle 8.0/10

Under £16, a cork-sealed bottle that suits a weeknight supper of fish or chicken as well as a glass before dinner.

Best for an occasion 4.0/10

A DOC white from a Tre Bicchieri estate, but a classic-range bottle rather than a showpiece; bring it to a relaxed lunch, not a celebration.

Best for cellar 3.0/10

Made to drink young: the 2025 is best from 2026 to 2028. The colour deepens with age but there is no gain in keeping it longer.

Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.

Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Friuli Colli Orientali in five fields

A compact view of what the Friuli Colli Orientali denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.

Allowed grapes
2 varieties listed
This bottle: Pinot Grigio.
Minimum ageing
Recorded by producer
Disciplinare ageing rule not yet recorded.
Region / area
Udine
Source: Disciplinare.
Style
DOC · Friuli Colli Orientali
Classification
DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata)
What that means →
Vintages

The 2025 vintage of La Tunella Pinot Grigio

Friuli's 2025 had a wet spring, an early, uneven summer and cool late-August nights, and the harvest estimates pointed to fresh, long-lived wines in the north. Tunella picks in the first week of September and bottles in March, so the 2025 reached shelves in spring 2026. Drink it from 2026 to 2028.

2025 Current release
Best price
£15.75 a bottle, by the case of 6
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
13.0%
Window
Drink now through 2028

Friuli's 2025 came off good winter water reserves, a wet spring and an early, uneven summer, with cool late-August nights that lifted the aromas. The harvest estimates pointed to fresh, long-lived wines in the north. Tunella usually picks in the first week of September. Drink it from 2026 to 2028.

2024 Sold through
Best price
not listed
Retailers
0 in stock
ABV
13.0%
Window
Drink now through 2027
2025 Current release
Best price
£15.75 a bottle, by the case of 6
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
13.0%
Window
Drink now through 2028

Friuli's 2025 came off good winter water reserves, a wet spring and an early, uneven summer, with cool late-August nights that lifted the aromas. The harvest estimates pointed to fresh, long-lived wines in the north. Tunella usually picks in the first week of September. Drink it from 2026 to 2028.

Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.

The disciplinare, the place, the label

Friuli Colli Orientali DOC: the hills behind La Tunella

La Tunella farms about 70 hectares, roughly 100 football pitches, all inside the Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, on layers of crumbly marl and sandstone the locals call ponca. The Julian Prealps block the cold north winds and the Adriatic sends warm breezes. The family cap yields at about 7 tonnes per hectare, well under the DOC's limit of 11.

01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.

Friuli Colli Orientali is in the DOC tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. 2 varieties listed in the disciplinare
  • Yield ceiling. 11.0 tonnes per hectare
  • Tasting panel. No mandatory pre-release tasting
03

Region and area context

Friuli Colli Orientali falls within Friuli Venezia Giulia, covering Udine.

Friuli Colli Orientali DOC zone The producer Wine route in the zone

Made at Azienda Agricola La Tunella, Ipplis di Premariacco. Directions

Wine route in the zone: Collio and Colli Orientali Wine Road.

04

Reading the label

  • Azienda Agricola La TunellaProducer / estate
  • Pinot GrigioGrape varieties
  • Friuli Colli Orientali DOCGeographic indication and quality tier
  • 2025Vintage (year of harvest)
  • 13.0% volAlcohol by volume
  • Imbottigliato all’origineEstate-bottled
05

What sits behind the price of Pinot Grigio Azienda Agricola La Tunella

Tracked from
£15.75
Direction
Mostly cost up
Drivers
3 up / 2 down
Main factor
Hand-picked hillside grapes, yields capped at about 7 tonnes a hectare
  1. 01

    Hand-picked hillside grapes, yields capped at about 7 tonnes a hectare

    Cost up

    Tunella limits its vines to about 7 tonnes of grapes per hectare, well under the 11 the DOC allows, and picks by hand in the first week of September. Fewer grapes per vine and hand labour on slopes cost more than machine-picked fruit from the plain.

  2. 02

    30 to 40 days of slow fermentation, then stirring on the yeast until March

    Cost up

    The wine ferments at 16 C for 30 to 40 days and then rests on its spent yeast, stirred at set intervals, until bottling in March. That is about six months of tank space and cellar work before a single bottle is sold.

  3. 03

    UK duty and VAT inside the £15.75

    Cost up

    Of the £15.75 bottle, about £5.60 is tax: £2.99 duty at 13% alcohol (£30.62 per litre of pure alcohol) and £2.63 VAT. The wine itself, shipping and the shop's margin share the other £10 or so.

  4. 04

    A 430,000-bottle family estate with its own bottling line

    Cost down

    Tunella makes about 430,000 bottles a year across its range and bottles on site in Ipplis, so the fixed costs of the winery are spread wide. That is why a Tre Bicchieri estate can sell its classic Pinot Grigio under £16.

  5. 05

    One UK merchant, sold by the bottle or the case of six

    Cost down

    Corney & Barrow lists the wine as one of its exclusives and sells it direct, by the bottle or as a case of six. The case costs exactly six bottles, so there is no bulk discount to chase.

01

Hand-picked hillside grapes, yields capped at about 7 tonnes a hectare

Cost up

Tunella limits its vines to about 7 tonnes of grapes per hectare, well under the 11 the DOC allows, and picks by hand in the first week of September. Fewer grapes per vine and hand labour on slopes cost more than machine-picked fruit from the plain.

Perfect Pairings

Dishes that go with this wine

Steamed sea bass, plated

Steamed sea bass
Food Pairing

What to eat with La Tunella Pinot Grigio

The family serve it with starters, cured ham, fish and white meats, or on its own as an aperitif. Its weight and gentle acidity suit richer plates than a light Pinot Grigio would: frico, creamed salt cod, veal in tuna sauce.

Fat cutting Strong match

Frico and melted-cheese plates

Melted cheese coats the mouth, and this Pinot Grigio's weight and gentle acidity rinse it away without fighting it. The bread-crust note from its months on the yeast echoes the crust on a frico. A light, sharp Pinot Grigio tastes thin here; La Tunella's does not.

Try with: Frico · Fonduta · Polenta alla Valdostana · More pairings →

Body matching Strong match

White meats: veal, chicken and rabbit

Veal and rabbit are mild, so they want a white with body rather than a bold red. This Friuli Colli Orientali Pinot Grigio has that body from 30 to 40 days of slow fermentation, and its soft acidity does not sour the meat. The Zorzettig family list white meats on their own sheet.

Try with: Vitello Tonnato · Cotoletta alla Milanese · Coniglio alla ligure · More pairings →

Salt balance Good match

Cured ham and starters

Salt in cured ham makes a wine taste fruitier, and the ripe tropical fruit in this Pinot Grigio has room to show it. Fried starters want freshness, and at 13% with moderate acidity the glass stays clean. This is how the family serve it: as an aperitif, with starters and ham.

Try with: Gnocco fritto · Arancini · Insalata Caprese · More pairings →

Body matching Good match

Creamed cod and other rich fish dishes

Creamed salt cod and seafood with polenta have a richness that drowns a thin white. This Pinot Grigio's rounded body stands level with them, and the dry, stony finish from the Cividale hills keeps each mouthful clean.

Try with: Baccala Mantecato · Polenta e schie · Fregula ai frutti di mare · More pairings →

Acidity matching Good match

Steamed fish and shellfish

Steamed sea bass, prawns and mussels are delicate and a little sweet. The pear and lemon in this Friuli Pinot Grigio meet that sweetness, and its moderate acidity lifts the dish without any sharpness. Keep the seasoning light so the acacia note still shows.

Try with: Steamed sea bass · Salt and pepper prawns · Prawn Tempura · Mussels

Avoid Clash

Hot curries and chilli-heavy dishes

Chilli heat strips out the gentle acacia and bread-crust notes and leaves only alcohol and bitterness. At 13% and fully dry, this Pinot Grigio has no sweetness to cool the burn. Pour something with a little sugar, a Moscato d'Asti, with the hot dishes and keep this for milder plates.

Skip with: Chicken madras · Jungle Curry · Pizza Diavola · Kung pao chicken · Pairing guide →

Drinking + cellar

Should you keep La Tunella Pinot Grigio?

No cellar needed. This is a wine for its first three years: the 2025 drinks well from 2026 to 2028, and the producer notes that the colour deepens with age. Buy by the six if you drink Pinot Grigio often, not to lay down.

Drinking window
2026 → 2028

Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.

Decanting
Not needed

Pour it straight from the bottle.

Serving temperature
8-12°C

Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.

Cellar potential
Low

Made to drink young: the 2025 is best from 2026 to 2028. The colour deepens with age but there is no gain in keeping it longer.

Buy now or wait?
Buy now

£15.75 for a 75cl bottle of the 2025, sold by the case of 6, at Corney & Barrow, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.

Sources & trust

Where our facts on La Tunella Pinot Grigio come from

Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 25 Oct 2026, 02:20 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Based on the producer's published tasting notes.

Confidence · High
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.

Confidence · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
Related

Friuli Colli Orientali, Pinot Grigio and La Tunella: linked pages

Producer
Azienda Agricola La Tunella Friuli Venezia Giulia
Grapes
Pinot Grigio
Denomination
Friuli Colli Orientali DOC
Region
Friuli Venezia Giulia Region guide
Cuisine
Chinese Cuisine 1 dishes paired

Common Questions

It is 100% Pinot Grigio from the Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, the hills east of Udine around Cividale and Premariacco. The Zorzettig family grow it on crumbly clay-limestone and sandstone the locals call ponca. The name on the label, Friuli Colli Orientali, tells you it comes from these hills, not from the high-volume Pinot Grigio zones of the plain.

Warm bread crust, acacia blossom and ripe tropical fruit, then pear and lemon. It is dry, 13% alcohol, and fuller and rounder than most Pinot Grigio, with gentle rather than sharp acidity. The family's own note calls its character decisive, and that is fair.

Because of time in the cellar. The juice ferments slowly at 16 C for 30 to 40 days, then rests on its spent yeast, stirred at set intervals, until bottling in March. That stirring gives the wine its rounded body and bread-crust note. Yields on the hillside vines are also kept low, about a third under what the DOC allows.

Corney & Barrow sells the 2025 at £15.75 a bottle, as a single bottle or as a case of six. It is the only UK shop we track that lists it, so there is no price to compare between shops. For a Friuli Colli Orientali white that is a low price: it sits near the bottom of the range we list.

From now until 2028. Tunella picks in the first week of September and bottles the following March, so the 2025 reached shops in spring 2026 and is at its freshest in its first three years. Serve it cool, at 8 to 10 C. The colour deepens with age, but there is no gain in keeping it longer.

Starters, cured ham, fish and white meats, or a glass on its own before dinner, which is how the Zorzettig family serve it. Its extra weight suits richer plates than a light Pinot Grigio: frico, the Friulian cheese and potato cake, creamed salt cod, or veal in tuna sauce.

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