EP 471 Tocai Friulano On This Laid Back Friday

A wine that is very overlooked and is drank hard core in Friuli the Tocai Friulano. Starting in 2007 the Tocai part of the name has to be dropped.

Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Bragato Tocai FriulanoColli Orientali del Friuli

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John__J

qotd yep

Tags: Friulano, italy, review, Tocai, Video, white, wine, wines

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  • Nice spittin’ action.

  • Nice spittin’ action.

  • TommyBoBo of WI

    Dear Gary,
    YOU PISS ME OFF SO BAD!!!! you tease!! I’ll search this out,, but it would be sooooo much easier if you find a way to ship to WI again!!!!

    I know I’m whinning,,, but Damn it all!!!

    Have a good Memorial Day,,, remember those that sacrificed their all, for us all.

  • TommyBoBo of WI

    Dear Gary,
    YOU PISS ME OFF SO BAD!!!! you tease!! I’ll search this out,, but it would be sooooo much easier if you find a way to ship to WI again!!!!

    I know I’m whinning,,, but Damn it all!!!

    Have a good Memorial Day,,, remember those that sacrificed their all, for us all.

  • Jennifer

    QOTD: Nopers. Miss you Gary!

  • Jennifer

    QOTD: Nopers. Miss you Gary!

  • JC

    Nope. See if you can get some more please!

  • JC

    Nope. See if you can get some more please!

  • JoeShmo

    daaaang gary, really rippn wines here lately
    QOTD: nope, but ill add it to the list of wines i plan on trying

  • JoeShmo

    daaaang gary, really rippn wines here lately
    QOTD: nope, but ill add it to the list of wines i plan on trying

  • No I haven’t.

  • No I haven’t.

  • Hey GV,

    Can’t wait to see you back on Monday, have a great MD weekend. I hope the trip went well!

    QOTD – Never had a Tocai, and honestly before this show I had never heard of it. I’ll have to put that on the list.

  • Hey GV,

    Can’t wait to see you back on Monday, have a great MD weekend. I hope the trip went well!

    QOTD – Never had a Tocai, and honestly before this show I had never heard of it. I’ll have to put that on the list.

  • Sorry Never had one…but hope to someday.

  • Sorry Never had one…but hope to someday.

  • Brad -73-

    never had a Tocai fruliano.
    94 points -damn
    but as you say trust your own palate
    and
    since I’m still quite new to the wine world
    I’m thinking I had better get my foundations set/my palate/nose/head
    trained; on the ready to know what’s what, so I can enjoy
    a wine like this even more when i’m able to.

  • Brad -73-

    never had a Tocai fruliano.
    94 points -damn
    but as you say trust your own palate
    and
    since I’m still quite new to the wine world
    I’m thinking I had better get my foundations set/my palate/nose/head
    trained; on the ready to know what’s what, so I can enjoy
    a wine like this even more when i’m able to.

  • James

    Palmina. They do very nice Italian varietals, including the Tocai.

  • James

    Palmina. They do very nice Italian varietals, including the Tocai.

  • DirtWineKen

    QOTD: No, but I’ve had a Tocai Friulano!

  • DirtWineKen

    QOTD: No, but I’ve had a Tocai Friulano!

  • Robin C

    QOTD: The friulano sounds wonderful. Never had one. I had a D’Arenberg viognier-rousanne with lunch today. That was good too.
    Is that pepto bismal on your table? I hear that if you have flaky skin you should rub pepto bismal on and it will make the skin smooth again. It might be good after a sunburn.

  • Robin C

    QOTD: The friulano sounds wonderful. Never had one. I had a D’Arenberg viognier-rousanne with lunch today. That was good too.
    Is that pepto bismal on your table? I hear that if you have flaky skin you should rub pepto bismal on and it will make the skin smooth again. It might be good after a sunburn.

  • Nope – never had one.

  • Nope – never had one.

  • Winelynn

    Never had one but I would like to try it now.! Sounds great!

  • Winelynn

    Never had one but I would like to try it now.! Sounds great!

  • Susan

    Gary-QOTD: No, I have not tried a Tocai Friulano, soon…….. 🙂

  • Susan

    Gary-QOTD: No, I have not tried a Tocai Friulano, soon…….. 🙂

  • laposte

    QOTD:
    I believe this is the first time I have had to answer No to a “Have you ever had” question.
    Enjoy the weekend.

  • laposte

    QOTD:
    I believe this is the first time I have had to answer No to a “Have you ever had” question.
    Enjoy the weekend.

  • Randy C

    QOTD: I have not had one.

  • Randy C

    QOTD: I have not had one.

  • Neil Willsey

    QOTD: No, I have not tried a Friulano, nor had I even heard of this wine until seeing your episode here tonight. Considering how you raved about it and gave it a 94-point rating, I’d say that I will have to put this on the list of wines to try in the future. Thanks again for your passion for wine, along with the insight you bring to it.

  • Neil Willsey

    QOTD: No, I have not tried a Friulano, nor had I even heard of this wine until seeing your episode here tonight. Considering how you raved about it and gave it a 94-point rating, I’d say that I will have to put this on the list of wines to try in the future. Thanks again for your passion for wine, along with the insight you bring to it.

  • tarheel17

    Gary,
    I am so totally catching up on WLTV episodes this Memorial Day Weekend. How did you know? I’m about a month behind. Possibly more. This whole new job thing is kicking my butt. I am so looking forward to putting my feet up, starting in the early 420s and just sipping some wine while listening to you blather on…my ideal weekend. That, and getting all the other things I’ve been meaning to do off my ‘DO NOW OR DIE TRYING’ list.

    Thanks! Have a great weekend yourself!

  • tarheel17

    Gary,
    I am so totally catching up on WLTV episodes this Memorial Day Weekend. How did you know? I’m about a month behind. Possibly more. This whole new job thing is kicking my butt. I am so looking forward to putting my feet up, starting in the early 420s and just sipping some wine while listening to you blather on…my ideal weekend. That, and getting all the other things I’ve been meaning to do off my ‘DO NOW OR DIE TRYING’ list.

    Thanks! Have a great weekend yourself!

  • Marc

    What a spit gary….awesome!!! they funiest of all time.

  • Marc

    What a spit gary….awesome!!! they funiest of all time.

  • dtazzman

    Wow… now im curious to try this wine…it sounds like a great tasting wine.

    Also looking forward to meeting you at the book signing in San Francisco..Actually taking the 3 1/2 hour drive up there to get my book signed.

  • JediJesus

    Never had this type of wine before, seems like your really trying to promote this wine very short episode on this laid back friday, just got your book in the mail today, couldn’t put it down, how about 12 5-star reviews on amazon…. very impressive.

  • Wow… now im curious to try this wine…it sounds like a great tasting wine.

    Also looking forward to meeting you at the book signing in San Francisco..Actually taking the 3 1/2 hour drive up there to get my book signed.

  • JediJesus

    Never had this type of wine before, seems like your really trying to promote this wine very short episode on this laid back friday, just got your book in the mail today, couldn’t put it down, how about 12 5-star reviews on amazon…. very impressive.

  • il Cesare

    I had a Bastianch Tocai Friulano in March. Was not nearly as good as this one sounds.

  • il Cesare

    I had a Bastianch Tocai Friulano in March. Was not nearly as good as this one sounds.

  • Big “J” Moanie

    I really am not into the whites, and agree with other posts that you dont really seem to honestly enjoy this wine, but are more promoting it … I dont think I will be trying … sorry …

  • Big “J” Moanie

    I really am not into the whites, and agree with other posts that you dont really seem to honestly enjoy this wine, but are more promoting it … I dont think I will be trying … sorry …

  • Eric

    Gary, I am terribly sorry for not having commented in weeks. . .but I’m back (DisconnecttheDots if you’re in the forum.)

    QOTD: I have had a tocai fruliano, but it was not nearly as life changing as the one you sampled today. Thanks for the pick, and I will have my eyes open (for the bottle or a free shipping promo :).

    You rule.

  • Eric

    Gary, I am terribly sorry for not having commented in weeks. . .but I’m back (DisconnecttheDots if you’re in the forum.)

    QOTD: I have had a tocai fruliano, but it was not nearly as life changing as the one you sampled today. Thanks for the pick, and I will have my eyes open (for the bottle or a free shipping promo :).

    You rule.

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