Prepotto, Colli Orientali del Friuli
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Visits & tastings

In the vineyard, in the cellar, among the painted bottles. On request.

A row of old vines running towards the hills, in black and white

I profumi della cantina sono rimasti identici, una petite madeleine di Proust. Basta sentirli, e tutto ritorna.

The scents of the cellar have stayed the same, a petite madeleine of Proust. One breath of them, and everything comes back.

Augusta

I welcome you myself, in Prepotto. We walk among the old vines, then go down to the cellar to taste the wines, with cheese and prosciutto. And at the end I show you the bottles I paint.

Augusta Bargilli smiling between the rows, in an orange waistcoat, holding the magnum painted with the Madonna
In the vineyard
A red bucket full of freshly picked white grapes, on the grass between the vines
The harvest

In the vineyard

The walk

Between the rows, on the hills along the border with Slovenia. The vines are old, some of them eighty years, rooted in ponca, the marl and sandstone of these hills. I tell you how we prune them in winter and how we harvest: by hand, into crates.

A wooden case with the crest and the letters AB, open on three bottles, beside the wines’ sheets
The tasting
Augusta Bargilli sitting between two barrels in the cellar, in black and white
In the cellar

In the cellar

The tasting

Then into the cellar, where the whites ferment in amphora and barrique. We taste the wines together, with cheese and prosciutto, and I tell you where each one comes from: Balo bears my daughter’s name, the Friulano “A mamma” is dedicated to my mother.

  • A hand holding up a bunch of black grapes, against the dark
    The grapes
  • Crushed red grapes in the vat, under a single light
    The must
Black bottle painted in gold and white with a dancing couple, under a single spotlight
A painted bottle

The painted bottles

My work

At the end, the bottles I paint by hand, one by one: the figures in gold on black glass, the Madonna on the magnum. If it happens, you will find me at work.

In brief

What
A walk in the vineyard, a tasting in the cellar with cheese and prosciutto, the painted bottles
Duration and price
On request
Language
Italian. The visits are held in Italian only
Where
Prepotto (UD), Colli Orientali del Friuli, Italy
How
By booking, writing to me

Book a visit

Write to me when you would like to come and how many you are. I will reply to you myself.

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