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ponka - 2012

Paraschos

4.00 / 5.0

Region
Italy » Friuli-Venezia Giulia » IGP Venezia Giulia
Type
white still, dry
Producer
Paraschos
Vintage
2012
Grapes
Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Tocai Friulano, Ribolla Gialla, Picolit, Verduzzo, Pinot Blanc
Alcohol
12
Sugar
unknown
Price
1288 UAH
Cellar
not available
Paraschos ponka 2012

Ratings

4.00 / 5.0750 ml@Lo Bar · They came from Friuli by Alessio

Guache mixed with drying paint, pine nuts and apricot jam. Delicious and fruity mouthfeel with a bit of VA. Delicate and fresh. The aftertaste is persistent with a nice evolution. It's a lovely race between fruitiness and acidity. Pleasant flavours of spring flowers and apricot jam. Not very complex.

Wine #1 on They came from Friuli by Alessio event.

Paraschos

At a glance

  • Evangelos Paraschos is a winemaker from Italian/Slovene border with Greek origin. Together with his kids he runs the winery. The brothers are true polyglots: they speak Greek with their father, Italian between themselves, Slovene with their workers, and English with most of their clients.
  • He fell in love with wines of his neighbours and that inspired him to start making wines.
  • 7 hectares of vineyards growing on unique soil called "Ponca", based on marlstone rich in minerals of Eocene origin.

Evangelos Paraschos was running a family restaurant. This is where he tasted and fell in love with the wines of his neighbours - Gravner and Radikon. This inspired him to start a winery in the 1990s.

Today, the winery is run by brothers Alexis and Jannis Paraschos and their father Evangelos. With Greek origin and the Italian/Slovene border situation, the brothers speak Greek with their father, Italian between themselves, Slovene with their workers, and English with most of their clients.

The 7 hectares owned by Paraschos are divided among 10 terraced vineyards in Slatnik, between San Floriano and Oslavia, on a typical and unique soil called "Ponca", based on marlstone rich in minerals of Eocene origin. The family cultivates Ribolla Gialla, Friulano, Malvasia Istriana, Pinot Grigio, Merlot and Pinot Noir.