{"title":"Franco Terpin","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn the steep, sun-soaked hills of San Floriano del Collio, where Italy presses up against Slovenia, Franco Terpin has spent three decades proving that white grapes can have the depth and grip usually reserved for reds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFranco Terpin founded his estate in 1994 in the hamlet of Valerisce, near San Floriano del Collio in Friuli Venezia Giulia, northeastern Italy. The fifth of six brothers, he comes from a farming family rooted in this borderland, and he became one of the early Italian champions of the back-to-nature, skin-contact movement that put Collio orange wines on the world map. He is a longtime member of the natural-wine grower association VinNatur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/franco-terpin\"\u003eFranco Terpin producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"quinto-quarto-rebula-franco-terpin-rebula-ribolla-orange-wine-friuli-italy","title":"Franco Terpin Quinto Quarto Rebula 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eQuinto Quarto Rebula is 100% Ribolla Gialla grown on a single vineyard plot on Monte Calvario, at 150 meters above sea level in San Floriano del Collio. The soil is Ponka, the local name for Eocene-era flysch: layered clay-filled marl and sandstone originally formed from an ancient seabed. The elevation and south-southwest exposure give the fruit concentrated acidity and clean aromatics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrapes are hand-harvested and fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts. Skin contact lasts approximately 3 days, giving the wine its amber-gold color and light textural grip without heavy tannin. Aging takes place entirely in stainless steel for 8 to 10 months, preserving the variety's naturally high acidity and bright fruit character. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered with no added sulfur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRibolla Gialla is native to Friuli and was first documented in the region in 1289. In its skin-contact form it shows mandarin peel, bitter herbs, and a saline mineral edge that reflects the Ponka soil. This is the entry-level expression in the Terpin lineup, designed for earlier drinking than his longer-macerated Stamas wines, but it carries the same terroir clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Franco Terpin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12924188229687,"sku":"1293","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/quinto-quarto-rebula-franco-terpin-rebula-ribolla-orange-wine-friuli-italy_0a199771-8f29-4e3a-b7ec-df975aab08a1.jpg?v=1780681360"},{"product_id":"quinto-quarto-bianco-sivi-franco-terpin-orange-wine-natural-wine","title":"Franco Terpin Quinto Quarto Pinot Grigio Sivi 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eQuinto Quarto Pinot Grigio Sivi is a ramato-style skin-contact wine from Franco Terpin's estate in San Floriano del Collio, a village on the Italian-Slovenian border in the Collio DOC. The grapes come from a single vineyard on Monte Calvario at approximately 150 meters above sea level, planted on ponca soils — Eocene-era flysch of stratified calcareous marl and sandstone formed from an ancient seabed. That geology, combined with the diurnal swings and airflow from both the Julian Alps and the Adriatic, underpins the wine's saline minerality and persistent acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePinot Grigio has pink-grey skins, and three days of maceration on those skins is enough to pull copper-to-salmon color and textural grip from the grape without pushing the wine into heavy, tannic territory. Fermentation is spontaneous using indigenous yeasts. The wine ages in stainless steel, then is bottled unfined and unfiltered. The result sits stylistically between a structured white and a light orange wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the nose, macerated blood orange, citrus peel, dried flowers, anise, and a thread of acacia honey. The palate is dry and enveloping, with good body, lively acidity, and a light but present tannic texture that makes it genuinely food-friendly. This is the entry-level wine in Terpin's lineup — approachable now, but with enough structure to hold for a few years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Franco Terpin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30957196804189,"sku":"1290","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/quinto-quarto-bianco-sivi-franco-terpin-orange-wine-natural-wine.jpg?v=1780690068"},{"product_id":"quinto-quarto-bianco-franco-terpin-pinot-bianco-malvasia-natural-wine","title":"Franco Terpin Quinto Quarto Bianco 2021","description":"","brand":"Franco Terpin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30957272465501,"sku":"1291","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/franco-terpin-quinto-quarto-rebula-natural-wine-primal-wine_8ae3b6b7-53e7-4671-a4d8-fc1be7d1c772.jpg?v=1780187436"},{"product_id":"quinto-quarto-merlot-cabernet-franco-terpin-natural-wine-italy","title":"Franco Terpin Quinto Quarto Rosso 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eQuinto Quarto Rosso is Franco Terpin's everyday red from San Floriano del Collio, a hamlet in the Gorizia province of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, directly on the Slovenian border. The blend is led by Merlot with Cabernet Sauvignon and a small portion of Refosco, all grown on ponca soils — the region's characteristic layered marl and flysch sandstone — at elevations between 120 and 320 meters above sea level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrapes are hand-harvested, destemmed, and fermented with indigenous yeasts with approximately seven days of skin maceration. The wine then ages for eight to ten months in stainless steel before being bottled unfined and unfiltered with no added sulfur. This minimal-intervention approach preserves the crunchy red fruit character that defines the Quinto Quarto line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the glass it shows an intense ruby red. The nose leads with fresh red fruit and flowers, with notes of wet earth and undergrowth underneath. On the palate it is juicy and lively, with mouthwatering acidity, medium-minus tannins, and a clean, fruit-driven finish. It drinks well on release and is built for the table, not the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Quinto Quarto line sits at the more accessible end of Terpin's portfolio, distinct from his age-worthy skin-contact whites like the Sialis and Jakot. For a Terpin red with more structure and extended oak aging, look to the Stamas Rosso.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Franco Terpin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31702160015453,"sku":"1292","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/quinto-quarto-merlot-cabernet-franco-terpin-natural-wine-italy.jpg?v=1780694258"},{"product_id":"chardonnay-franco-terpin-orange-natural-wine-italy","title":"Franco Terpin Chardonnay 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003eFranco Terpin Chardonnay is a skin contact (orange) natural wine made from 100% Chardonnay grapes from Terpin's oldest vineyards, grown on ponka soils. Extended maceration on the skins, aged in wooden barrels, unfined, unfiltered, minimal sulfites. This wine is a perfect example of Franco Terpin's impeccable skills in making very approachable skin-contact orange wines. Golden-yellow with amber hues, notes of dried fruit and honey, round and savory palate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Franco Terpin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34574645657752,"sku":"terpin-chardonnay-2050","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/terpin-chardonnay-orange-natural-wine-primal-wine_7e298192-56ad-4747-8b21-1654dff54cd7.jpg?v=1780337533"},{"product_id":"sauvignon-franco-terpin-natural-wine","title":"Franco Terpin Sauvignon 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003eFranco Terpin's Sauvignon 2016 is a 100% Sauvignon Blanc grown on the slopes of Monte Calvario near San Floriano del Collio, on the Italian-Slovenian border. The vines grow in ponca, a stratified marl and sandstone soil of Eocene seabed origin that imparts mineral salinity and complexity. Grapes are hand-harvested and farmed organically and biodynamically, with no synthetic treatments in the vineyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the cellar, the grapes are destemmed and macerated on the skins for approximately 8 days in open oak barrels with three daily punchdowns. Fermentation is spontaneous using only indigenous yeasts. The wine then ages 18 months in large Slavonian oak botte, followed by at least one year in bottle before release. No fining, no filtration, no added sulfur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result sits far outside the Sauvignon Blanc comfort zone. The 10-day-adjacent skin contact and extended oak aging strip away any grassy freshness and replace it with copper-amber color, dried herb and spice character, pink grapefruit pith, almond, and walnut on the finish. Annual production is approximately 2,000 bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFranco Terpin produces roughly five single-varietal skin-contact whites and one red, releasing each only when deemed ready. The Sauvignon is among his most structured bottlings, designed to age and reward patience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Franco Terpin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39259908309191,"sku":"terpin-sauvignon-2051","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/franco-terpin-sauvignon-primal-wine-natural-wine.jpg?v=1780186399"},{"product_id":"ribolla-gialla-franco-terpin-natural-wine","title":"Franco Terpin Ribolla Gialla 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003eFranco Terpin's Ribolla Gialla 2016 is a skin-contact orange wine made from 100% Ribolla Gialla sourced from Terpin's oldest vineyards on ponka soils in San Floriano del Collio, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The vineyards sit on southwest-facing slopes at Monte Calvario, around 150 meters above sea level, right on the Italian-Slovenian border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrapes are de-stemmed and macerated for approximately 8 days in open Slavonian oak vats, with Franco punching down by hand three times daily. Fermentation is spontaneous with indigenous yeasts. The wine then ages 12 months in Slovenian oak barrels, followed by 12 months in stainless steel, and rests in bottle for several years before release. No fining, no filtration, minimal sulfites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a deep amber-golden wine with notable grip from the skin tannins. On the nose: dried apricot, chestnut honey, hay, aromatic herbs, and a distinct mineral salinity that recalls the fossilized seabed origins of ponka soil. 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The 3-hectare parcel is planted with vines over 70 years old in ponca soils — Eocene-era flysch of layered marl and sandstone that drives the wine's mineral backbone and saline finish. Appellation: IGT Delle Venezie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrapes are hand-harvested and destemmed, then fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts on the skins for approximately 14 days in open oak vessels with daily punchdowns. The wine then ages 12 months in oak barriques followed by 3 years in bottle before release. No fining, no filtration, no added sulfur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe color is antique rose with shades of Venetian red — classic ramato from Pinot Grigio's pink-skinned berries. On the nose: evolved floral notes, bitter citrus pith, ripe raspberry, and a faint herbal undertone. The palate is textured and lightly tannic, with a persistent saline finish and good grip. With 3+ years of bottle age already on this 2016, the wine is drinking in a developed, complex register.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnual production of Sialis is approximately 2,000 bottles, making it a limited release even by Terpin's small-estate standards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Franco Terpin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39260953739463,"sku":"TERPSIAL15C","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/franco-terpin-sialis-sivi-pinot-grigio-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186394"},{"product_id":"sialis-rosso-franco-terpin","title":"Franco Terpin Sialis Rosso 2015","description":"\u003cp\u003eFranco Terpin Sialis Rosso is made from a blend of Merlot \u0026amp; Cabernet Sauvignon vinified naturally. Bold and yet elegant and complex, incredible nose of black fruit, leather, tobacco, and hints of baking spices. 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Amber wine of immense depth, dried fruit and honey on the nose, savory palate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Franco Terpin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697102356696,"sku":"TerpJako","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/franco-terpin-jakot-friulano-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1718499540"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/franco-terpin.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}