La Rocca is just outside of Udine in northeastern Italy. Known as the Triple-F (Tre Effe) Farm, La Rocca specializes in premium and super-premium wines from Grave and Collio. The Tre Effe farm is owned by the Fantinel family.  Fantinel is one of the first families of Friuli.  They are highly respected for their work in the hotel and restaurant business, for their sponsoring of soccer teams and Olympic athletes, for the production of San Daniele Prosciutto, but most of all, for wine and grappa.  With vineyard holdings throughout Grave del Friuli, plus the Tenuta Santa Caterina Estate in Collio, Fantinel produces wine only from grapes which they themselves grow.  Best known for their white wines, (Friuli has the deserved reputation of having the best whites in all of Italy), the Fantinels are versatile, also producing classy reds and sparkling wines.  The La Rocca winery is equally at home with cosmopolitan varietals, like Pinot Grigio, Merlot, and Cabernet as well as local vinifera such as Schioppettino, Picolit, or Refosco.

The Wines of La Rocca
   Cabernet Sauvignon, DOC
   Merlot, DOC
   Pinot Grigio Collio, DOC
   Pinot Nero Collio, DOC