Modo di Bere: Wine & Language
Modo di Bere: Wine & Language
Rose Thomas Bannister
S4E14 Tazzelenghe: the "Tongue-Cutter" Wine
35 minutes Posted Dec 27, 2025 at 4:00 pm.
Indigenous Grape Varieties of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Introducing Fabio D’Attimis Maniago Marchiò
18 Generations of Family History
A Toy Car Among the Barriques
Exporting Italian Wine in the 1950’s
Why Focus on Indigenous Vines?
What Does Tazzelenghe Wine Taste Like?
“Tazzelenghe” means “Tongue-Cutter” in Friuliano
Fabio’s ancestor and the First Written Mention of “Tazzelenghe”
The Tazzelenghe Group of Wine Producers
International vs. Native Grape Varieties in Italy
“Merlot doesn’t need my help”
Pairing Food With Tazzelenghe Wine
Why did Tazzelenghe plantings decline?
Does Friuli have *too many* native grapes?!
Climate Change and Italian Indigenous Vines
Naming wine by grape vs. Naming wine by place
A Modo di Dire (Saying) from Friuli
Wine Travel Advice in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Visit Fabio at Conte D’Attimis Maniago Winery!
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Fabio is one of eight producers making wine from Tazzelenghe. Thanks to Fabio and his friends, this ultra-rare Friulian red wine grape is the rise. The name means "The Tongue-Cutter" in the local dialect. The grape has an enormous personality, packed with complexity, acid, and tannin.
Before modern improvements in winemaking and wine growing, the only way to tame Tazzelenghe's exuberance was time. Listen to the full interview with Fabio D'Attimis Maniago Marchio, the son of a Count and the 18th generation to steward his family's land, to learn why he describes today's Tazzelenghe wines with one word: Elegance. Learn more about Fabio's family's wines and pay them a visit in northeastern Italy at www.contedattimismaniago.it
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This episode was produced and recorded by Rose Thomas BannisterVideo and audio edited by Giulia Àlvarez-KatzAudio assistance by Steve Silverstein