Incrocio Manzoni wine is one of Italian viticulture's more unusual chapters — aromatic, structured whites and some reds, made from varieties bred at the Conegliano wine school in the 1920s and 1930s. The producers below work with it in Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trentino-South Tyrol.
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Incrocio Manzoni is not a single variety but a family of crossings developed by Luigi Manzoni at the Conegliano oenological school in the 1920s and 1930s. The most planted white is Manzoni Bianco (6.0.13), a cross of Riesling Renano and Pinot Blanc, which produces wines with pronounced aromatic lift and enough structure to age. A less common red, Manzoni Nero (2.15), also exists. The varieties never spread far beyond north-east Italy, which keeps production volumes small and the wines genuinely hard to find outside the region. On Free Grape Society, each bottle ships directly from the producer's own cellar, with no importer or warehouse in between.
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A producer's own selection of six bottles puts the variety in context better than a single bottle can. With Incrocio Manzoni, that often means tasting Manzoni Bianco at different stages — a younger, fresher bottling alongside one with a year or two of age — or comparing how the same crossing expresses itself across Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia, where soil types shift quite quickly. Free Grape Society is a society of producers, independent experts and wine lovers, not a shop.
The growers below are among the small number of producers in north-east Italy who still work seriously with the Manzoni crossings. Most are based in the Treviso hills of Veneto or across the border in Friuli, where the varieties were developed and where they remain most at home. Checking a producer's own notes is usually the quickest way to understand how they approach Manzoni Bianco — whether they favour stainless steel for freshness or use some wood for structure — and the wine-advice service is there if you want a second opinion before choosing.
Incrocio Manzoni has a small but attentive following among people who like aromatic Italian whites that sit outside the mainstream. Independent wine experts review wines they have personally tasted, and their notes are visible on each wine page and on the expert's own profile. Several of the experts below have reviewed Manzoni Bianco wines featured on this page, so you can read what they found before deciding.
Browse the wines listed on this page, add bottles to your basket, and check out with Klarna or card. Each bottle ships directly from the producer's cellar. Delivery typically takes 8–9 days, within a 4–14 day window depending on where the producer is based. Free shipping is included.
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Yes. You can add wines from different producers to the same basket. Because each producer ships from their own cellar, bottles from different producers will arrive in separate parcels, each within the standard 4–14 day delivery window.
Average delivery is 8 to 9 days from order to door. The full range is 4 to 14 days depending on the producer's location and your delivery address. Wines ship directly from the producer's cellar, not from a central warehouse.
The main variable is which Manzoni crossing you are looking at — the white (Manzoni Bianco, 6.0.13, a Riesling × Pinot Blanc cross) is far more common than the red. Within the whites, look at whether the producer uses stainless steel, which preserves aromatic freshness, or oak, which adds weight and texture. Producer notes on each wine page explain the approach.
The Manzoni crossings were developed at the Conegliano school in Veneto and remain concentrated in north-east Italy — principally Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, and Trentino-South Tyrol. These are the regions you will find represented by the producers on this page.
The wine experts on this page have reviewed wines from the Manzoni crossing and can point you toward a bottle that fits what you are looking for. You can read their published reviews on each wine page, or fill in the form on their profile to ask a specific question.
Incrocio Manzoni is a niche variety grown by a small number of estates — there are no large commercial brands producing it. The producers on Free Grape Society bottle and sell it themselves, which is the only way to find it outside of specialist Italian wine shops or direct cellar visits.
Outside north-east Italy, the variety is rarely stocked in supermarkets or general wine retail. Even in specialist shops across Europe, availability is patchy. Buying directly from the producer via Free Grape Society is the most reliable way to find it and to get a wine that has been tasted before listing.
Incrocio Manzoni is a group of crossings developed in the early twentieth century by Luigi Manzoni at the Conegliano Veneto Viticultural School in northeast Italy. The most widely planted is Manzoni Bianco (also called Incrocio Manzoni 6.0.13), a cross of Riesling and Pinot Blanc that combines the aromatic lift of Riesling with the body and structure of Pinot Blanc. There are also red variants, notably Incrocio Manzoni 2.15, a cross of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The white varieties are grown mainly in Friuli Venezia Giulia and the Veneto, where the crossings were originally developed and where they remain most at home. Outside Italy they are rare, which is part of what makes them interesting — this is not a grape you find in supermarkets or mainstream wine retail.
Manzoni Bianco, the dominant white form, tends to show floral and citrus aromas alongside a mineral thread that reflects its Riesling parentage, with a rounder texture from the Pinot Blanc side. The result sits somewhere between the two parents — aromatic without being heavy, structured without being austere. It works well alongside fish, white meats and dishes with fresh herbs. The red variants behave closer to their Bordeaux parents: dark-fruited, medium-bodied, and suited to the kind of food you would pair with a lighter Cabernet or Merlot. If you want to explore northeast Italian whites beyond the more familiar Pinot Grigio, Friulano or Garganega, Manzoni Bianco is a practical and rewarding place to go.
Because Incrocio Manzoni is primarily a regional variety tied to northeast Italy, almost all serious examples come from small, estate-based producers rather than large bottlers. On Free Grape Society, producers ship directly from their own cellar, with no importer or warehouse in between — which matters for a variety like this, where freshness and the producer's own approach to the grape are what distinguish one bottle from the next. Wines tasted before listing means what you find here has been assessed, not simply listed. You can find the producers who grow Incrocio Manzoni alongside the broader range from Friuli Venezia Giulia and Veneto, or browse the full Italian wines selection if you want to explore the regions where Manzoni built his crossings. Free Grape Society is a society of producers, independent experts and wine lovers, not a shop.
