Friuli continues to set the pace with modern Italian white wine. Drawing from worthy native varieties and the choicest of the international array, Friulians have applied studied vineyard techniques and avant-garde enology to make distinctive whites, as well as some eminently attractive reds. Friuli has two DOC zones of exceptional status in Collio Goriziano, or simply Collio, and Colli Orientali del Friuli. The exchange of air currents between the Alps and the Adriatic has created a highly favorable habitat for vines on the terraced slopes. Carso is a unique zone in the hills above the seaport and regional capital of Trieste. The other six DOC zones cover low hills or plains, but quality there can be excellent, most notably from Isonzo, which rivals Collio and Colli Orientali.