Lugana is an under-the-radar wine area in Italy, present in Lombardy, south of Lake Garda, Italy’s largest lake. The wines listed below are solely white, vinified from a single varietal referred to as turbiana. Beforehand often known as trebbiano di Lugana, turbiana makes for vivid however flippantly candy wines, harking back to pinot grigio however with a bit extra physique.
All the Lugana-based wines under are 100% turbiana from the 2022 classic — and are all glorious values.
2022 Famiglia Olivini Lugana DOC – Mildly candy with notes of cantaloupe and orange blossoms, this wine builds to showcase extra floral qualities, lifting its option to a mix of stronger, orange-fueled citrus notes alongside a flippantly doughy sesame character. A stability is discovered on the end — serve this one very chilly — the place the melon notes discover a curious foil alongside a brisk, grassy high quality. Versatile alone or with all kinds of meals. Greatest worth. A- / $15
2022 Le Morette Mandolara Lugana DOC – Additionally barely candy, with extra of a citrus bent. Recent lemon curd and sesame are pretty rapid, with a extra acquainted melon be aware coming into focus because the wine warms slightly. Floral, virtually perfumed on the end, exhibiting a little bit of gooseberry as issues wrap up. Once more, very easygoing, versatile, and refreshing. A- / $17
2022 Tommasi Le Fornaci Lugana DOC – Fruity, with a slight fringe of salinity, this wine has loads in frequent with the others on this roundup, although the melon character tends to lean extra right into a guava be aware on the palate. Refreshing from the beginning, a lemon curd high quality builds on the intense end. Once more, there’s that coconut/gooseberry trace that comes into focus with a while in glass. A- / $20
2022 Tommasi Le Fornaci Lugana DOC
$20
