As a prime example of the playful lightness of the Italian lifestyle, the Lugana is very popular not only with all Italophile wine drinkers. On the moraine hills of Lake Garda, the Turbiana or Trebbiano di Lugana grape (locally but ampelographically misleadingly referred to as Verdicchio) ripens into full-bodied and at the same time fresh and sparkling wine. Smells of fine apples and pears. Beautifully balanced on the palate with a fragrant juxtaposition of white flowers and yellow pulp fruits, fine melting and lots of freshness. Resistance is futile...