I’ll always remember my first sip of a Lugana wine. My wife and I visited Italy for about a month in 2016. While in northern Italy, we visited the city of Bolzano. There, in a tiny wine bar, I spied a wine from a region I wasn’t familiar with – Lugana. Of course, the wine…
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Why Lugana Should Be In Your Glass And On Your Italian Travel Itinerary
Last month I participated in the #Winestudio Lugana program. While the theme was primarily focused on “One Grape, Five Wine Styles”, we were also introduced to the “Lugana Lifestyle”. More on that later. I’m love trying new-to-me grape varieties and wine regions. That’s what inspired me to try a wine called “Lugana” I saw on a…
A Taste of Lugana; 2013 Tenuta Roveglia “Vigne di Catullo” Lugana Riserva #ItalianFWT
When I saw this month’s theme for the Italian Food, Wine, and Travel Group (#ItalianFWT) was Alpine Wine, I had flashbacks to the multitude of experiences my wife I had when we traveled to Italy last fall. We were there for three glorious weeks. After flying into Milano in Lombardy region, we wound our way through a…
Lugana: Italy’s (Mostly) Hidden Gem #ItalianFWT
During a trip to Italy last month, I wanted to try as many “new to me” wines as possible. The most memorable of the many white wines I tried was from the Lugana DOC. The theme for this month’s Italian Food Wine and Travel (#ItalianFWT) is unique towns of Italy. Well if you know anything…