Refreshing, Crisp Italian Wine: 2018 Zenato Lugana di San Benedetto

I’ve been on a bit of an Italian wine kick lately. That’s partly because I keep coming across wonderful wine values from Italy, like this one: 2018 Zenato Lugana di San Benedetto, priced at a mere $16.99 here in Utah.

Ted Scheffler

February 28, 2020

Zenato Lugana di San Benedetto — Photo by Ted Scheffler

I’ve been on a bit of an Italian wine kick lately. That’s partly because I keep coming across wonderful wine values from Italy, like this one: 2018 Zenato Lugana di San Benedetto, priced at a mere $16.99 here in Utah.

Zenato Lugana is made from 100% Trebbiano grapes – one of the most widely planted wine grape varietals in the world. The grapes were harvested from Zenato’s San Benedetto parcel on the south shore of Lake Garda in Veneto. And, since the wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks, there’s no cloying or heavy oak to clutter things up. This is a refreshing, crisp, acidic wine which makes it a good partner for all sorts of cuisines.

The wine – pale lemon-green in the glass – shows citrus, green apple and yellow peach flavors with subtle hints of banana. The winemaker suggests pairing Zenato Lugana with carbonara, among other dishes. Pasta carbonara is a notoriously tricky dish to pair wine with, but I thought the Lugana was a very good partner. I’d also drink it with grilled fish or chicken dishes.

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Ted Scheffler

Originally trained as an anthropologist, Ted Scheffler is a seasoned food, wine, and travel writer based in Utah. He loves cooking, skiing, music, and reading, and spends an inordinate amount of time tending to his ever-growing herd of guitars and amplifiers. Ted is also the author of the Utah Bites newsletter, which is published in partnership with Utah Stories. Before moving to Utah, Ted lived in New York City, and numerous states in the US, as well as in various countries overseas, Spain, Japan, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico. He earned a Master’s Degree in Anthropology from the Graduate Faculty of The New School for Social Research.