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WINE OF THE WEEK

2008 Corte Gardoni Bianco di Custoza

I once spent New Year's in a freezing summerhouse near Lake Garda in the Veneto region in northeast Italy, so cold I wore everything in my suitcase to bed. I remember drinking a wonderful white wine called Custoza that day, and I'm happy to report I just found one here. Corte Gardoni Bianco di Custoza blends Garganega, Trebbiano, Trebbianello and other local grapes to make a fresh, light wine. Pale gold in color, it is fresh and dry, with a lovely scent of apples and lime, very similar to a Soave in character.

It's delicious as an aperitif and also excellent with antipasti such as frittata or tuna with white beans. I like it with pasta e fagioli, spaghetti with clams, and a nice piece of grilled fish.

Region: Veneto, Italy

Price: About $13

Style: Fresh and light

What it goes with: antipasti, seafood pastas, grilled fish

Tags: Aperitif, Bianco Di Custoza, Clams, Fish Region, Frittata, Grapes, Grilled Fish, Lake Garda, Light Wine, Northeast Italy, Pale Gold, Pasta E Fagioli, Region Veneto, Scent Of Apples, Soave, Summerhouse, Veneto Italy, Veneto Region, White Beans, White Wine