For about $600 you can enjoy a refreshing, medium bodied Italian Chardonnay. This Old World wine has some friendly New World characteristics.

The wine has a straw yellow color and slightly spicy bouquet. A refreshingly tart finish balances the friendly citrus and apples flavors. Not quite as full bodied or creamy as New World Chardonnays, this wine does offer some of the friendly, fruity qualities that make New World Chardonnays popular. Experienced drinkers will like the typically Italian crisp qualities of the wine. Enjoy this wine with Fresh Goats Cheese Salad, Smoked Duck Breast Salad and Assorted Antipasto. This wine also matches well with Taiwanese Style Deep Fried Oysters, Sauteed Baby Abalone in Brown Sauce and Sauteed Clams with Coriander. Serve this wine at 10℃. This wine also makes a very nice aperitif.

In 1582, Princess Margherita of Austria married the Prince of Farnese and started cultivating grape vines on her Italian estate. Her wines graced the table of the European nobility for hundreds of years. The modern owners still use the name Farnese and are known for producing high quality, reasonably priced wines.

John H. Isacs

The wine has a straw yellow color and slightly spicy bouquet. A refreshingly tart finish balances the friendly citrus and apples flavors. Not quite as full bodied or creamy as New World Chardonnays, this wine does offer some of the friendly, fruity qualities that make New World Chardonnays popular. Experienced drinkers will like the typically Italian crisp qualities of the wine. Enjoy this wine with Fresh Goats Cheese Salad, Smoked Duck Breast Salad and Assorted Antipasto. This wine also matches well with Taiwanese Style Deep Fried Oysters, Sauteed Baby Abalone in Brown Sauce and Sauteed Clams with Coriander. Serve this wine at 10℃. This wine also makes a very nice aperitif.

In 1582, Princess Margherita of Austria married the Prince of Farnese and started cultivating grape vines on her Italian estate. Her wines graced the table of the European nobility for hundreds of years. The modern owners still use the name Farnese and are known for producing high quality, reasonably priced wines.

John H. Isacs