Masciarelli Trebbiano d'Abruzzo

Consistent with previous tasting note.

Gave this one an hour of air after opening and served at ~60°F. Light gold. Aromas of flowers, wet stone, orchard fruit. Medium- body, medium+ acidity. Good balance. Some fruitiness and plenty of minerality. Decent finish. Very good value.

Medium gold. Citrus, flowers, and honey nose. Zingy acidity, maybe just a bit out of balance. Some bitterness and spice on the long finish.

Fantastic chracterful Trebbiano, with masonry notes, slight tannins, pear juice, slight macadamia, very fun wine. Great with apps. xmas dinner Bri's.

Y’know, I had never much cared for Trebbiano, but I didn’t think I was supposed to – it’s wine for brandy and vinegar, not for sipping. I understood, though, that Trebbiano d’Abruzzo was different, and this is different. Bright lemon and yellow plum on one side, creamy almond and toasty toast on the other, with assertive acidity and even a very surprising Muscat grape note. Not super complex stuff, mind you, but intriguing, and a damn enjoyable Tuesday night wine …

Retail $14. Responsible bottle (363g; 12.8oz). Under screw-cap. When I first started getting into wine, Italy produced a slew of inexpensive white wines that, frankly, were not very good. At all. A lot has changed since then and the relatively recent increase across the board, really, in Italian whites has been rather remarkable. Case in point. While this will likely not be anyone's "forever wine" it is a solid, quaffable effort. Straw, close to yellow in the glass with a …

With a touch of an electric green note to it. Ryan notes a nice salty note as well. Clean and fresh. Really quite delicious actually.

Medium straw. Medium intensity scents of citrus, dried herbs, white stone fruit. Medium bodied, balancing acidity, round with good length.