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A fine wine made from the northern Italian white Garganega grape is delicate with a flavor that reveals notes of citrus, almond, and white plum. It's light rather than heavy and has a fine structure.
Garganega grows in northern Italy. The most famous wine made from Garganega (among others) is the Soave from Veneto. Besides Veneto, Garganega is also found in Friuli and Umbria. Some winemakers make an intensely sweet Recioto from it by drying Garganega grapes into large raisins and then pressing them into wine, similar to Amarone.
Garganega is the "ivy" of grape varieties. The winemaker must keep his pruning shears handy to make good wine from it. If he doesn't—and that happens frequently—the wine can become thin and dull.
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