Wine                    

The high quality of wines such as Lugana Doc, Lugana Superiore Doc e Lugana Spumante Doc is achieved using the Classic method, also known as Charmat.

Lugana in 1967 received acknowledgment of its doc (denominazione di origine controllata) status that recognised the presence of 90% Trebbian Lugana grapes in its wine (origin: Turbiana) and also completly prohibited the practise of adding aromatic grapes. The vines classified as Trebbiano Lugana were born in a remote morenican terranean.
The zone of Lugana is found in-land on the southern side of Lake Garda, which can be reached from Desenzano moving towards Sirmione and following the signs for Pozzolengo and Lonato.

The soil, rich in salts, whose nature has been affected  by its remotely morainal origins, is made up of a varying array of mostly carbonate clay layers alternated with some microbial sediments. The ecosystem of the area and the generally mild climate have, from time immemorial, encouraged human exploitation, wich has been mainly focused on growing grapevines.

LUGANA DOC

On 1967 Lugana was defined DOC. This decree estabilishes that 90% of its grapes is from trebbiano Lugana's wine and forbids being laced with aromatic grapes.

The colour of the Lugana ranges

from a typically bright straw yellow to a slightly greenish shade, wich acquires some golden highlights with aging. Its bouquet reaches the nose instantly thanks to its gentle and balanced notes, its taste is tipically  dry and lively.

Accompaniment

Captivating as an aperitif, it goes very well with Italian hors d'oeuvres, but is best served with lake trout, eel and coregone. The ideal temperature is 8-10° C.

LUGANA SUPERIORE

The Lugana wine can be produced as Lugana Superiore when refined for at least one year.Tasting it you'll enjoy an unexpected and exceptional flavour. You'll discover an intense, ample, incredibily tasty, well structured, persistent and long-lived wine, wich is able to accept some years in bottle  without difficulty.

Accompaniment

Its best serving temperature is between 12 and 14° C. At its best with fresh-water fish, especially coregone and eel, it is also lovely when accompained with fine and delicate dishes, sweet cheese and cold cuts.

LUGANA SPUMANTE DOC

Lugana Spumante Doc is derived from the smooth Lugana. The sparkling process of the former is known as the Charmat method or the Classic method and is enhanced due to its peculiar abundance of salty acidic substances. It is marketed with an alcoholic content of 12°C.

A straw yellow wine with a lively and substantial "perlage", a fresh and intense bouquet with some yeast notes and a few brewing undertones, dry and full-bodied, balanced in the manner of its smooth white ancestor.

Accompaniment

Info: Consorzio Tutela Lugana D.o.c.

www.consorziolugana.it