Vin Marangona

Lugana is a small northern Italy region located on the southern shore of the beautiful Lake Garda. It straddles the borders of the provinces of Lombardy and Veneto. The climate in the region is continental, but Lugana still has a milder microclimate, given its proximity to Lake Garda, with less hot summers and milder winters. The soils are predominantly calcareous clay, like the soils of Chablis in Burgundy, and rich in minerals, although this changes from vineyard to vineyard. It is possible to taste a number of Turbiana wines and no two will taste the same, in this region it is the soil and the winemaker that make the difference.

Alessandro Cutolo, owner and winemaker of Cantina Marangona, produces four premium organic white wines, produced exclusively from the rare and indigenous grape variety, Turbiana. Turbiana was, until recently, mistakenly thought to be a Trebbiano variety, but its true variety was finally ascertained through DNA analysis at the University of Milan, confirming what growers had long suspected, that it was a grape variety distinct in itself and related to Verdicchio. Alessandro is caring, patient, very modest and precise. The Slow Wine Guide refers to it as the essential reference point for the Turbiana grape variety from Lugana. Seattle's wine scene refers to him as the winemaker Lugana needed. His wines consistently score over 90 points in Wine Enthusiast and The Decanter, and in 2019 his Lugana was ranked 23rd in Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Wines and his Chiaretto Rosé is in Slow Wine Guide's Top 100 Rosés of Italy .