A half-century ago, Gavi was the epitome of a chic Italian wine. According to Ian D’Agata in “Native Wine Grapes of Italy,” the grape Cortese, from which Gavi is made, was a welcome guest at ...

Gavi. Soave. Frascati. Verdicchio. These are the lingua franca of an earlier generation of Italian wine lovers, the same ones who also uncorked their fiascos of Chianti with spaghetti, unaware ...

Gavi di Gavi only from the vineyards around the city of Gavi. The grape is cortese, a variety found only in this part of Italy. In a way, my English friend was right. Gavi does share certain ...

Gavi is in Piemonte in northwest Italy. Made from the Cortese grape, the wines are usually light and fresh. Some less expensive versions can lack flavour, but not this one from Aldi. For our red ...