Azienda Masiero, Veneto (Italy) Garganega 2017

 Father and daughter team Franco and Giulia Masiero have produced a delicious white wine from the region’s indigenous Garganega grape.  The wine was macerated for a hundred days, part of it in a unique Carrara marble container designed by Franco Masiero himself (according to Franco, calcium in the marble protects the maturing wine from free radicals such as oxidation).  The wine, which is both floral and nutty, with overtones of peach and other fruity flavors, is an elegant and a tasty match for pescatarian choices as well as chicken and certain duck dishes.