The Best Italian Wines Under 20 Dollars

Italy is perhaps the most complex and for the wine lover, due to the variety of Italian wines, also the most interesting wine-growing country on earth. Check out some of the Italian wines that are cheaper than 20 dollars

Patrizi Passo del Bricco

Patrizi Passo del Bricco

This wine is made from the Piedmontese grape varieties, around 40% Nebbiolo and 40% Dolcetto. The wine was aged in barriques for 8 months. Ruby red color with nuances of violet. Intense and persistent bouquet of violets and primroses, juicy flavors of spring flowers such as auricles and plums. Good body, very well and velvety, this Passo del Bricco goes well with various dishes, especially braised meat, pasta dishes and cheese.

Zenato Valpolicella Superiore

Zenato Valpolicella Superiore

The Zenato Valpolicella is a bit similar to the Bardolino, but Valpolicella is a bit stronger, but also a bit better. The red wine consists of Corvina Veronese, Rondinella (a lot of sugar) and Sangiovese. A red wine that can easily mature for a few years, but which is very tasty even in its youth. Valpolicella has been one of the most famous Italian wines for years. Unfortunately, many Valpolicellas are of woeful quality on the market, but luckily we don’t have to worry about that.

Bulgarini Lugana

Bulgarini Lugana

The Italian white wine has an intense straw yellow color with greenish reflections. Its fruitiness with a delicate note of peach and apricot makes this wine from the province of Brescia in Lombardy a taste experience. Fresh and spicy on the palate, with a good structure and a long flavor persistence, with a light almond note. The hand-picked grapes were gently pressed and fermentation took place at a temperature in steel tanks. This Bulgarini Lugana is a great accompaniment to vegetable-based starters and raw fish. Also perfect with white meat and creamy cheese.

Farnese Edizione Cinque Autoctoni

Farnese Edizione Cinque Autoctoni

The strongly red wine Farnese Edizione Cinque Autoctoni surprises with a hearty bouquet and very characterful note. At a good temperature, it is irresistible with hearty dishes such as game and meat. The red wine Farnese Edizione Cinque Autoctoni is a marvel, because as soon as the bottle is opened, the bouquet of the deep dark red wine, which sometimes shimmers dark purple or even black, unfolds. Fragrance notes of dark fruits such as cherries, blackberries, cassis, plums, elderberries and raspberries fill the air, accentuated by dark chocolate and pepper. If you take a closer look at this multifaceted bouquet, you can see the beginnings of leather and cedar wood. With the first sip, the flavor composition unfolds. Now it is boiled down berries, coffee flavors and the sweet nuance that delight the tongue. This unusual red wine from the Italian winery Farnese Vini was made from the grape varieties Montepulciano and Negroamaro.

Zenato Lugana San Benedetto

Zenato Lugana San Benedetto

It is a very beautiful and gentle wine with fine tones of ripe fruit, something green and an attractive herbal bitterness. The wine is semi-dry, which makes it very pleasant. A wine made from 100% Trebbiano grapes that grow around Lake Garda. It can be enjoyed with various salads and fish dishes.