Packaged in its distinctive short and squat bottle, the Borgo Magredo 2019 Friuli Grave Friulano offers a zesty and fresh interpretation. The wine shows pretty tones of minty apple, nectarine, crisp pear and soft almond paste. This is a lean-bodied value wine with balanced acidity and enough length to pair with a platter of salty Prosciutto di San Daniele, the pride of Friuli Venezia Giulia.

The Borgo Magredo 2017 Friuli Grave Friulano is a steady and informal wine with the natural heft and structure to pair with spicy exotic foods. The bouquet is fragrant, but not excessively so, and has enough stone fruit, honey and pear to calm your palate after a bite of chicken curry or Moroccan tagine with preserved lemon and almonds.