#108 Garganega

"Garganega is a variety of white Italian wine grape widely grown in the Veneto (wine) region of North East Italy, particularly in the provinces of Verona and Vicenza. It is Italy's 6th most widely planted white grape. It forms the basis of Venetian white wine Soave."

Another crisp white wine but I can't really remember if there were any real defining characteristics that set it apart from ohhhh say a sauv blanc... Good value though near $10.

#107 Pecorino

"The Pecorino grape is legendary story of a variety that was literally brought back from the brink of extinction. Not too long ago, just a few vines were discovered in a nearly wild state in a narrow canyon in Italy’s Marche region. Clippings were cut, and identified as the historic Pecorino grape, which was long thought to have been extinct. Cantina Tollo took the torch of re-establishing the variety as a missing piece of the local Abruzzese viticultural history. The origin of the name is that the grape variety was once a favorite snack of the sheep that were often driven through vineyard lands on their way to lower pastures. In Italian “Pecora” means sheep." (for some reason I cannot credit the author of the above www.enotec.net)

This was a bright and lively and I hate to say sauv blanc like white wine. It is not terribly easy to find but is well worth the effort. I think I paid well under $20 for it and will buy it again soon.