Excellent wines under 13 euros, the Berebene

No need to pass out to buy a good wine. As the holidays and end-of-year dinners approach, it may be worth saving to consult Gambero Rosso's Berebene for the wines that have the best value for money. And interesting discoveries can be made.

In a time of Christmas shopping and intense dinner calendars for the end of the year festivities, is it conceivable to set up a cellar in the house that respects taste but also the wallet? In other words, can you drink pleasantly having set up a budget of 13 euros? For some years now, a Gambero Rosso guide "drink well" which tells the best of Italian enology for less than 13 euros. The protagonists of the guide are the labels available in wine shops or on the shelves of large-scale retailers which, from the north to the south of the peninsula, are able to offer good quality at reasonable prices.

The inspectors of the Guide crossed the boot wide and long, selecting the 1450 labels present in the guide. At the end of this capillary work they awarded 9 national wines and 21 wines divided by region by type.

What emerges is an interesting overall picture that can satisfy the demanding palates of enthusiasts for quality wines without incurring considerable expenses for the precious bottles proposed by the great wine guides. And especially in certain cases you can discover real gems which have nothing to envy to more famous and advertised wines.

For the category White the jurors' choice fell on three wines: Trentino Riesling '18 de La Vis, Valle di Cembra (Trentino); the Pecorino '18 of Tiberio (Abruzzo) and the Fiano di Avellino '18 of Tenuta Scuotto (Campania.)

For the Red Verdi's Oltrepò Pavese Buttafuoco '18 (Lombardy) is noted; Todi Rosso '18 by Tudernum (Umbria); the Aglianico del Vulture Pipoli Zero '17 by Vigneti del Vulture (Basilicata).

Three wines also reported for Rosé: Bardolino Chiaretto Cl. Vigne Alte '18 by Zeni 1870 (Veneto); Twin Rosato '18 by Bindella (Tuscany); Salice Salentino Rosato Anticaia '18 by Cantina San Donaci (Apulia).

If these represent the best of wine production at affordable prices, the Berebene Guide then reviews the wines region by region. Below is the list:

Aosta Valley: Gewürztraminer '18, Cave des Onze Communes

Piedmont: Gavi del Comune di Gavi, Primi Grappoli '18, Cantina Produttori del Gavi

Liguria: Western Ligurian Riviera, Vermentino V. Sorì '18, Poggio dei Gorleri

Lombardy: Ultrapadum '17 Bisi

Trentino: Teroldego Rotaliano Castel Fimian Ris. '15 Half crown

South Tyrol: Terlan Cl. '18, Terlan Winery

Veneto: Stilrose '18 Santa Margherita

Friuli Venezia Giulia: Collio Friulano '18, Maurizio Buzzinelli

Emilia Romagna: Gutturnio Sup. Cultured Vineyard of Cicotto '17, Cantine Romagnoli

Tuscany: Montecucco Rosso, Tiniatus '16, Le Pianore

Brands: Porpora '16, Il Pollenza

Umbria: Orvieto Cl. Ca' Viti '18, Cantine Neri