Here’s a value white from southern Italy that offers a light golden appearance and clean aromas of lemon zest, peach and white almond. It’s thin but fresh on the close. ——M.L.(4/1/2012)—— 86

Terrae Dei is a value wine from Sicily with fresh aromas of citrus, almond and honey. This is an easy, no-fuss wine that would pair well with pasta salad. ——M.L.(4/1/2012)—— 85

This is a textbook example of Grillo with nice richness and generous aromatic layers of yellow rose, stone fruit, peach blossom and grapefruit. The wine is clean and zippy in the mouth with a refreshing dose of acidity on the close.——M.L.(12/31/2009)—— 86