 They are able to be drunk relatively young and tend to be the every day drinking wines of the Piedmontese.Up until the 1980s, when the wines of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia began to receive notice, the white wines of the Gavi region were touted as the best expression of dry Italian wine.Made primarily from the Cortese grape, these wines are noted for their dry, crisp acidity with citrus and mineral notes.