Lorenzo Tedeschi has passed the day-to-day operation of the family winery on to his three children, Antonietta, Sabrina, and Riccardo, but he still drinks a bottle of the Lucchine every day. Lorenzo made Tedeschi into a household name when he developed the now-iconic Capitel Monte Olmi Amarone in the 1960s. While that is just one of several Corvina-based Amarones Tedeschi produces alongside an impressive range of complex, heady Ripassos, the simple, steel-aged Lucchine might be the family’s favorite wine. It is certainly the most versatile, fit for all sorts of dishes from simple cheese plates to wintery meatball pastas, even Cioppino. The nose gives strawberry, cherry, rose petal and cinnamon stick; the palate follows up with a bowl of juicy cherries, orange peel, strawberries and cream. Like so many Valpolicella Rossos, there’s plenty of acidity but the texture is medium bodied, with no sharp edges. Zest and fresh berries linger on the finish.