I Stefanini Soaves are a hit with almost everybody. See these nice writeups on two of the three I Stefaninis, the entry-level Il Selese and the cru Monte de Toni.
Christy Frank writes, accurately, Soave and Valpolicella are two much maligned regions [neighboring production zones] in Italy’s Veneto region. Traditionally considered cheap, but not necessarily cheerful, they could be the butt of many a wine joke. But these days there are increasingly good wines coming out of this area and we have two of them, both under $20.
Actually, they have been the butt of many a wine joke. New producers who recognize the quality of their plants and soil, and who cannot compete in volume and price with the industrial producers, are changing the reputation of both Valpolicella and Soave. We're still waiting for Bardolino to come back into some sort of fashion, because similar improvements are being made there too.
Dr. Debs in Good Wines Under $20 writes temptingly of mezze, tapas, cicchetti and how the I Stefanini "Il Selese" makes a perfect summer accompaniment to such light meals. Both the wine and the edibles can be inexpensive, refreshing and completely satisfying. Just the thing to cheer us up in a steep recession.
By the way, did I ever explain the names of the three I Stefanini wines?
Il Selese means "the drying floor" in the local dialect. What is now the stone-paved drive and parking area in front of the house and cantina was once where the farming owners dried crops in the sun.
Monte de Toni is a slightly local inflection ("de" instead of standard Italian "di") referring to a sharecropper years ago named, well, Tony. This Tony farmed the portion of the volcanic hill behind the Tessari house where this cru now is grown.
Monte di Fice, the other cru, is named for the top portion of the hill. And, yes, a sharecropper named Fice farmed that section 50 years ago.
Contrary to what you might think, "I Stefanini" isn't the official name of the family who make the eponymous wines. Tessari ("Weaver") is their name. Yet they are "I Stefanini".
They are and they aren't. We are puzzled, Professor. Please explain.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, the area around Monteforte d'Alpone is crowded with Tessari (Weavers). So each major branch takes on a nickname derived from a well-known or notorious predecessor. 
Some Tessari named Stefano gave his name to Francesco Tessari's branch of the far-flung clan. So these wonderful wine-making Weavers are also Stevenses.
Aren't you glad you stuck around to have this completely clarified?
... I think it's time for mezze' and Soave, myself.
Valentino and Francesco Tessari. I'd go with notorious
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