Sicilian Godfather

Hey Wine Lovers!

In the past Sicily has not been known for wines that most people would find approachable to say the least. They were typically tannic, high in alcohol and to say it lightly... just plain nasty! But over the years more and more wineries from the mainland Italy have invested money, time and effort and now the island produces some wonderful value driven wines. Which brings me to today's gem, Arancio, Nero D'Avola.

The Arancio Estates have about 1500 acres of vineyards and has been totally remodeled and state of the art equipment installed to produce wonderful classic wines from this beautiful, sunny and hot region of Italy.

Nero D' Avola is the grape and is indigenous to Silicy and originally grown in the Siracusa region but is now grown all over Sicily and can be traced back to the Romans. This wine shows beautifully dark purple colors with red berries and cranberry flavors with mild tannins which leads to a medium finish. At $7.99 a bottle-are you kiddin me? Hurry up and go find this before your neighbor does and he/she looks like the genius!

Available at the Wine Discount Center, Binny's and Sam's Wines.

Cheers!

J