(wine guru) and he recommended it!
This wine pours deep red and is light bodied. On the nose you can smell the fruit, cranberry perhaps. On the Palate this wine is soft with flavors of cranberry, cinnamon a bit of smoke and some violet. Not allot of tannin are present.
I served this wine with stuffed Italian peppers and it was a great pairing. See my full pour...lol!
Nero d'Avola is "the most important red wine grape in Sicily and is one of Italy's most important indigenous varieties. It is named after Avola in the far south of Sicily and its wines are compared to New World Shirazes, with sweet tannins and plum or peppery flavours. It also contributes to Marsala blends.
When you are drinking wines from Sicily also look for the smell of salty air. It is usually there as these are island wines.
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