Taking a little trip to Italy this week and oh how I wish it was a REAL trip to Italy. I will get back there someday soon! And we are going to the far reaches of Italy; Sicily. A region that could probably be it’s own country. From the diversity in produce, so many different varietals of wine grown there and a rich culture and history.
Sicily is known for their reds in the U.S. but the whites are delicious too. Rich, deep, dark reds like Nero D’Avola. Vigna di Pettineo is an organic winery in Italy and has been producing high quality Nero D’Avola. Fruit forward with nice soft tannins. It’s one of my favorite wines!
And the Timbune Grillo which was a new grape for me. It was commonly used for marsala and is now gaining popularity as a everyday Italian white. It has a beautiful almost golden yellow color and is almost nutty with bright citrus notes. It usually retails around $12-18 dollars. I really enjoyed this!
