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Italy's growing reputation with wine is due, not only to the fact that it produces and exports more than any other country except occasionally France, but it offers the greatest diversity of wines, ranging through every color, flavor and style imaginable. Italy accounts for a mere 650,000,000 cases of wine per year, more than 20% of the world production. Experts have increasingly proclaimed Italy's wines among the world's finest. Many of the noblest originate in the 250 officially classified zones, but a number of individualistic wines go proudly under their own titles. Many consumers abroad, perhaps unaware of the different types (or perhaps overwhelmed by the numbers) have not always taken advantage of the unmatchable variety of Italian wines. Catarratto is indigenous to Western Sicily, and is the second most-planted vine in the region. It is used primarily for production of the famed Marsala wines of Sicily. It is considered one of the finest white varietal in the region. The Catarratto grape exudes freshness, nuttiness and a finely scented character in a wine. It is a unique grape that can stand the heat of Sicily unlike no other and still produce a wine with elegance and a lovely perfumed scent. Grapes are fermented immediately after picking in order to obtain the best possible balance of fruit and acidity. The wine is then aged in stainless steel tanks to preserve the freshness and inherit lively fruit characteristics of this incredible grape. Today, Sicily is alive with development and innovation, resulting in a plethora of great wines. Whites are better than ever and the reds are taking their place in the world of great wines and are still a fantastic bargain. It has become the "go to" area for great values as well. Our selection is a fruit-driven white wine of character, which is soft, approachable and very easy to drink. Packed with spicy stone fruit flavors, this is a wine to evoke images of the beautiful Mediterranean Island of Sicily especially when matched with a crab and avocado salad. October Limited Series Newsletter (.pdf) |
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