Characteristics:
Nero d'Avola has a purple, ruby red color, tending to garnet with aging. It has a characteristic, fruity, sometimes with notes of marasca cherry aroma. In the mouth it is soft, pleasantly sour, full.
Historical-cultural information and curiosities:
Nero d'Avola was imported by the Greeks in Sicily. A famous legend tells that the Nero d'Avola wine was born from the tears of Dionysus.
Serving suggestions:
It is a red wine that is full, slightly acidic. Therefore, it goes well with red meat dishes, also fat, mushrooms, cheese, and especially with complex and important fish dishes.
Production area:
Territories of Sicily of traditional winemaking.
Grape varieties allowed for its production:
Nero d'Avola (minimum 85%). It is allowed for a maximum of 15% the use of grapes from vineyards authorized by the Sicily region.
