2006 Tenuta Delle Terre Nere, Etna Rosso, Sicily

This week’s pick comes from Jason Wagner, sommelier at L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon in New York:  ”This beautiful wine from Sicily is made from indigenous varietals (Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio).  It is medium to light in body with intoxicating aromas of roses, tea, wet leaves, and bright red cherries and raspberries.  It reminds me [...]

2008 Cottanera Barbazelle, Sicily

  This week’s pick comes from the award-winning sommelier Jake Kosseff of Seattle: “Every once and a while, everyone needs to try something completely different.  This white wine, made from the Insolia grape, found almost exclusively in Sicily, is fitting reward to taking a chance on the unknown: not only is it delicious, but it’s [...]