Nero d'Avola
January, 2017 Filed in: Wine varieties
This month we will feature, a Passport Series Nero d’Avola wine kit from Sicily, Italy. Nero d’Avola is the most important red wine found in Sicily. It is called Nero d’Avola because of the dark juice (nero means black) and its origins being from a town in south Sicily, Avola. The grape is indigenous to the famous island in southern Italy.
While you may not have hear of this grape, it is most comparable to bold New World Shiraz/Syrah. It has sweet tannins, plum, black cherry and licorice flavours. It is high in tannins, and typically Nero d’Avola has an alcohol level of 13.5-14.5%. Nero d’Avola loves a hot and dry climate and is therefore well suited to Sicily. Recently some Nero is grown in California, South Africa and Australia.
While you may not have hear of this grape, it is most comparable to bold New World Shiraz/Syrah. It has sweet tannins, plum, black cherry and licorice flavours. It is high in tannins, and typically Nero d’Avola has an alcohol level of 13.5-14.5%. Nero d’Avola loves a hot and dry climate and is therefore well suited to Sicily. Recently some Nero is grown in California, South Africa and Australia.