Sicily

"Vrucara" is the cru site here, Sicilian for bush.  This is brilliant and underrated stuff with a big yet poetic nose of forest floor, cedar, cherr...

Produced exclusively from the Perricone grape, also known in local dialect as “njuro cane” (the black dog); vineyards are farmed organically and gr...

Big departure here. Getting away from tradition with Cab, Merlot and a little Nero. But so what, it's the end result that matters. This is not supe...

New wine from one of the crus, that I haven't tried yet as this is the second vintage from these guys. 

Neal Rosenthal writes: “The “700” refers to the meters of altitude at which the Nero d’Avola at Il Censo is planted. This wine offers a beguiling c...

"In 2001, I completed an in-depth research of the soils of Etna which highlighted the diversity of texture, profile and chemical composition of ea...

Aldo spent time traveling through India during his younger years, and “Shiva” is named in homage to Hinduism’s “Great God” and supreme being—the de...

Biodynamic, 100% Nero. Standard Nero notes of dense blackberry, raspberry and pepper. A little more vibrancy on the palate perhaps with that razor ...

Eric Asimov says, "I often find nero d’Avola a tough grape to love. While I have had some great varietal examples, like Arianna Occhipinti’s, too o...

An aromatic and fresh expression of Grillo from Sicily. There is distinct minerality and notes of blossom, herbs, citrus and tropical fruits. These...

Aldo’s namesake wine blends three white varieties, each with varying durations of skin contact: 45% of the wine is Catarratto pulled from the “Krim...

“Egesta” is the old Hellenic name for Segesta, an area of western Sicily in close proximity to Aldo’s vineyards, as well as the name of a local str...

Like the “Egesta” below, “Krimiso” refers to both a river in western Sicily and to its corresponding river deity; Krimiso and Egesta were believed ...

The vines for Aldo’s red wines grow 30 kilometers from his home village of Alcamo, in a dry, hot microclimate not dissimilar to that of northern Af...

60-40, Nero d'Avola-Frappato. Fine combination of all things Sicilian we know and love: dried, sun burned cherries; chocolate and licorice, with t...

A blend of Frappato and Nero. Here, once again, we have a fine balance of power and finesse, but the balance here is off the charts. It is velvety...

This fragrant red offers alluring scents of rose, red berry and cake spice. Firm, refined tannins and bright acidity provide the framework. The rad...