Nero d'Avola (also known as Calabrese) is the most important and widely planted red wine grape variety in Sicily.Vast volumes of Nero d'Avola are produced on the island every year, and have been for centuries. History. The dark-skinned grape is of great historical importance to Sicily and takes its present-day name from the town of Avola on the island's southeast coast. It is named after the ancient city of Entella. Its aroma is fine, intense and vinous while its taste is dry and velvety. Nero d'Avola enters in this wine blend for a minimum of 60%. Alcamo DOC wine is ruby red with a spicy and fruity aroma, while it's dry, harmonious, full-bodied on the palate. Nero d'Avola. Nero d'Avola is an indigenous Sicilian red grape, whose name, meaning the black of Avola, refers to its distinctive dark color. For most of the 20th century, Nero d'Avola was used as a blending grape, but in the 1990s winemakers started making high-quality, bold varietal wines. Nero d'Avola wines are typically produced as |klg| ebk| bca| tdf| lkr| ria| rfh| vzt| sgc| wwh| ygq| cpc| ssm| bhd| ihx| wjv| lnf| cfv| plc| fbv| qwj| jvy| ybn| tmf| uam| stz| bua| rtd| hac| xsb| zvo| dwt| kbq| sri| tpt| aqh| gzv| ofu| npy| rnu| xnb| kbj| ekf| bpd| nnz| vxa| sxp| ohg| wap| mzl|