For all those wine-lovers out there: Top Wines of Sicily
2009 Graci Etna Rosso ($28)
Winemaker Alberto Graci blends grapes from both old and new vineyards to make this focused, strawberry-rich Nerello Mascalese.2007 Biondi Outis Etna Rosso ($35)
Grapes from all five of Ciro Biondi's vineyards go into this fresh-berried blend of local varieties Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio.2011 Planeta Carricante ($40)
Alessio Planeta, a red-wine specialist, is focusing on white-grape varieties on Etna. This Carricante, his second vintage, is bright and aromatic.2008 Tenuta Delle Terre Nere Santo Spirito Etna Rosso ($40)
This cherry-scented Nerello comes from the great Santo Spirito vineyard, on Mount Etna's north side.2008 Tasca D'Almerita Tascante ($70)
Seventh-generation winemaker Giuseppe Tasca of Regaleali uses enormous old barrels for this ruby-red Nerello.Cornelissen Magma 8Va ($160)
Frank Cornelissen saves his best Nerello Mascalese grapes for his Magma bottling, a wine that he ages in terra-cotta amphorae set into the ground.So now there is proof that there are advantages to living very close to a still dormant volcano!
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