WINE NEWS /
Nero d’Avola to Open the Door for
Sicilian Wine
‘The Sicilia of Quality Wine; Tradition and Innovation, a
Formula for Success’ was the theme of the third annual “Rosso
di Sicilia.” Innocenzo
Leontini, Regional Commissioner of Agriculture, proclaimed his island
the most dynamic wine region of Italy and explained that Sicilia
can benefit from its flexibility as an up-and-coming wine area and
its resultant ability to adapt to changing market conditions.
Attilio Scienza has been chosen to study the various clones of Sicilia’s
great indigenous
varietals and to create a digital
print of each one, allowing producers to read the particular characteristics
of the individual strains and therefore to understand more completely
the vines they nurture. Sicilia’s classic Nero
d’Avola was especially central to “Rosso di Sicilia,” where
experts proclaimed it the harbinger that would open the door for
other indigenous Sicilian wines on international markets. They pointed
out its great reach from simple quaffs to grand cellaring wines based
simply on methods used in the vineyard. Speaking for many of the
island’s producers was Nicolas Joly, a Burgundian winemaker
who believes firmly in biodynamic winemaking and who touted individualism
as the future of wine. He explained that although it may seem difficult
today to succeed financially with an obscure wine, consumers will
soon mistrust ‘look-alikes’ and will reward originality
in quality wine.
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