Wines made from Nero d'Avola grapes of Aegean
Discover the best wines made with Nero d'Avola as a single variety or as a blend of Aegean.
Full-bodied, warm reds with deep colour and generous alcohol, with aromas of blackberry, black cherry jam, plum, liquorice, chocolate and Mediterranean spice. Ripe tannins and a broad, sunny finish. The star of Sicily (Nero d'Avola Sicilia DOC, Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG blended with Frappato, Eloro DOC). Native Sicilian variety, also called Calabrese, the most planted on the island.
Turkey's largest wine region on the western Anatolian coast (Izmir, Manisa, Denizli), ~53% of Turkish wine. Cal Karasi as a light, fresh red with signature notes of strawberry, tart cherry, pomegranate, flowers and a peppery touch, fine tannins — atypical eastern Mediterranean style. Kalecik Karasi rounder and silkier (cherry, raspberry). Sultaniye as a neutral white.