On the south coast of Sicily in Italy sits Mount Etna and that was exactly the place “to be” when heavy rains hit Talbot County this past weekend. Thanks to a well-timed wine tasting event at Easton’s Piazza Italian Market, a full house of wine tasters put their cares for the weather aside and enjoyed four different wines from Tenuta DelleTerre Nere, where grapes are grown and wine is made on the slopes of Etna.
The remarkable wine is made from grapes grown on vines that are forty to one hundred years old in very rocky soil and volcanic material. As, Piazza’s Emily Chandler shared with the group that gathered, these difficult soils drive the roots of the vines deeper and make for a unique taste.
Emily had visited the winery in 2015 and stayed in touch with the winemaker ever since. This yielded a very special allocation for Piazza, much of which was enjoyed during the wine tasting.
Our tasting included….
(click on the names above to learn more from Terre Nere)
The evening provided all who attended a chance to enjoy fine wines along with veal meatballs, bread with olive oil, porcini cheese and salami.
It was the perfect way to stay dry during a very rainy afternoon.
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