Winos - er, oenophiles - and beer lovers unite! Here we go galavanting after the grape and the hop, and there are of course scores of fetching - and sometimes surprising - countries & regions to choose from. Cheers!
The wine country around Solvang, southern California
Fess Parker Winery And speaking of vineyards, Solvang is also surrounded by more than 125 wineries producing some of the world's best vintages and many accepting visitors for tours and tasting; among of the most popular are half-century-old Firestone Vineyard, Fess Parker Winery (above, founded in 1988 by the actor famous for playing Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone on TV in the 1950s and 60s), and Sunstone Winery, in business since 1990 and with an enphasis on environmental sustainability. read…
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Sorry that my first post did not go through. For some reason, it isn't saved if I leave the post and return. Anyway, the wine from Corleone Winery is called Narciso and it is a Nero d'Avola. I tasted it in 2005 but expect it was probably a 2004. I liked it so much that I tried to order it directly from the NYC distributor but wasn't able to. They only distribute to restaurants. Did you taste the Nero d'Avola in a restaurant or were you able to buy it in a shop? Below is the link to my stock library. If you type in Sicilian wine or Nero d'Avola, a photo of this wine should appear. If it doesn't, let me know.
http://www.ozimages.com.au/portfolio/sfrost.asp
On your Sicialia comment: Do you mean Narcisco d'Avola or Nero d'Avola? ILast night I had a 2007 Pincipi di Butara Nero d'Avola that was absolutely delicious. Sicilia has really gone north in their wine production.
On my recent trip to Sonoma I went up to Lake County and found a small winery "Beaver Creek" that is run by 2 Czech guys - they even had a huge picture of Schweijk in the Cellar - and their wines - bio-dynamic - were exceptional!