A transitional red: SP68
As the fall weather starts to arrive, here’s a great wine for the seasonal transition: SP68 red from Arianna Occhipinti. Hailing from an organic vineyard in Sicily, the wine blends the summer joy of Frappato with the more structure of Nero d’Avola. Serve it slightly chilled for maximum enjoyment. The 2010 is a bit more tannic than the 2009 but both are easy, fun drinking. (Search for this wine at retail)
In 2004, Arianna Occhipinti made her first Agricola Occhipinti wine at the ripe old age of 21. Her uncle, Giusto, makes the wines at COS, a traditional winery in Sicily. She makes her wines naturally; find out more about her in this Q&A. I poured this wine at a tasting in NYC recently and the group really liked it. I also showed them the picture of Arianna (right) and one person, commenting on her youthful looks, said it looked as if she’d never been up against a co-op board.
On October 5th, 2011 at 12:45 pm ,nougatland1 wrote:
I’ve seen your blog so, I decided to buy it to taste it too. And I recognized that agains its price it’s a real good wine which can be drink each day. Moreover, I’ve visited this area (Sicile) and thanks to the sun, those inhabitans can produce a good wine quality. It’s not like a Chianti but it’s a good wine.