Tasca d’Almerita Grillo Review
If you know me, you know I love good wines. So when Tasca contacted me about reviewing two of their Sicilian wines, I was interested.
On a Sunday afternoon, after a nice relaxing day at the spa, I opened the Grillo Cavallo Delle Fate Silicia Doc with my rabbit ear wine corkscrew, I gently opened the bottle and poured myself a glass. It was pleasant outside – not too hot and not too cold on this end of August day. The wine was dry, yet sweet and it tastes very much like Champagne without the fizz. It was refreshing and tasted amazing, especially to someone who only drinks red wine!
The wine color is a lemon yellow. You taste different fruits including: peach, apricots, and pineapple. It soothes the palate and is a great bottle to have on a Sunday afternoon or with a nice dinner consisting of seafood, poultry, pasta or veal.
What I learned is that there are at least four different types of white groups that grow in Sicily. The most common and best known is the Grillo, which I tasted here. When “served well-chilled on a warm summer day,” paired with lighter meals or grilled meals, Grillo is the ideal starter.
Sicily also has at least four types of red wines and I do have another bottle of red which I will review at a later time.
I never realized how much is grown in Sicily. For 3,000 years, Sicily has been known for their great wines and within the last few years, there has been a focus on producers and their passion for quality.
What I love about the Silicia Doc White wine —
- It’s smooth and doesn’t leave an after taste.
- It’s fruity, yet dry
- It’s perfect to drink on a summer’s day or a crisp fall day!
- It tastes much like champagne.
What I don’t like:
- I couldn’t think of one thing I didn’t like about this wine. It was flavorful, smooth and a perfect addition to a relaxing Sunday afternoon!
Now that I know that there are some great wines in Sicily, it may entice me to travel there one day!
