Nero d'Avola with...

[Drew]

I wouldn't pair it with the chicken. This is a somewhat rustic wine with deep flavors of blackberry and plum with hints of licorish. Would pair with roasted meats,stews, game or steak.

If you go to the below link, the wine lover's page highlighted this grape and reported on a dinner tasting with four Nero d'Avola's at center stage. This is what they served:

1. Eggplants Flan dressed with Coulis of Pachino-grown Tomatoes

2. Spaghetti alla chitarra with horse meat rolls

3. Tourendot of black-pepper-scented Tuna filet, with Marsala sauce and fennels souté with lard

4. Selection of aged cheeses from Sicily with Confiture of dried Pachino-grown Tomatoes and Onions

http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:x_OXMyxalqEJ:www.wineloverspage.com/luca/nero.phtml+nero+d%27avola&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Drew

[This message has been edited by Drew (edited 02-15-2004).]