Today is Italian sweet wine day with our
Italian Food, Wine & Travel group. I've written about a number
of different sweeter style wines on Vino Travels. I am one that has
a sweet tooth and enjoys a nice dessert wine. I'm veering off from
the typical moscato d'asti and brachetto d'acqui in the north and
taking you an island off the coast of Sicily for some passito di
Pantelleria.
I believe I've only ever had 1 passito
di pantelleria and it was the delicious Ben
Rye from Donnafugata. I've written about passito
di pantelleria in the past so you can reference all about it from
my previous blog post. To summarize, these wines are produced from
the moscato grapes, here it's known as zibibbo. Elsewhere this grape
is known as Moscato di Alexandria. The weather is intense here so
the grapes ripen rather well. To produce passito the grapes are
harvested at night in cooler temperatures, but then left to dry to
concencrate the sugars more.
For all you Trader Joe's wine lovers I
have to admit this was the first time I actually tried a wine from
Trader Joe's. The store I frequent doesn't sell wine and the other
closest store is about 40 minutes away, but one day I was in the area
and stopped in to check out their wine selection I've heard a lot
about. I was excited to find a passito di Pantelleria from Ipsus and
immediately made the purchase. I'm always one for wines that I can't
find as easily. This 2014 Ipsus Passito di Pantelleria wine was
amber in color. With an aromatic nose this wine is rich in flavors
of orange zest, apricots and honey. I would suggest to try pairing
it with a fresh fruit tart or even some crème brulee. SRP $10.99
(Trader Joe's).
A delightful and delicious wine at a
great price. So when you find yourself craving a little dessert
after your meal it's an affordable option to check out.
Here are more Italian sweet wines for
you to enjoy. If you catch us in time join us live on Twitter
Saturday June 3rd at 11am EST @ #ItalianFWT.
- Camilla from Culinary Adventures with Camilla features "From Start to Finish with Brachetto d'Acqui"
- Susannah of Avvinare features "Sweet Wines from Italy Made with Red Grapes"
- Gwendolyn of Art Predator features "Passito Dessert Wine by Anselmi: No Other Dessert Needed"
- Jeff of Foodwineclick features "The Sordid Tale of Marsala Wine"
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