It maybe premature to talk about spring, but I'm going to. After our recent snow storms here in Atlanta, I'm ready. With spring comes a sense of renewal not just for the trees and plants that have been waiting all winter, but for us. Spring makes you want to rearrange your furniture, and plant a new herb garden. Spring makes you want to quit your day job and pursue your passion. Spring makes you want to try new things and hopefully with that, new wines from new and exotic wine regions. Take India for example, I had a Chenin Blanc (white) from India the other day that was so flavorful and characteristically correct that I thought it was from the Loire Valley wine region of France. It was produced by Chateau Indage Estate Vineyards. Look for their wines on your next wine shopping excursion. Another country to try is Italy, no not Chianti, Sicilia. Sicily makes these berry intense red wines from the Calabrese grape, you may have heard of Nero d'Avola? Sicily is hot and sunny and its red wines are intense with berry fruit in a non-overly tannic, overly oaked way. Pick a Sicilian recipe and go for it. As the weeks go on I'll let you know about other wine region wines to check out. You know I mentioned Loire Valley, France earlier... here's an itinerary for the wine country adventurer in you....go for it!
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