European Wine Reference (Wine Folly)
Nero d'Avola
Sicily's major red grape — with a likeness to fine Cabernet Sauvignon when made right, and still approachable.
Sicily's major red grape, Nero d'Avola, has a likeness to fine Cabernet Sauvignon when it's made right. "This grape deserves a place alongside the other great reds of the world and yet it's still approachable nowadays" (source: European Wine Exploration Map _ Wine Folly.pdf).
For the Cabernet benchmark itself, see Bordeaux. Sicily's fortified classic is Marsala; the other southern-Italian reds are Primitivo and Cannonau.
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