Look at it shimmer.. The last time I drank a definite Sicilian wine was in Italy, that I remember. My friend, Raffaele, bought a bottle for us to drank, knowing I am half-Sicilian (he is 100% Neopolitan) and I will never forget how proud he was of this bottle he got for us, and then immediately after taking his first sip he was appalled at how awful it tasted. According to 'Raffa' the bottle had not been stored properly, as this must have been the reason for it's awfulness. Currently, I feel I should know if a wine has turned or not, but at that time I was really curious if I had ever drank a bad wine and didn't know any better, or is turning down wine a culture sign I had yet to learn? Funny, on my next visit to Italy, Raffa and I were out to dinner and he turned down another bottle of wine...what is with that..
But on to more important aspects - which is the wine I just drank. It was really good, it went well with my pasta puttanesca. The puttanesca I made was the 'quick' version, but was tasty nonetheless. I think I am pleasantly surprised as to how good and well-chosen this wine was, my wine-picking is all luck. I wish I did not have to work in the morning, because I'm tempted to drink the entire bottle.
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