Amara Amaro di “Aracia Rossa di Sicilia IGP”, Sicily, Italy
On this episode of The Wine Find Talks, Carolyn Evans-Hammond shares a fabulous Amaro from Sicily that’s taking North America by storm. It’s artisanal, incredible and deserves your attention. Watch the segment to learn more.
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Join me for the ultimate adult treat to share with Friends Welcome to My Passion project the winefine talks this is where I share one wine that I love why I love it and then we taste it but today I’m featuring a very special lure that I love instead so let’s talk The Lure I’m sharing with
You today is the Amera Amo Deena Rosa de Cecilia igp from Sicily Italy now it’s a Bittersweet lure made from the peels of blood oranges grown in Sicily infused with alcohol with wild herbs from Mount Etna the result is amazing the producer calls this a him to Summer and a Sicily
Which I love I call it intense and Unforgettable now that’s why this bottle is taking North America by storm it hits shelves sells out and repeats because it’s just so good a new batch just landed on shelf onario where I live so I snapped up a bottle to share with you
Because Easter is almost here and I can’t think of a better adult treat to enjoy after dinner with dark chocolate or given as a little gift so let’s taste in the glass notice the color it’s just so pretty now this is this is meant to
Be served chilled I’ve got it in a small glass with a really large ice cube so that it you know it doesn’t become dilute very quickly um but notice the color it’s Amber with lovely bright coppery inflections I love the color it’s clear it’s bright on the
Nose now the nose is orange like bitter orange but it’s subtle because it’s chilled chilling things down mutes the aroma so important you know it’s most important to see what it tastes like beautiful first thing you notice is the balance in the texture it’s just so you
Know so shiny and glossy that’s a testament to balance you know there is 30% alcohol in here because it’s a lure but there is no alcoholic heat just wonderful a blanket of smooth flavor and venoc lovely um so the first thing is the balance and the texture but the
Flavors Cascade and Linger on and on and on orange yes bitter orange but it’s not too bitter far too often you know AOS can be a little bit too bitter to be able to serve to everybody but this one is Bittersweet just enough bitterness to remind you that this is an adult
Beverage it’s sophisticated it scrapes the palette clean and it’s a lovely digestive so something you serve after dinner but it’s it also goes beautifully with dark chocolate again for that structure the delicious now let me just talk a little bit about the the complexity because that’s one of the
Great things about this yes there’s a bitter orange bitter blood oranges from Sicily are you know they’re world class they’re world renowned but there’s more going on it’s almost a hint of milk chocolate and then that morphs into the herbaceousness and the a flavor of licorice fruit which I like because it’s
It’s not like black licorice or red licorice but absolutely you know licorice root that earthy character that um almost Primal flavor and then that morphs and it turns a little bit saline also sweet and then the twist of orange finishes The Experience so it’s got this wonderful complexity that plays out making it
Really beautiful to drink and I think it’s fantastic for a treat for Easter