fbpx
Home » Blog

D'Alessandro Wines

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

D’Alessandro Wines

When I say I was ecstatic when I was chosen to do a review for D’Alessandro Wines I wasn’t exaggerating. I love wine, it’s one of the few alcoholic beverages that I will occasionally allow myself to enjoy. Unlike in my younger years where the only drinks I had usually had an umbrella in it and all the sugar and carbs to go with, it red wine is what I prefer now.

The day finally came when my wine arrived. I had waited for a few weeks in anticipation as I have not reviewed wine before. I’ve only started drinking wine in the last 3-4 years, so I’m a wine newbie. I do know what I like when I taste it. Now that I’ve given you a bit of background on my wine tasting experience or lack thereof.  Let’s talk about something more exciting than me. What’s that? Why d’Alessandro wines of course.

Below is some background on the winery that I received so that you know a bit about it. You should visit their website www.dalessandrowine.com as it’s easy to navigate and has lots of fabulous information about the winery and the wines of course. I was particularly fascinated to learn that the winery has more than 800m2 of solar panels making it unique amongst its kind. Quite the technological innovation

Background on d’Alessandro Wines

“Near the historic city of Agrigento on the Southwestern coast of Sicily lies the beautiful, eco-friendly d'Alessandro winery. Founded in 2006 by Giacomo d'Alessandro, the winery marries both indigenous grape varietals and Sicilian tradition with innovative oenological practices.

 The d'Alessandro wines honor the traditions of the land and experiment with the contemporary. Created on land owned by the d'Alessandro family since 1820, the winery contains large solar panels to provide most of the energy for production. Similarly, the d'Alessandro logo pays homage to Sicily's abundant natural resources, consisting of four colors representing earth, fire, wind, and water. The perforated back label on each of the bottles is also thoughtful, providing consumers with an easy solution to remembering the wine information.”

I was lucky enough to receive the the Nero d’Avola 2008 bottle of red wine. What did I think of it? Two words simply lovely. Some wines have to breathe first which is not a terrible thing unless your impatient like me, or don’t remember to open the bottle ahead of time to let it breathe. I loved the taste from the moment I opened it and poured it. In my simple terms. I don’t like “overpowering” tasting wines that make you go “yowza” right off the bat. I don’t favour  dry wines either. The description that d’Alessandro wines have for the Nero d’Avola says it better than anything I could come up with “Strength and complexity coupled with a gentle and balanced sensation on the palateA deep ruby red colour combined wit a rich bouquet of aromas”.

I couldn’t have possibly come up with any better way to describe the Nero d’Avola than that. I consider strength to mean it has flavour not that it’s a strong & overpowering flavour. I always find it a treat to taste a wine that I like on the very first sip. Some have to grow on you, some have to breathe etc.. but the Nero d’Avola captured my taste buds immediately. It’s also reasonably priced thank goodness only $15/bottle. I have had wines twice that price that I did not like at all so why buy them. This wine is on my list of wines I love.  I can’t wait to try some more  from d’Alessandro winery.  Their wines are available nationwide just go to their site to find out how, and where you can buy a bottle of the Nero d’Avola or any of their other wines.

 What kind of wine do you like? I’d love to hear about it.

free e-book
Free E-Cookbook

Sign up for our emails and get our free Simply Sweet E-Cookbook?

 

Disclaimer

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Mom Blog Society. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

 

By on March 27th, 2012

About Powered by Mom

I’m Michelle aka Powered by Mom. I’m married with one daughter, my hubby was my high school sweetheart, our two dogs Nyx and Cleo and our cat Oliver. As you can see we’re a family of animal lovers. We love to travel when we can, try different food and activities all over the world and enjoy being together. My passions are writing, travelling, creating new recipes, encouraging people to adopt not shop and just to enjoy life while we can.

More posts by this author.

7 thoughts on “D'Alessandro Wines”

  1. Hi Michelle, I've never had a Nero d'Avola, heck I've never even heard of it. It sounds yummy. I will have to look for this next time I'm at a liquor store. Thanks for a great review.

    Reply
    • You are welcome Trish 🙂 Heck before this review I had never heard of it either lol but I really enjoyed it 😉

      Reply
  2. I love red wines - don't like white unless its sparkling! I am curious though- what kind did you try- is it a cabernet or pinot noir or just a kind of its own?

    jill (dot) watkins (at) gmail (dot) com

    Reply
  3. WOW!!! Sounds absolutely amazing!!! I myself am not a wine drinker but my partner sure is!!!! I will definitely be looking to get her some!!!

    Reply

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Sugar Cookie Bars With Chocolate Ganache Story Easy Chocolate Lollipops Story Strawberry Paleo Fudge Bites Story Grilled Chicken Pesto Sandwich Recipe Story Easy Crockpot Thai Chicken Curry Soup Story