Arianna Occhipinti Nero d'Avola Siccagno 2023 SF Chronicle Serve it cool in a

Serve it cool in a wine glass and let people guess before you tell them

just east of Chablis village

with background notes of spice and fresh flowers

is one of the great companions to Southeast Asian food

Tickets are $50 and include the full guided tasting and a $20 store credit for use towards the purchase of the featured wines

Arianna Occhipinti Nero d'Avola Siccagno 2023 SF Chronicle Serve it cool in aSiccagno means dry farmed, which in southeastern Sicily is a statement of intent. No irrigation, no propping the vines up through the heat, just roots that go looking for water in limestone and sand. Nero d'Avola usually gets made big and jammy; Arianna Occhipinti goes the other way, using her contrade in Vittoria and two years in large Austrian oak casks to draw out structure and savor instead of sheer weight. Farming is organic, harvest is by hand,