2022 FUSO 'CALA' Rosso Terre Siciliane

Winemaker Notes: "By day the hot sun fermented us," as T.E. Lawrence wrote of the Arabian desert, but also applicable to the Val di Noto in Sicily's southeastern point. Our friend Dario Serrentino believes that the desert-like calcaerous soil, and cool night air here, help temper alcohol, while giving freshness. 

With the CALA bottling, Dario co-fermented musky, red-fruited Nero d'Avola with the lightening acidity of Grillo. CALA, the word for "grape" in Sicilian dialect, highlights the limestone terroir, and Dario's natural winemaking touch. It drinks like a welcome oasis of shade, restorative, and invigorating. Like all reds in the FUSO project - good with a slight chill. 

FUSO is our project to search for and bottle Italy's natural and charcterful daily drinkers. We work with farmers and producer friends who are committed to organic viticulture, low-intervention, and terror-driven wines.