Frappato from Terre Siciliane IGT, Sicily, Italy; medium bodied and dry with notes of baked blueberry, black table grapes, dried apricot, prune, red plum, rose petals, lavender, dried herbs, aloe, cocoa, and spice, with woodsy undertones, minty high tones, medium plus acidity, and firm, dry tannins. Practicing organic and Biodynamic

Unfiltered Wine Club, October 2026, 2025 vintage:

"I’m pretty fussy about Frappato. I love what the grape can do, but I often find the wines either too stemmy and bitter for my taste or too expensive, so I was thrilled when I tasted this one. Biscaris is a tiny, 11-hectare family estate in Acate, southeastern Sicily, where Antonia Guardabasso and her daughter-in-law Veronica Gentoli farm biodynamically with the help of a crew made up largely of family members. Their Frappato grows as traditional bush vines in poor red sandy soils, with breezes coming from both the Mediterranean and the nearby Monti Iblei. Everything is fermented and aged in stainless steel, then bottled unfined and unfiltered. Medium-bodied and dry, this is a spicy, beautifully savory Frappato with layers of baked blueberry, black table grapes, plum, dried apricot and prune, followed by rose, lavender, aloe, cocoa, dried herbs, and woodsy undertones. Medium-plus acidity and firm, dry tannins give all that ripe fruit and floral character plenty of  structure. I’d pair it with pork meatballs simmered in tomato sauce, sausage with roasted peppers and onions, mushroom and fontina pizza, or lentils with roasted carrots, herbs, and crumbled feta. Give it a slight chill before serving, and if you think you don’t like Frappato, this might be the bottle that changes your mind."