Cusumano

2006 Syrah Sicilia ($14). Fresh red berry and currant flavors are touched with spice and toast. Supple and easy to enjoy. Ready to drink now. (Italian Connection 04/08) Locate this wine online or in your area.

2006 Nero d’Avola Sicilia ($15). Smooth black cherry and ripe red strawberry are laced with a touch of black pepper. Appealing creamy texture. Ready to drink now. (Italian Connection 04/08) Locate this wine online or in your area.

2006 Nero d’Avola-Syrah Sicilia Benuara ($18). Pretty floral aromas accent bright red currant and cherry flavors that pick up toast and light herbal notes through the focused finish. Ready to drink now. (Italian Connection 04/08) Locate this wine online or in your area.

2005 Nero d’Avola Sicilia Sàgana ($36). Intense and concentrated, with aromatic floral and red currant flavors accented with warm baking spices, mineral and toasty oak. Long, bright, elegant finish. Ready to drink now and over the next three or four years. (Italian Connection 04/08) Locate this wine online or in your area.

2005 Nero d’Avola-Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot Sicilia Noà ($45). Sort of a variation on a Bordeaux blend, with dusty blackberry and a touch of cedar. The fruit is pretty, but overall found the wine to lack the structure and complexity that a $45 wine should have. Ready to drink now. (Italian Connection 04/08) Locate this wine online or in your area.

Dievole 2007 Fourplay Sicilia ($18). A Nero d’Avola blend, this offers an appealing mix of deep black cherry and plum aromas and flavors — ripe and fleshy — with accents of mineral, espresso and chocolate. Ready to drink now. Locate this wine online or in your area. (2009-09-23)

Mezzacorona

2003 Teroldego Rotaliano Riserva ($16). Very nice, with some grip beneath the lush blueberry, floral and light toasty oak notes. Medium-bodied with a fresh finish. Ready to drink now and over the next couple of years. (Italian Connection 06/08) Locate this wine online or in your area.

2001 Teroldego Rotaliano Riserva ($27). Elegant, complex wine, with medium-bodied blackberry and currant fruit accented with smoke and wet earth. Generous, focused finish. Ready to drink now. (Italian Connection 06/08) Locate this wine online or in your area.

Planeta

2007 Sicilia La Segreta ($15). Ripe and full of flavor, with berry and cherry jam character that is balanced with appealing spice and acidity notes. With a bright, focused finish. A blend of Nero d’AVola (50%), Merlot, Syrah and a dash of Cabernet Franc. Ready to drink now and over the next year or two. Locate this wine online or in your area. (2008-12-14)

2006 Nero d’Avola Sicilia Santa Cecilia ($39). Silky and full-bodied, with subtle tobacco and licorice accents to the ripe blueberry, plum and fig jam flavors. Picks up rich chocolate on the long finish. Ready to drink now and over the next three or four years. Locate this wine online or in your area. (2009-09-30)

2006 Sicilia La Segreta Rosso ($16). Appealing for its bright raspberry and red cherry aromas and flavors, with delicate cocoa powder and herbal notes that linger on the fresh finish. Food friendly red at a good price. Ready to drink now and over the next couple of years. A blend of Nero d’Avola, Merlot, Syrah and Cabernet Franc. (Italian Connection 12/07) Locate this wine online or in your area.

2005 Nero d’Avola Sicilia Santa Cecilia ($39). Full and plummy, with juniper and spice accents to the concentrated cherry, plum and dried berry fruit. With a long, smooth, spicy, mocha-laced finish. Ready to drink now and over the next three or four years. Locate this wine online or in your area.

2005 Sicilia Burdese ($39). A Cabernet Sauvignon (70%) – Cabernet Franc (30%) blend that offers heady blackberry, vanilla, roasted coffee bean, brown spice and mineral notes and a long, full-bodied finish. Ready to drink now and over the next four or five years. Locate this wine online or in your area.

2005 Syrah Sicilia ($39). Full bodied but elegant, with intense blackberry and currant flavors laced with aromatic spices, espresso, savory herbs and a touch of chocolate. Long, lush finish. Ready to drink now (though a little decanting would be nice) and over the next five or six years. Locate this wine online or in your area.

2004 Nero d’Avola Sicilia Santa Cecilia ($39). Rich plum, red berry and chocolate notes are supported by a balancing acidity. Medium-bodied with a juicy, lipsmacking finish. Ready to drink now and over the next couple of years. (Italian Connection 12/07) Locate this wine online or in your area.

2004 Merlot Sicilia ($39). Smooth and velvety, with blackberry and plum fruit laced with violet, vanilla and a touch of dusty chocolate that folds into the supple, long finish. Ready to drink now and over the next three or four years. (Italian Connection 12/07) Locate this wine online or in your area.

2002 Nero d’Avola Sicilia Santa Cecilia ($N/A). Black fruits are prevalent here – deep plum, blackberry, black cherry — with lively acidity and a smoky tobacco note that mellows into dark chocolate on the finish. Ready to drink now. Locate this wine online or in your area.

2000 Nero d’Avola Sicilia Santa Cecilia ($N/A). Surprisingly bright and even vibrant, with integrated, concentrated black fruits, mineral, acid and oak, and a smooth finish. Ready to drink now. Locate this wine online or in your area.

1998 Nero d’Avola Sicilia Santa Cecilia($N/A). Definitely showing its age, but still imminently drinkable, with integrated dark, somewhat dried fruit character and doses of acidity, mineral, dry spices and pepper lingering on the harmonious finish. Ready to drink now. Locate this wine online or in your area.