(Bob Gregg, 8:29 pm) (Posted to: Main, Wine)
2007-11-07: Fiano and Greco
A hearty recommendation for A-Mano Fiano-Greco 2006! I first had this off the menu at Bazin’s on Church back in the summer, and now I have found it for sale down at The Italian Store in Arlington (not on the shelves, oddly enough - only in the chiller in the back!). At $10.99 this is an absolute knockout of a white wine. It’s a blend of two grapes indigenous to the Calabria region of Italy (southwest part, down near Naples) - namely, Fiano and Greco. Both of these grapes are rising stars just coming to the common consciousness of the American wine drinking public. You can try them separately by looking for Fiano di Avellino or Greco di Tufo, both DOCG designations in their own right (and also both available through The Italian Store). Fiano has lovely aromatics, with citrus and other fruit and an aspect of nuts to it; Greco is apparently more acidic (though I haven’t had this by itself yet). Together in A-Mano’s 50/50 blend, they’re fantastic. This went absolutely perfectly with fresh pesto we made with the basil from our garden. I know I’m going to go back for this year after year.