Ero. The name of Tenuta di Fessina’s Nero d’Avola. Imperfect first singular form of the Italian verb essere, meaning I was. Or is it the old High German noun ero which meant earth?

Nevertheless, Tenuta di Fessina’s 2009 Ero Nero d’Avola is just gorgeous. My skepticism when it comes to Nero d’Avola – low [...]