Venica & Venica Terre di Balbia Balbium

If you are looking for something different and a little exciting to serve with your lamb stew and dumplings this week, have a crack at this full-bodied number out of Italy made from the native Calabrian grape, magliocco. This is quite a dense, sweetly-fruited wine due to the grapes being dried a little in the vineyard, and shows cherry and plums on the nose, along with some hints of cinnamon spice and toastiness. The palate is quite plush and smooth, with ripe fruit flavours, some softness to th