PALERMO, Italy — Although two-thirds of Sicily’s vineyard acreage is devoted to white grapes, the red wines are getting most of the attention. And much of the interest in Sicilian reds is focused on ...

Full-bodied and smooth, here's a ripe yet disciplined southern Italian red that stops admirably short of raisin territory. Plum, blackberry and dark chocolate are on offer instead, held in firmly by a ...