LUNA GAIA

Few grapes tell the story of western Sicily quite as neatly as Grillo. First documented in Sicily in the late 1800s, it found a particularly happy home around Marsala, becoming one of the grapes most closely tied to the region’s historic wines. The family tree is pretty great too, with Zibibbo and Catarratto as its parents, two grapes that seem almost destined to produce something this happily suited to the Sicilian sun. We love Grillo’s bitter lemon, ripe pear, Thai mango, and this gorgeous scent of sage leaves warmed in the sun. Have it with arancine, a Palermo street-food classic, and for a minute you are somewhere much warmer.