Amelia Singer – Episode 6
We sat down recently with one of our favourite people Amelia Singer, from The Wine Show and Amelia’s Wine, to explore unexpected wine and food matches. This time she heads to southern Italy.
The spotlight turns to Sicily. “It’s a place I’ve only visited twice,” Amelia says, “but I keep wanting to go back.” Her wine of choice is Cerasuolo di Vittoria by COS. “The food, the architecture, the wild mix of influences. It’s all there in the wine.”
She shares the story of the estate. “Three friends started it in the 1980s. The bottle shape is based on one they found in a crypt. It’s squat and memorable.” She admires how different it feels to wines from Mount Etna. “This is more North African. It feels older, more Moorish. There’s something exotic in it.”
The wine itself is hard to place. “Taste it blind and you might not guess Sicily,” she says. “There’s red fruit, black fruit, a peppery lift, but also florals. Rose, violet. It’s layered and alive.”
And the food? Bresaola and sun-dried tomato. “Bresaola isn’t gamey, but it has a subtle richness that works with the wine’s acidity and fruit,” Amelia explains. “The tomatoes add that bittersweet element. Dried fruit with tension.” Her verdict after tasting? “That wine is fucking delicious.” Sometimes that says it best.
THIRSTY FOR MORE?
Watch Part 7 of our series, where Amelia matches Once & Future's Contra Costa old vine Zinfandel with charcuterie.
TL;DR
This Amelia Singer interview pairs COS Cerasuolo with bresaola and sun-dried tomato. Sicily in a glass.
Art Direction by David Tokley
Filming by Max Sizeland
Location: Holland Park, London