Chicca is a naturally sweet wine with an inky garnet color and a dark consistency. The wine’s unique characteristics require special consideration when pairing with foods. Chocolate-based desserts and rum cake could work well. Notes of blackberry and cherry liqueur are backed by a thick, sweet mouthfeel. — (6/1/2012) —88

From 50-year-old vines, here is a unique, sweet red wine bursting with aromas of blackberry, cherry, pine forest, licorice and a playful touch of espresso. The wine is creamy and compact in the mouth and deliciously sweet: Pair with spice cake or ginger snaps.——M.L.(8/1/2007)—— 89