Can a wine be too fruity and delicious? Can it remind you too much of stumbling into a thorny vine on a hot summer’s day to discover the most pristinely ripe black raspberry? We don’t think so and in fact, we might’ve found the perfect summer red. The “red octopus” is an old favorite that we’re thrilled to have back at Streetcar! Indie Wineries is an importer bringing in wines from small producers across Europe, but mostly from Italy. They’ve partnered with friends in Erice, in western Sicily to bottle this crushable, refreshing nerello mascalese from organically farmed, estate fruit. Very different from the higher acid, mineral driven nerello mascalese wines we know and love from Mt. Etna. This is party wine! Chill it, drink it at your next cookout with some charred veggie skewers, burgers, maybe even some grilled octopus (https://www.streetcarwines.com/gueyu-mar-octopus.html) and lots of laughter. Cheers! -Cara