Inama, Veneto Rosso IGT (Italy) 2016

 When I looked at the label of this wine, I was expecting a baby Valpolicella.  You know, maybe a little Corvina, Molinara and/or Rondinella.  Boy, was I wrong!  The grape varieties are Cabernet Sauvignon (70%) and Carmenère (30%).  It definitely has a Venetian style with a taut structure, but the aromas and flavors are the familiar cassis, blackberry, black cherry fruit with dried herbal notes animated by zesty acidity and finishing with sturdy, ripe tannins.  Serve it with a grilled steak or lentil salad with bacon.   Inama is the name of the family that started making wine in the late 1940s and today the wine is made by Stefano & Matteo Inama.  Bradisimo refers to the geological term, bradyseism, defined by Merriam Webster as “a slow quiet upward or downward movement of the earth’s crust.”  It’s the sort of thing that might occur due to an earthquake or in this case the ancient volcanic activity in the area.