Last week, I raved about three Italian wines that just happen to come in a box. This week, I thought we could stay in Italy and focus on one, distinct region – Sicily. One wine column cannot do ...
(Note: This is the second story in a series about wines and wineries in Sicily visited by the author.) So many things about Sicily seems magical. The winetasting dinner beneath the stars in a ...
Forget the usual wine heavyweights. One surprising European country is redefining excellence and boasts wineries that rank ...
Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, has been growing grapes and producing wine for more than 3,000 years. While American consumers are more familiar with Prosecco, Chianti and other ...
If you have visited the island of Sicily, then you will recall the brilliant colors of the sea, tantalizing music, and delectable cuisine and wine. If you have not, then the wines of Donnafugata ...
There’s no shame in encountering unfamiliar wines in Italy. By some counts, the country grows about 2,000 native varieties (although fewer than 400 are made in any volume approaching commercial ...
Sicily, one of Italy’s largest producers of wine both by volume and by vineyard acreage, has a long history of making sweet dessert wines. It’s a tradition that goes back to classical antiquity.
Mettler Family Vineyards, Lodi, California; Old Vine Zinfandel, 2019, $24.99 Raspberry, chocolate, cocoa and eucalyptus with slight tannins on the finish. Stood up well to grilled ribs. Wine on film: ...