Ciao from Stunning Sicily, Day 2! Today we made our way to the south slope of Etna, where we met Benjamin North Spencer of Etna Wine School for a comprehensive lesson about wine making in this extraordinary terroir. Inhabitants of Sicily have been making vino here since before ancient Greek times, so to spend our…
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Etna Wines Plus Excellent Company Equals A Memorable Evening
It’s hard to capture the sense of enthusiasm and interest that flowed through us all last evening during our Etna Wine Box with Guided Synchronous Online Tasting and Discussion. This photo only gives a glimpse into the more than two hours spent on a virtual visit to Europe’s largest, most active volcano with author Benjamin…
Drink This Landscape Next Saturday: Order By Midnight
Drink this landscape with us next Saturday! Order by midnight tonight! Join me, Allison Scola of Experience Sicily, with author and wine expert Benjamin North Spencer of Etna Wine School for an online, synchronous wine tasting on Saturday, August 22. Benjamin will be hosting from Sicily, and I’ll be your stateside emcee. Order your Experience…
An Almost Winery Tour In Sicily
Although you currently can’t visit an Etna vineyard like these folks, Experience Sicily can “bring” the wines to you! Join me with author and wine expert Benjamin North Spencer of Etna Wine School for an online, synchronous tasting on Saturday, August 22. Benjamin will be in Sicily, and I’ll be your stateside host. Order your…
Order Your Etna Wine Box By Saturday
Join me, Allison Scola of Experience Sicily with author and wine expert Benjamin North Spencer (pictured on the right) of Etna Wine School for an online, synchronous wine tasting on Saturday, August 22. He’ll be in Sicily. I’ll be your stateside host. Order your Experience Sicily Etna Wine Box (which includes an Etna Rosso from…
Delicious Contacts on the Ground
Flashback to last week in Catania… I was fortunate to meet up with friend and colleague Benjamin Spencer of The Etna Wine School for, of course, a glass of wine! During the “delicious” (Benjamin’s description) fanaticism of La Festa di Sant’Agata, we caught up on the latest news and dreams for our clients in Sicily….