Tag: vines
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Enchanting Sicily, Day 9: Ascending Etna
LIVE from Sicily! | As we ascended Etna today to learn about and taste Etna wines, we saw chestnut trees, lava slopes, and grapes still on the vine. We tasted three or four varietals and enjoyed a long lunch of information and… delicious local sausage made from wild, black boar. Thank you @etnawineschool for a…
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The Stakes are High
Vines (These are special because they stand singularly apart from other vines.) photographed on the slope of Mount Etna in Randazzo. Cheers!
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September Means Grape Harvest
It’s September, and that means that depending on where they are, the grapes will be ready to be harvested for wine-making. Over the next few weeks, purveyors at Sicily’s finest vineyards will be working around the clock to capture the sun, earth, air, rain, and all of the flavors that have fueled the growth of…
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Slow Vine
Grapevines in springtime near Salemi, Sicily.
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In Sicily, Yellow and Blue Makes Wine
In the western provinces of Sicily, the Grillo grape varietal soaks up the sun to make Marsala wine.