Experience Sicily

Tag: vineyard

  • 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…

  • Back to School

    I learned so much about wine today from Etna Wine School’s Benjamin Spencer. Together we visited Vivera Winery on Etna, where the founder’s son Eugenio gave us a tour and explained their wine-making process. Eugenio was a wonderful host. Benjamin was a joy to meet… Wine is poetry! More about this fabulous day in the…

  • Vino on Etna

    I am boarding my plane to Palermo from JFK right now! On my list of things to see and do in Sicily this visit is to meet with an enologist on Mount Etna who will be leading our group on Day 9 of September’s Enchanting Sicily small-group tour at a vineyard, just like this one… …

  • Slow Vine

    Grapevines in springtime near Salemi, Sicily.

  • The Bells Hung in the Distance

    This landscape is from the terrace at Borgo Nocchiara near Carlentini. The evening before this photo was taken, I sat on a stone wall of the agriturismo looking out at these olive groves and vineyards. While the sun set, I listened to the sounds of the sheep’s bells hanging in the distance as the flock…