Experience Sicily

Tag: vino

  • Appreciation for Wine and an Unknown Man

    This bottle of wine is significant for a few reasons. First, the outstanding portrait on the label is important to discuss. It is of an unknown man, believed to be a wealthy merchant from Lipari Island, one of the Eolian Islands. It was painted by renowned Sicilian artist Antonello da Messina (1430-1479) in the mid…

  • Bring Your Own Bottles

    These wine barrels are from the store Oleificio “La Giara,” that is around the corner from my cousin’s house in Bagheria. Bring your own bottles, and they’ll fill them up for you.

  • 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.

  • Spring Vines in Marsala

    The grapevines in the provinces of Trapani and Marsala are beginning to grow.