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…
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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…
Wine Is Another Window Into Sicily
Wine offers another window into Sicily. The soil, landscape, climate, flora, and fauna of a region all contribute to the taste, smell, and wonder of the island’s now renowned wines. To be continued…
The Vines Of Sicily In Springtime
Vinyard in spring, Trapani Province… This is where and when wine-making begins.
Masques For Carnevale In Sicily
Buon Martedì Grasso! Happy Fat Tuesday! Today marks the final day and pinnacle of Carnevale, a topsy-turvy, days-long party of letting go, hidden identity, and mischief that has been celebrated since ancient times. Today’s Carnevale is observed similarly to our American Halloween–children dress in costumes that they plan for weeks and adults attend parties during…
Sunset At A Winery In Sicily
Savor a sunset tour with an enologist at one of Etna’s most revered vineyards during our October Stunning Sicily tour. Your time with the author of the new book, The Etna Report, will go deep into the viniculture of the volcanic wine region and the wine-making process. You’ll learn all about what makes Etna Bianco…
Saint Martin’s Day: Time To Taste The Novello
November 11 is La Festa di San Martino, or Saint Martin’s Day. It marks the first tasting of the new wine, known as “novello.” September marked the grape harvest, when the grapes are picked, cleaned, and macerated to make juice (must or “mosto”) that was then left to age. This week, depending on the varietal,…
From Cannoli to Couscous to Catarratto In Sicily | Stirring Sicily, Day 3
Live from Sicily! Day 3 of Experience Sicily Stirring Sicily tour..A new meaning to the term “full day.” As in, a day filled with out-of-this-world cannoli, a busiate pasta and couscous cooking class, super cool winery visit at Cantina Quattrocieli … And so much food that we are all full! But wow, so satisfying!
The Grapes Tell Us When
The grapes are getting ready for the harvest! Almost time to make the mosto for the wine.