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WINE GRAPE HARVEST BEGINS IN SICILY AT TASCA D’ALMERITA

WINE GRAPE HARVEST BEGINS IN SICILY AT TASCA D’ALMERITA

The 2017 vendemmia began on Tasca d’Almerita’s two seaside wine estates From Tasca d’Almerita: The varied climate of the Sicilian ‘continent’ means that our harvesting period lasts around 90 days. The indigenous grape varietals of Grillo and Malvasia delle Lipari in the islands of Mozia and Salina are some of the first to be harvested. […]

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2012 Planeta Eruzione 1614 Nerello Mascalese Sicily

2012 Planeta Eruzione 1614 Nerello Mascalese Sicily

2018 Donnafugata Sul Vulcano Etna Bianco Sicily

2018 Donnafugata Sul Vulcano Etna Bianco Sicily

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2016 Planeta Chardonnay Menfi Sicily

2016 Planeta Chardonnay Menfi Sicily

Averna Amaro Liqueur Sicily

Averna Amaro Liqueur Sicily

2012 Benanti Serra della Contessa Etna Rosso Sicily

2012 Benanti Serra della Contessa Etna Rosso Sicily

2013 Valle Dell’Acate Il Moro Nero d’Avola Sicily

2013 Valle Dell’Acate Il Moro Nero d’Avola Sicily

2012 Zisola Doppiozeta Noto Rosso Sicily

2012 Zisola Doppiozeta Noto Rosso Sicily

BEST SICILIAN WINES

BEST SICILIAN WINES

Food and Wine Catherine Fallis Sat Mar 9   With its rugged mountains, pristine coastlines and tumultuous, melting pot history, the Mediterranean island of Sicily has much to offer visitors. As part of Italy, one can expect to find lots of delicious food and wine in addition to the more mundane tourist activities such as […]

BLACK BEAUTY – SICILY’S SIGNATURE NERO D’AVOLA COMES IN A RANGE OF STYLES & PRICES

BLACK BEAUTY – SICILY’S SIGNATURE NERO D’AVOLA COMES IN A RANGE OF STYLES & PRICES

THE SOMM JOURNAL DEC-JAN  2014/2015   Lovers of esoteric grapes have plenty to choose from in Italy. One of those grapes, however, is enjoying a popularity that puts it squarely in the ranks of Italy’s top reds. Nero d’Avola, Sicily’s prime red grape, is now in the country’s top five, joining Nebbiolo (Barolo), Sangiovese (Brunello), Corvina […]

Nero d’Avola

Nero d’Avola

Nero d’Avola is the grape with the highest quality potential of Sicily. It is also known “Calabrese,” suggesting origins in Calabria on the mainland. It also may be, according to another theory, an ‘italianization’ of the ancient vernacular name of Nero d’Avola, being ‘Calaurisi,’ which literally means ‘coming from Avola’. This “black grape of Avola, […]

Sicily’s Donnafugata Winery

Sicily’s Donnafugata Winery

Giacomo and Gabriella Rallo along with their daughter Jose and son Antonio launched Donnafugata Winery in 1983 both at the family’s historic cellars in Marsala and at their Contessa Entellina vineyards in the heart of western Sicily. “Donnafugata,” or “woman in flight,” refers to Queen Maria Carolina, wife of Ferdinand IV of Bourbon, who sought […]

SICILIA – THE COOKING OF CASA PLANETA

SICILIA – THE COOKING OF CASA PLANETA

SPQR restaurant on Fillmore Street in San Francisco was the perfect setting for a luncheon of Sicilian food and wines led by the charming and down to earth Alessio  Planeta, manager and owner with his sister Francesca and his brother Santi of the family company Planeta. Chef Matthew Accarrino and Sommelier and Italian wine expert Shelley Lindgren are the […]

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PLANET GRAPE WINE REVIEW GROCERY STORE ITALIAN WINES

PLANET GRAPE WINE REVIEW GROCERY STORE ITALIAN WINES

#wine #expert #italianwine

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Planeta Metodo Classico Brut Sicilia

Planeta Metodo Classico Brut Sicilia

MEDITERRANEAN WINES PICKED BY A MASTER SOMMELIER

MEDITERRANEAN WINES PICKED BY A MASTER SOMMELIER

Food and Wine Mediterranean Wines Picked by a Master Sommelier Catherine Fallis Mon Oct 28 Saying the word “Mediterranean” brings an easy smile, conjuring up images of pristine beaches, azure water, fragrant air, fresh delicacies from the sea and shore, and wine. Mediterranean wines are ideal as we leave summer behind and head into fall. […]

INTERVIEW Leonardo LoCascio, Winebow

INTERVIEW Leonardo LoCascio, Winebow

The Sommelier Journal July 31 2010 Catherine Fallis, MS   A Sicilian native has brought intriguing, family-based Italian wines to America for three decades. Leonardo LoCascio is as bold in his fashion choices as he is in his beliefs. He recently sat next to me at a Consorzio Brunello di Montalcino tasting in San Francisco, […]

Muscat

Muscat

Muscat is an aromatic grape which leads to the production of excellent dessert wines and interesting dry whites. Fresh or aged, natural or fortified the dessert Muscat wines are appreciated by experienced and young palates alike. It is the world’s oldest known grape variety, and probably originated in Greece, where it is still cultivated today. […]

PLANET GRAPE WINE REVIEW & DUCA DI SALAPARUTA

PLANET GRAPE WINE REVIEW & DUCA DI SALAPARUTA

#exotic #romantic #sicily  

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Southern Italy Fall Release Report

Southern Italy Fall Release Report

From the hot, dry, challenging 2012 vintage across Italy’s south and islands, look for success stories including the 2012 Cusamano Benuara Sicilia IGP $18, Nero d’Avola with 30% Syrah, a nice crossover style for glass pours and the holiday table.   The 2012 De Lucia Falanghino Sannio DOC $22 from Campania, is a round, creamy, […]

2022 Sallier De La Tour Inzolia Sicilia

2022 Sallier De La Tour Inzolia Sicilia

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2019 Donnafugate Ben Rye Passito Di Pantelleria

2019 Donnafugate Ben Rye Passito Di Pantelleria

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2018 Donnafugate Mille e Una Notte Sicilia Rosso

2018 Donnafugate Mille e Una Notte Sicilia Rosso

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2019 Donnafugata Sul Volcano Etna Rosso Sicilia

2019 Donnafugata Sul Volcano Etna Rosso Sicilia

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