Sicily


A guide to Sicilian red wine

The term ‘Sicilian fine wine’ used to be an oxymoron. In the latter half of the 20th century, the Mediterranean’s biggest island was (largely) dedicated to producing gargantuan volumes of indifferent, if drinkable wine. Encouraged …

A guide to Sicilian white wines

Unprecedented investment, hard graft and endless proselytising from pioneers like Andrea Franchetti have transformed the image of Sicilian wine, both red and white. Barolo’s Giovanni Rosso and US wine importer Marc de Grazia have also …

Nothing makes the future look so rosy as to contemplate it through a glass of Chambertin.

Napoleon Bonaparte