Between Trapani and Palermo sits the organic farm of Azienda Agricola Elios. The vine is one of their newest crops planted to the limestone. The grillo is from 12-year-old vines.... read more →
Dario Serrentino of Noto, near the southwest coast of Sicily, left social work and part-time family farming for full-time wine in the 2014 vintage. On his website, Serrentino’s importer Ernest... read more →
I first tasted this wine a few years back when visiting on the volcano. Wow, I thought, got to meet these people. The wines were so old-fashioned, they reminded me... read more →
A project from six friends, established winemakers—some previously reviewed here. For the record they are: Stefano Amerighi, Francesco de Franco ('A Vita), Nino Barracco (Barracco), Corrado Dottori (La Distesa), Giovanni... read more →
Looking for an easy to love wine from Etna? Go for this almost-white, raised in stainless, from Anna Martens and Eric Nairoo. Mostly catarratto and grecanico dorato, with the balance... read more →
Recently some friends asked me to make a cult wine recommendation and I thought it was time they knew about Gabrio Bini, a Milanese architect who found winemaking on the... read more →
Dario Serrentino sold grapes for years to Frank Cornelissen and Filippo Rizzo of Lamoresca, got advice from both, and then went to work in his fancy limestone town of Noto.... read more →
From the Marsala area of Sicily, specifically the Contrada Rinazzo, comes a lovely skin contact wine. Ignore the label, which says bianco, because this wine is blessed with a stunning pinkish... read more →
The farm started making wine in 2015 and with such style. I like these wines. First it was the grillo, then the macerated blend and now this—a Terre Siciliane that’s... read more →
When I asked Antonio of the Les Vignerons wine shop in Rome’s Trastevere what’s new that I’ve got to taste, he handed over this cloudy bottle with a minimalist label.... read more →