Today Azienda Agricola COS was first on our agenda. It was a beautiful morning to be outside with a wonderful breeze and deep blue skies…
Red soils of Vittoria
It was late morning, the weather was gorgeous and breezy with bright blue Sicilian skies peppered with clouds that we visited the Agricola Arianna Occhipinti.…
Sicily’s other bounty
The day started with a different type of tasting – olive oil tasting. We visited Frantoi Cutrera, a family business that has been a going…
Temples with a view
After so much good food and excellent wine, there’s nothing better than a walk through the ruins of time. We stopped in the seaside town…
Etna and the gifts of her soil
Today our adventure started by driving up the side of Etna to the “Crateri Silvestri”, two craters on the side of Etna which are now…
Catania and Cannoli
After devouring our cannoli, we jumped back on the bus with Catania in our sights. We arrived in downtown Catania and checked into to the…
From Calabria to the island of Sicily
Today’s destination – beautiful Sicily. We drive south through Calabria to take the ferry across the Strait of Messina. We were loaded and within minutes…
Serracavallo, beautiful Calabria!
Today we left Puglia and set our sights for Calabria and specifically the wines of Serracavallo. The landscape is beautiful and rugged, full of rolling…
Lecce: the Florence of the south
We jumped back on the bus and headed for the city of Lecce, also known as the “Florence of the South”, in the region of…
Wine blending and Orecchiette in a splendid Masseria
Next on the schedule was Masseria Altemura, a winery in the heart of Manduria. Masserias are ancient farm developments that were fortified against attack. They…
