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Vineyards Under Mount Etna
Vineyards Under Mount EtnaAt a little over 3,300 meters Mount Etna is massive; it dominates Sicily and formed a point of reference during the week long Circle of Wine Writers tour of the island. The...
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Cottanera Winery, Sicily
Cottanera Winery, SicilyIt’s an oft-heard story. Sons of the winery founder take over, as the oldens retire, with grand thoughts of revival and reinvention. At Cottanera, founded by Francesco Cambira...
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Stainless Steel Tanks at Planeta
Stainless Steel Tanks at PlanetaWho says stainless steel tanks are boring? Well, me for one… once you’ve seen one you have basically seen them all. Rarely do they make interesting photographs. Except...
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Tenuta Rapitala, Sicily
Tenuta Rapitala, SicilyA warm welcome at Tenuta Rapitala; beaming smiles and hearty handshakes from the Comte de la Gatinais and his wife. They had been following our exploits, tastings and lunch at...
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Firriato Winery
Firriato WineryFacing Mount Etna the buildings comprising the Firriato Winery are as impressive as the location. More Spanish or Latin-American in design than something quaintly Italian; in the mid-day...
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Entrance Feudo Arancio
Entrance Feudo ArancioFriday 7th June. The schedule had us seated and tasting at 1,700 acre Feudo Arancio winery by 9am. There was the late night and the 30 minute journey to the estate to contend with...
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Entrance Feudo Arancio
Entrance Feudo ArancioFriday 7th June. The schedule had us seated and tasting at 1,700 acre Feudo Arancio winery by 9am. There was the late night and the 30 minute journey to the estate to contend with...
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Donnafugata Ben Rye
Donnafugata Ben RyeOne of the highlights of the Circle of Wine Writers trip to Sicily – a superb tasting and visit to the Donnafugata Winery. Perhaps also the top wine of the whole trip, the...
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Vineyards at Tasca d’Almerita
Vineyards at Tasca d’AlmeritaFor what seemed like hours – well it was hours, but enjoyably so, we had crossed Sicily in the bus marvelling at the scenery. There were countless photo opportunities; none...
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Tenuta di Fessina Vineyard Panorama
Tenuta di Fessina Vineyard PanoramaMaking full use of the centuries of Mount Etnas deposits the vines at Tenuta di Fessina produce some lovely wines. Here, with Mount Etna behind us, we are at 670...
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Tenuta di Fessina Vineyard
Tenuta di Fessina VineyardIt’s about as far from an Ansel Adams as you could get; but here is an attempt at a black and white landscape scene. The location is Sicily – Mount Etna is behind the camera....
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The Wine Lab at Planeta
The Wine Lab at PlanetaTwo photographs for this weeks Sunday Wine Shot – both taken at the Planeta winery in Sicily. It was a delightful visit as part of a Circle of Wine Writers tour of the island,...
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Tasca d’Almerita
Tasca d’AlmeritaOne of the remotest vineyards/winery I’ve visited; a long winding drive right into the depths of Sicily through some beautiful, seemingly empty countryside. Eventually we reached our...
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Winery Worker, Sicily
Winery Worker, SicilySlipping gently into 2014… the excesses of the past month have final caught up with a run of chills and colds and the addition of a few pounds to the weight. (That calorie counter...
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The Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards 2014 Shortlist
The Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards 2014 Shortlist I might have let out an embarrassing yelp on the train up to London yesterday. To fill the journey I was scanning through my twitter...
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Porta del Vento Sicily
The post Porta del Vento Sicily appeared first on Spittoon We were up amongst the wind turbines; at a top of a hill with magnificent views across the Sicilian landscape. It was windy; in fact it hardly...
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Vines under Mount Etna
The post Vines under Mount Etna appeared first on Spittoon I was on Mount Etna last week exploring the wines of Cottanera, Murgo, Villagrande, Vivera and others. This photo is from Cottanera, our last...
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Visiting Pellegrino Marsala
The post Visiting Pellegrino Marsala appeared first on Spittoon You cant go to Marsala and not sample a little of the eponymous wine and Pelligrino was the producer selected for our sampling on the...
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Visiting Cusumano Partinico Sicily
The post Visiting Cusumano Partinico Sicily appeared first on Spittoon I realise my fellow tour-compatriots were less than enamoured by our visit to Cusumano; the sight of a huge, corporate, edifice...
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Visiting Barone di Villagrande Sicily
The post Visiting Barone di Villagrande Sicily appeared first on Spittoon The estate of Barone di Villagrande have an enviable position on the lower slopes of Mount Etna. Just 700 metres above sea...
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