Category Archives: Italian Wine

Sicily’s Eastern Promise

I fell in love with Sicily a long time ago, not as you might imagine by visiting the island, but after reading a book. John Julius Norwich’s “The Normans in Sicily” is the story of how the Norman House of … Continue reading →

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A Prod in the Right Direction

With the rising prices of Burgundy and Bordeaux, and perhaps the current “out of fashion” status of the latter, there has been a sudden explosion of articles about a so-called new investment opportunity, Barolo. It’s a region of mainly smaller … Continue reading →

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