Italy · 6 days · 6–10 people
Etna: wines from the volcano
Six days from Catania with sommelier Dante Minutello: a small-group wine tour of Etna, Sicily, from north-slope contrade and palmenti to Benanti's Carricante.
Topics
Nerello-Mascalese
Tours
Winemaker stories
Italy · Etna Classic
Antonio and Salvino Benanti and the sea stone of Milo
Benanti in Viagrande on Etna, Italy: Pietra Marina Carricante from Milo, Nerello Mascalese Riservas, and the twin brothers who run the classic Etna reference.
Italy · Etna Natural
Frank Cornelissen and the buried clay of Solicchiata
Frank Cornelissen on Etna's north slope, Sicily, Italy: old-vine Nerello Mascalese, no wood, buried terracotta, and a winemaker who revises his method yearly.
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