It’s been quite a week. The New Wines of Mount Etna received the coveted Gourmand Award and the New York Times listed the book in a write-up about the year’s best wine books. We figured we can’t finish the week without a third special announcement. TODAY ONLY WE ARE OFFERING THE EPUB version of the …
Over the last few months, we’ve been working hard to develop a new website with the capability of offering a comprehensive learning platform. And today, it’s here! The new website can be accessed at the same address — http://www.EtnaWineSchool.com — and it’s packed with new and engaging material to get you excited about and loving …
It’s nice writing a book. You get to dive in to the weeds of research, interviews, and editing to find the little pieces of gold that tie the story together. It’s also nice to read a book, and speak with the author after you’ve closed the cover and placed it on the shelf. Doriana Briguglia, …
Today, we publish The New Wines of Mount Etna, the first book about the people who live and make wine on Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano.
Making wine on Europe’s largest active volcano isn’t easy. Triumph and sacrifice are in perpetual rhythm. Yet, throughout history, the unique flavors of the food and wine arriving from the volcano Etna far outweighed the dangers of living and working there.
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After centuries of successful international trade, Mount Etna’s vineyards were abandoned in the twentieth century. Today, an attentive generation of winemakers are is refocusing the spotlight on these inimitable volcanic wines
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In The New Wines of Mount Etna, American wine expert Benjamin Spencer goes beyond the vines to explore the history and rebirth of the UNESCO World Heritage Site that has everyone talking about Sicily.
There are a lot of wines that play well with food. It just so happens that there are far more exciting wines from the volcano Etna that share the classic profiles of many popular favorites.
Since 2008, producers on Mount Etna have been coming together to share their en primeur wines with the public, the press, and one another. The one-day tasting event, called the Contrade dell’Etna (CdE), was founded by Andrea Franchetti, owner and winemaker at Passopisciaro to promote the uniqueness of Etna wines. This year the CdE will …
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In 1965, three men began hiking the slopes and valleys and plains on Mount Etna. They were looking for consistencies in the environment, in the grape vines that were growing there and the flavors of the local wines.
We are honored to be working with Santa Maria La Nave this year at VinItaly. We invite you to stop by — Pav 2, Stand 10A — to try some of the most inimitable wines from Mount Etna, Sicily … If you would like to set an appointment, send us an email to arrange a …
Note: Locations referenced in the following text can be found in the map above The Phoenicians may have been fine merchants and salesmen, but it took the arrival of the Greeks to imprint the concept of true viticulture in Sicily. In 734 BCE, a small fertile valley was settled at the northeast opening of the …
