Last week, I raved about three Italian wines that just happen to come in a box. This week, I thought we could stay in Italy and focus on one, distinct region – Sicily. One wine column cannot do ...

(Note: This is the second story in a series about wines and wineries in Sicily visited by the author.) So many things about Sicily seems magical. The winetasting dinner beneath the stars in a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Cathrine Todd is a New York City-based writer who focuses on wine. There are ancient Greek ruins at one corner; at another, a ...

You will encounter unexpected aspects of life and culture when you visit the Italian island of Sicily. These may include discovering that pockets of locals are fiercely averse to wearing seat belts; ...

In Sicily, there’s Mt. Etna in the east (wineries on an active volcano, why not?), which has over the past decade become one of Italy’s most exciting wine destinations; Marsala in the west, with its ...

If you’ve ever taken a sip of an Italian wine and thought, why does this taste a little like the sea? you’re not imagining it ...

Rising above the Sicilian city of Catania, Mount Etna boasts the titles: It is the most active and tallest active volcano in all of Europe. Below the volcano, which can be seen spewing ash every few ...

Wine: Fina Grillo Kebrilla, a slightly acidic white wine that pairs with a variety of dishes. Pasta pesto alla trapanese - busiata pasta, almond basil pesto, organic tomato. Wine: Fina Kikè, a blend ...

MOTHER KNOWS BEST. It might be a cliché, but one Italian winemaker happily took these words to heart. More than a decade ago, Giuseppe Russo created the Girolamo Russo Nerina Etna Bianco at the behest ...

Italy's largest islands are a must-visit for wine travel. Produced by Federico De Cesare Viola. Profiles by Emanuele Gobbi, Ray Isle, Åsa Johansson, Giambattista Marchetto, Andrea Petrini and Flavia ...