Cavaliere, located near Santa Maria di Licodia, in the province of Catania, the southwestern slope of Mount Etna, is one of the most interesting areas of the volcano but also a little known one. The full southern exposure maximizes the hours of sunlight. The distance
Part I - Bacharach and a small piece of Sicily. The middle valley of the Rhine is an area at the limit of survival for the vine. Riesling, the German grape variety which is at home here, reigns sovereign in this 80 mile (130 kilometer) stretch
That the sicilian olive oil appellation "IGP" has been create is. a truly excellent notice. Today, in fact, the definitive registration was published in the official European Gazette and this appellation is the largest of its type in Europe. Italian can boast of many different olive
This is a small and unexpected surprise on the Island of Vulcano in the Aeolian chain. Leaving the port and the volcano’s crater behind you, moving southwards towards Gelso, you hit Piano Cardo, also known as “Contrada Cardo”, the Cardo district. Here, far from noise
Palermo moves forward and strikes again with its talent. This time it is yet another chef from the capital of Sicily to surprise us while working “on the road”. I first found him at Modica several years ago and with great pleasure indeed. Onofrio Radicini,
(Photo: cellar / Ciccio Sultano) A premise For gourmets, the presence of wine at a restaurant is a necessity, an indispensable piece of the mosaic. You don’t have …? End of the story. No wine, no party. We won’t even take a seat, and – if forced
It might seem a bit paradoxical, but even though Messina enjoys 50 kilometers (30 miles) of coastline, there are virtually no restaurants along the coast, to count them the fingers of one hand are quite sufficient. To eat a bite in the center of the city
The days grow shorter, the beaches along the coast are gradually abandoned, “green days” fill the radio, the sun no longer burns the skin: it’s September, harvest time. The cellars of Alessandro di Camporeale are in full ferment. The day begins at 7 A.M. with the
Wine and crystal stemware. A triumph which is esthetic and epicurean at the same time. The last thirty years of the culture of dining have been revolutionary ones: now both connoisseurs and professionals know the wine glass, a fundamental element in the pleasure of tasting
The fourth number of the Aeolian Report. The island of Salina, together with Lipari the largest of the archipelago, offers each and every year strong emotions to visitors and food lovers looking for Italy’s finest hospitality. [caption id="attachment_7002" align="alignright" width="300"] Luca and Martina Caruso[/caption] The island’s standard