Sicily

Tasting articles I admit that although I have a great interest in Italy’s many indigenous varieties, until now I have turned a...

Tasting articles During the last few years I have been rather a lone voice raving about the tiny DOCs of Mamertino and...

Inside information When I was working as a sommelier in an Italian restaurant in Berlin in the early 1990s, a colleague of...

Inside information A couple of years ago I got an unexpected email from Jim Furze, who at the time was MD of...

Tasting articles Yesterday I wrote about the general situation for Sicilian wine. My somewhat revolutionary thoughts were provoked by this year’s en...

Don't quote me See also today's Rest of Italy assemblage in which there are some Sicilian tasting notes, and Walter's collection of tasting...

Wines of the week From £6.50, €5.85, 59 Danish krone Find this wine I'm writing this on the first day of summer, and as...

Tasting articles This the second half of a collection of tasting notes that don't fit into one of Walter's thematic articles. See...

Wines of the week From €7.75, $10.79, £7.99, AU$19.99, DKK 99, CA$20.27, NOK 134.90 Find this wine This unassuming bottle of wine, with a...

Free for all This article is also published in the Financial Times . See also my detailed tasting notes. Italy has no shortage...

Tasting articles Amid the doom and gloom surrounding Italy’s 2014 grape harvest, there is one wine region where growers are extremely pleased...

Nick on restaurants This article is also published in the Financial Times. The Cataniese go to great lengths to ensure that your arrival...

Tasting articles Yet more Italy today. Nick and I have just returned from a long weekend in eastern Sicily, where vine growers...

Tasting articles Italy’s fondness for en primeur tastings continues unabated (see, for example, Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, Nebbiolo Prima, etc, etc)...

Tasting articles I first met Frank Cornelissen at a very informal tasting and dinner in London in May 2011 – the informality...

Tasting articles A generic tasting of Sicilian wine has become an annual fixture on London's wine calendar. The event is organised by...