Etna's eight old-vine lessons

In April 2008, Jancis published Etna – the burgundy of the Mediterranean? The concept is not surprising for anyone who knows and loves Etna’s wines, but it was the fourth sentence that caught my eye: ‘Last month in Sicily I had the thrilling impression of witnessing the launch of another new-old wine region, on the slopes of the decidedly active volcano Mount Etna’. It seems extraordinary that less than two decades ago Etna was a new discovery in the world...