Sicily and the south – a selection

Yet more Italy today. Nick and I have just returned from a long weekend in eastern Sicily, where vine growers, unusually for Italy this year, reported a wonderful vintage in 2014. Most of the grapes on nearby Mount Etna had just been picked and the weather was still stunning – temperatures in the high twenties Celsius and virtually uninterrupted sunshine. (Yes, it was very welcome to two Londoners.) I had the pleasure of revisiting Etna for the first time since 2008 and could hardly believe how popular it has become with wine producers from all over Sicily. I will be...