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May 15, 2024

Mount Etna Wineries to Visit

May 15, 2024/ Lisa Denning
Mount Etna Wineries to Visit

Eleven fascinating wineries on the slopes of the world’s most active volcano.

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May 15, 2024/ Lisa Denning/ 5 Comments
Travel, Wine of the Week
The Wine Chef, Lisa Denning, Mount Etna wineries, Sicily wines, Wines of Sicily, volcanic wine, volcano, Nerello Mascalese wine, Nerello Cappuccio wine, Etna Rosso, Carricante wine, Catarrato wine, Etna Bianco wine, Etna Days, Etna DOC wine consortium, Consorzio Tutela Vini Etna DOC, La Gelsomina, Firriato winery, Tenuta Le Sciarelle, Al-Cantara winery, Cavanera Etnea Wine Resort, Benanti winery, Donnafugata winery, Donnafugata Cantina Randazzo, Pietradolce winery, Planeta Sciaranuova winery, Tenuta delle Terre Nere, Franchetti Passopisciaro winery, I Vigneri di Salvo Foti, Etna DOC, Sicilia DOC, The White Lotus, Netflix The White Lotus Sicily
June 22, 2023

Grillo Wine: A Taste of Sicilian Excellence

June 22, 2023/ Lisa Denning
Grillo Wine: A Taste of Sicilian Excellence

Escape to Sicily with a sip of Grillo!

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June 22, 2023/ Lisa Denning/ 3 Comments
Wine of the Week
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Grillo wine, Grillo white wine, Donnafugata winery, Planeta winery, Marsala wine, Sicilian wine, Sicilia DOC, Italian wine, Sustainability, SOStain Sicily, L'Artusi restaurant, L'Artusi nyc, Colomba Bianca, Firriato winery, Fondo Antico winery, Ermes Quattro Quarti winery, Caruso & Minini winery, Settesoli winery, wine and food, summer wine
February 17, 2023

Scallop Crudo With Citrusy Ginger Mint Dressing

February 17, 2023/ Lisa Denning
Scallop Crudo With Citrusy Ginger Mint Dressing

Pair this dish with Inzolia, a native white wine grape of Sicily,

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Sunday Suppers, Wine of the Week
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Scallop crudo with citrusy ginger mint dressing, Sallier de la Tour winery, Sicilian wine, white wine, seafood and white wine recipe, Inzolia wine, Sicilia DOC
December 06, 2022

Holiday Wine Gifts: Three Books, Three Bottles

December 06, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Holiday Wine Gifts: Three Books, Three Bottles

Give your favorite wine lovers the gift of tasting and turning — pages, that is!

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December 06, 2022/ Lisa Denning/ 1 Comment
Gifts For Wine Lovers, Wine Reviews
Lisa Denning, The One Chef, The Wine Bible, Karen MacNeil, Wine gifts, wine books, Chateau Pichon Baron, Bordeaux wine, Malbec Mon Amour, Laura Catena, Alejandro Vigil, Catena Malbec 2019, Anyone Can Taste Wine (You Just Need This Book), Cees van Casteren, Donnafugata Sursur Grillo, Sicilia DOC
October 13, 2022

Sicily, Day 3: Palermo's Catacombs in 300 Words or Less

October 13, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Sicily, Day 3: Palermo's Catacombs in 300 Words or Less

Creepy alert: a visit to the catacombs of Palermo.

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Travel
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Sicilia Italy, Sicilia DOC, Palermo Italy, Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Capuchin monastery, burial grounds
October 12, 2022

Sicily, Day 2: Palermo, in 200 Words or Less

October 12, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Sicily, Day 2: Palermo, in 200 Words or Less

Sensory overload on Day 2 of my Sicilian adventure.

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October 12, 2022/ Lisa Denning/ 2 Comments
Travel, Wine of the Week
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Sicilia DOC, Sicilian wine, Sicily Italy, Palermo
October 11, 2022

Sicily, Day 1: The Secrets of The Cloister, in 200 Words or Less

October 11, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Sicily, Day 1: The Secrets of The Cloister, in 200 Words or Less

Come along with me on a 10-day adventure through Sicily, beginning in Palermo and ending in Taormina.

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October 11, 2022/ Lisa Denning/ 4 Comments
Travel, Wine of the Week
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Sicily, Sicily Italy, Sicilia DOC, Sicilian Wine, Wines of Sicily, Cannolo, Cannoli, I Segreti del Chiostro, Santa Caterina monastery, Monastero di Santa Caterina D'Alessandria

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