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January 22, 2026

Six Stops, One Island: Traversing Sicily With Nero d’Avola

January 22, 2026/ Lisa Denning
Six Stops, One Island: Traversing Sicily With Nero d’Avola

Journey with me across the biggest island in the Mediterranean Sea, one sip at a time!

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January 22, 2026/ Lisa Denning/ Comment
Wine of the Week, Today's Taste (Reviews)
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Nero d'Avola, Sicilian wine, Wines of Sicily, red wine, Trapani Sicily, Caruso & Minini winery, Palermo Sicily, Tenuta Rapitala, Agrigento Sicily, Feudo Montoni, Caltanissetta Sicily, Tenute Navarra, Ragusa Sicily, Vittoria Sicily, Valle dell'Acate, Syracuse Sicily, Gulfi NeroBufaleffj, Pachino Sicily, Val di Noto Sicily
September 12, 2025

Falling for Frappato: Light, Bright, and Unforgettable

September 12, 2025/ Lisa Denning
Falling for Frappato: Light, Bright, and Unforgettable

A Sicilian superstar red!

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September 12, 2025/ Lisa Denning/ Comment
Wine of the Week
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Frappato wine, Sicilian wine, Wines of Sicily, Vittoria, Ragusa, Modica, Arianna Occhipinti, Valle dell'Acate, COS winery, Santa Tresa winery, Vigna di Pettineo, Dimore di Giurfo, Planeta Frappato Vittoria
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
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
May 19, 2022

Lemony Shrimp With Beans Recipe

May 19, 2022/ Lisa Denning
Lemony Shrimp With Beans Recipe

Fantastic with a lemony Etna Bianco!

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Sunday Suppers
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Shrimp recipe, Lemony shrimp with beans recipe, Tenuta Tascante, Tenuta Tascante Buonora Etna Bianco, Etna Bianco wine, Sicily, Sicilian wine

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