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January 06, 2023

Why Sicily is One of Italy's Top Food and Wine Destinations

January 06, 2023/ Lisa Denning
Why Sicily is One of Italy's Top Food and Wine Destinations

“To have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is not to have seen Italy at all, for Sicily is the clue to everything.” -Goethe

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January 06, 2023/ Lisa Denning/ 15 Comments
Travel, Wine of the Week, Wine Reviews
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Sicily, Sicilia DOC wine, Frappato wine, Nero d'Avola, Grillo wine, Inzolia wine, Terre di Giurfo Frappato Belsito, Pasta with tomato sauce, Sicilian cuisine, Catarratto wine, Perricone wine, Nerello Mascalese wine, native grapes, indigenous grapes, Italian wine region, Italy, Mediterranean Sea, food and wine
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
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
April 26, 2020

Easy Comfort Food Recipe: Puréed Sweet Potato Soup

April 26, 2020/ Lisa Denning
Easy Comfort Food Recipe: Puréed Sweet Potato Soup

Chock full of nutritious ingredients, this soup is simple and satisfying.

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April 26, 2020/ Lisa Denning/ Comment
Wine of the Week, Sunday Suppers
Lisa Denning, The Wine Chef, Sweet Potato Soup, Puréed Sweet Potato, Soup, Tasca d'Almerita, Tenuta Regaleali Antisa Catarratto, Catarratto, Sicily, Sicilian Wine
January 23, 2020

Thursday's Thrill: Tenuta Tascante Winery on The Slopes of Sicily's Mount Etna

January 23, 2020/ Lisa Denning
Thursday's Thrill: Tenuta Tascante Winery on The Slopes of Sicily's Mount Etna

Beautifully crafted single vineyard, single varietal wines.

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Wine of the Week
Tasca d'Almerita, Tenuta Tascante, Sicily, Mount Etna, Alberto Tasca, Contrada Rampante, Contrada Pianodario, Contrada Sciaranuova, Contrata Sciaranuova VV

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