Sicily

Discovering Italy's high-altitude wines plus 12 worth seeking out

Sicily's wine evolution plus 10 top wines worth seeking out

10 super wines to try

Best Italian white wines for summer

White wines from across Italy for enjoying in the sunshine...

Sicilian wine legend Diego Planeta dies

Tributes have been paid to a 'founding father' of modern winemaking in Sicily...

Passopisciaro: Producer profile

These wines introduced the concept of crus to Sicily...

#Storiedivino tastings: New vintage releases from Italy

Aldo Fiordelli reports on some of Italy's 'lockdown launches'

Southern Italy: What's hot right now

15 exciting wines try...

Tenuta Tascante: Tasca d'Almerita's Etna outpost

The first wines from this Etna project...

Stars of Southern Italy - and the wines to try

Meet the winemakers who are putting Southern Italy on the map

Etna: A rising force

Stephen Brook reports on these island wines...

Expert’s Choice: Sicily’s native whites

Producer profile: Donnafugata

Discover Sicily: 20 great buys

Top volcanic wines

Top wines from volcanic terroirs...

Off the beaten track: 10 hidden gems in Southern Italy

Here is where to look...

Ten Sicilian wineries at the top of their game

This volcanic Mediterranean island is also home to a thriving wine industry...

Under the radar: 12 unsung heroes of Italy

Italian wines that deserve more recognition...

Italian wine is up to 3,000 years older than we thought - study

Ancient pots in Sicilian caves change history...

Europe's winter freeze: Snow hits Sicily vineyards

Why snow can help the wines of Etna...

How does Italy age? John Stimpfig's top wines

First taste: 12 Amphorae wines to try

As increasing numbers of wine producers are making wines in terracotta vessels...

Regional profile: Etna, Sicily

An influx of growers and winemakers over recent decades has meant that the vinous potential of Etna's unique volcanic terroir is finally being fully realised. Exciting times, says Simon Woolf.

Vine growing on remote Italian island gets UNESCO heritage status

A grapevine growing technique handed down through centuries of generations on the island of Pantelleria after it was settled by the Phoenicians has been granted UNESCO World Heritage status.

Italy winemakers braced for tough 2014 harvest

Summer rain has left winemakers across northern Italy facing difficult conditions for the 2014 harvest, but while many still remain optimistic there are higher hopes further south in the country.

Italy's 10 most exciting wine styles

The styles, regions and vintages every wine lover should know about

Sicily's big brand dilemma

Has Italy’s biggest commercial success come at a price? carla capalbo looks at Sicily’s dilemma: the lucrative route of bulk wine and international varieties or the promotion of local varieties and regional terroirs

Sicily: hot stuff

Sicily’s heat once meant its wines were big, ripe and alcoholic, but no longer. As CARLA CAPALBO discovers, the best Sicilian reds are now highly drinkable

Puglia & Sicily : The New Affordable California

Some critics have labelled Puglia and Sicily ‘the new California’ for their ripe and fruit-forward wines. Nick Dumergue explores the wines from these up-and-coming southern regions at a new trade event in Italy, and picks his favourites.

Mafia vineland given to coops in Sicily

Corleone may be a name more synonymous with Al Pacino than Nerello Cappuccio, but it is in this Sicilian village that confiscated mafia land is being given over to wine production.

Depardieu moves into Sicily

French film star Gerard Depardieu and his partner Carole Bouquet are producing one of Sicily's top red wines with a leading Sicilian producer.