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Beautiful day in Vittoria!

The wine route of Etna can take days to navigate...and we know where to stop for the most extraordinary wines of this region. Spring 2018 will be our next Etna excursion....stay tuned!

Making the best Sicilian style arancini in our cooking class at Mandranova. Yes...they were delicioso!

Typical farmhouse breakfast served at Mandranova in southern Sicily. Nothing like fresh Mandranova olive oil and sheeps' milk ricotta to start your day.

Missing lovely Cefalu....hoping to return this fall. Trip plans are coming together...let us know if you're interested in a fall food and wine adventure to Sicily.

Let's plan a trip around this list!

13 Places To Eat Incredibly Well In Sicily Sicily is Italy's sparkling jewel in the Mediterranean Sea. Here's where to find the best pasta, pizza, gelato and more.

Love....from Cefalu!

Scouting for the perfect spot for our picnic at the Greek theater in Segesta.

First cooking class at Baglio Donna Franca, Marsala a delicious success.

First day of the Farmhouse Table Cork and Fork Tour of Sicily. So happy to be back on this beautiful island.

Can you imagine how good this tastes with this view of the Sicilian coast? Want to check it out with us this Spring? Let me know and I'll make it happen!

One of our favorite spots on the northwest coast of Sicily. We'll be going there this April. Give a holler if you'd like to join us!

Castellammare del Golfo Foto di Pietro Bommarito

One of the many gorgeous seaside towns that we will visit during our Spring 2016 Sicilian Food and Wine Road Trip! Wanna come? Stay tuned for more details...

Porticciolo Castellammare del Golfo - Foto di Francesco Alamia

Let's go check some of these out!

Best beaches in Sicily: top 20 beaches ranked by Sicilians | secret sicily Here's a list of the best beaches in Sicily, as ranked by the locals. Explore these hidden places and enjoy your summer holiday, Secret Sicily style!

Here's a simple Sicilian dish I would like to try making soon.

Try your hand at this classic Sicilian dish. http://goo.gl/fZjwTJ

There are so many important Etna winemakers that are NOT mentioned here, but this is a good example of what I've been preaching about for the last 10 years. Wanna go and check out these world-class wines? How about late September? Let me know and we'll make it happen.

Winemaking on the Slopes of Sicily’s Volcano A small group of vintners is pushing the boundaries of winemaking on the high slopes of Sicily’s Mount Etna, producing wine that rivals the finest European vintages.

One of my very favorite places to spend a day on the water, drink some juicy Grillo table wine, and soak in the beauty of the west coast of Sicily.

The Soul of Sicily: A Roadmap to the Island's Terroir | Select Italy Blog We present a roadmap of Sicily, one which points not only to wine, but to place: understanding Sicily through memories of bottles, people, history, and food

I don't totally agree with Mr. Asimov, but at least Sicilian wines are getting some press.

Wine Review: Nero d’Avola The wine panel explores the red grape of Sicily.

Whose ready to go?

Top 7 reasons why you should visit Sicily in 2015 Here's a New Year's resolution for 2015 that will totally blow your mind and here are 7 good reasons why you shouldn't break it. WARNING: you might want to book your flight to Sicily straightaway. ...

This Greek Temple is one of the best preserved in the world.....in Segesta, Sicily! We love visiting here when we are on one of our food and wine adventures....picnic in the nearby Greek Theater is always special.

Segesta - Foto di Recondito Ma Non Troppo.

The wines produced in the Etna region seem to be getting just better and better.....and of course, they TASTE better when you're standing int he shadow of this great volcano.

The other side of Sicily produces lighter, more fragrant wines Sicilian wine has had great success in Quebec, driven for the most part by wines made with a grape called Nero d’Avola. The wines are for the most part inexpensive, darkly coloured, and full of rip...

OK, ..have always wanted to go here when we're in the Mt. Etna area....fascinating and kind of off the beaten path. Who wants to go and check this out, maybe this fall?! Let me know...and we'll also have some incredible wine tastings, cooking classes, and possibly make some life long friends. What could be bad? Here's to Bar Vitelli!

The Godfather Bar, Still Open. Once upon a time, Michael Corleone sat on the shady terrace of a local Sicilian bar after a day of hunting with his bodyguards in the mountains. He began to

The majesty of L'Etna!

Etna - Foto di salvatore Giardina

Can't wait to get back to Mt. Etna.....going this fall. 2015 dates to be posted soon. What is your favorite Mt. Etna wine?

Maletto, Catania (Foto Martina Liuzzo)
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One of our favorite snorkeling spots on the west coast of Sicily! Wanna go? Sign up for our October trip by going to our website...there's still room.

Tonnara di Scopello :-) (foto Gioacchino Zimmerhofer)
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Carretto Siciliano - Foto di Gino Di Leo

I love these whimsical drawings of memories of a Sicilian vacation....I especially like the mermaid at the end!

A Souvenir from Sicily Unlike Any Other Sometimes the best mementos from a trip are free. Illustrator-designer Mary Matson shares whimsical sketches of her latest vacation, to Sicily.

This Sicilian recipe has "dinner" written all over it. The Farmhouse Table tours participate in local cooking classes where we are....in Sicily, Puglia, or Morocco. Food is the finest expression of a culture. Enjoy!

Aneletti alla Palermitana: Uniquely Sicilian A unique, easy and delicious version of a uniquely Palermitano specialty with meat sauce, pasta, cheese and pizza dough.

I f you can find any wines produced by Ciro Biondi and Stephanie Po***ck Biondi....buy them! The Farmhouse Table will be visiting this vineyard in December. Let me know if you'd like to join us on this Etna wine adventure.

Ciro Biondi, the Sicilian winemaker who rides the Volcano Ciro Biondi has the elegance of the archetypal bygone Sicilian gentleman, and his wine is deeply rooted in the heritage of Sicily and the Magna Graecia.