Today is our last full day on the Islands.We had 2 distinct activities. First we boarded a private boat and went to Vulcano Island, the closest to Lipari. Vulcano has…
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An article I read about the Aeolian Islands sparked my interest and eventually led Wine Lovers to organize our first ever tour to this archipelago of 7 islands off the…
Another day in Paradise for wine lovers! First we started at Passopisciaro, a word that means passing of the lava flow. Here on the north slopes of Etna, the harvest…
Today as we headed towards Taormina, we made a lunch visit at the Nicosia Winery just outside Catania. This is another family-owned estate that has grown enormously in recent years…
Today on our way to Agrigento we stopped at one of the beacons of Sicilian winemaking, Planeta. Our hostess was none other than Chiara Planeta. The Planeta family has been…
Wine, local cuisine, culture: we achieved our goals again with some great wines, a special lunch and travel through rural Sicily. Our first visit was to the Rapitalà Winery, a…
Our mantra at Wine Lovers is wine, local cuisine and culture, and we achieved our goal again today. We started at the magnificent Cathedral of Monreale, the finest example of…
A beautiful sunny Fall day is a great way to begin our Sicily tour. We started with a guided walking tour of old town Palermo. This is my 5th visit…
Tour alumni Linda Ayer and Jim Palmer asked if I would come up to Vermont to conduct a wine tasting for friends and discuss our wine tours. I jumped at…
Bill Riccitelli aka Dr. Vino has been on so many of our Wine Lovers Tours that neither he nor I can remember how many. Definitely over 20! And invariably Bill…
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