When it comes to taking a dish from good to great, few ingredients rival the power of a truly exceptional olive oil. Peppery, bright, and at times a bit nutty, the best EVOOs are often produced in ...

“Our luck in Sicily is great ingredients,” says chef Antonio Castronovo as he navigates the boisterous, open-air, historic Mercado de Ballarò in Palermo, the island’s capital. “We also have more ...

BOSTON, Jan. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boston Wine Expo, New England's premier wine event, returns to Boston on March 7-8, 2026, bringing together over 100 wineries from around the globe for two ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marsala is far more than a cooking wine — this fortified Sicilian classic spans a range of dry to sweet styles, meant to be ...

Most American home cooks meet Marsala in a skillet, splashed into a recipe for Chicken Marsala, reduced, and then forgotten on the back of a pantry shelf. That narrow use has unfairly shaped the ...

There are more than 350 white grape varieties officially recorded in Italy — and if you count those beyond the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s list, that number climbs to at least 500. Yet most ...

For decades, Sicily was known as a hot area producing chewy wines, but the lovely Syrah La Monaca comes from the highest hilltop on the Sallier estate, where the weather is just a slight bit cooler.

Visitors to either Sicily or Sardinia, Italy’s two great island destinations, don’t have to travel far once they arrive to find some of the country’s best wineries and best vino-tourism options. In ...

Gloucester’s ties to Sicily through its storied fishing community and traditions of St. Peter’s Fiesta has a burgeoning Sicilian boxed natural wine brand on Harbor Loop that pays homage to one of its ...