Why Etna Has Become One of Italy’s Most Watched Wine Regions

Mount Etna is one of the most visually striking wine regions in the world. Old, twisted vines grow directly out of black, crumbling lava soils, with Europe’s most active volcano constantly looming in the background. Eruptions are a fact of life here, sometimes dramatic, with rivers of molten rock, other times barely noticeable, marked only […]

The Summer Rhythm of Campania: From Inland Hills to the Coast

I spent a week in Campania, a region that includes Naples, the Amalfi Coast, and, less known but truly authentic, the Cilento area. My stay was in the southern part of the region, where everything is calmer, less touristy, and far tastier. Cilento: mozzarella, olive groves, and wine without pretension Cilento is famous for mozzarella […]