An Icon of Mt. Etna
” ‘The Etna is the Burgundy of the Mediterranean,’
says the man whose career as an importer of fine Italian wines is legendary…”
“I love the way Marc De Grazia refers to the Sicilian volcano with a definite article in front of its name. To him, it is “the Etna,” and he expresses his deference to the dangerous mountain with every mention.”
–Monica Larner of The Wine Advocate writing about Marc de Grazia of Tenuta delle Terre Nere
Mt. Etna is an active volcano (stratovolcano to be specific) on the eastern edge of the island of Sicily, in southern Italy. There’s a long history of viticulture on the slopes of Etna (like, way back with the ancient Greeks, long history), but it hasn’t been until much more recently that the region has commanded much respect for its wines.… Read the rest
