The Volcanic Wines of Sicily
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There are plenty of challenging places to grow vines on our planet but viticulture on one of the worlds most active volcanoes has to take the biscuit! Home to some of the worlds highest vineyards and an abundance of old vines that have escaped the cataclysmic destruction of phylloxera, it produces a spectacular array of unique wines from some of Italy’s finest grape varieties.Vines have been planted on Mount Etna for at least 3,500 years and its rich volcanic soils have been attracting civilisation for millennia. Join us for this intriguing Masterclass on one of the worlds most fascinating wine regions and experience the eternal lure of the volcano.