Wine Tasting in an Old Millstone

About this tour

Spend two hours in a restored millstone building tasting four Etna wines paired with Sicilian specialties sourced from the estate's own groves. You'll work through cold cuts and local cheeses, house-made preserves, fried bites, sautéed greens and caponata, finishing with ricotta, chocolate and pistachio cream from Bronte alongside a dessert wine. The oils come first—pressing samples from Nocellara dell'Etna and three infused varieties set the palate.

Highlights

• Four Etna wines paired with estate-produced olive oils
• Sicilian cured meats, cheeses and house-made jams
• Caponata, fried appetisers and wild greens
• Ricotta and Bronte pistachio cream finale
• Sweet liqueur wine to close the tasting
• Historic millstone venue in rural countryside

What to expect

You'll arrive at the working millstone property and move through a structured tasting that builds flavour progressively. It starts with oils—you'll taste the single-estate Nocellara dell'Etna cold, then three flavoured versions to understand how infusion shifts character. From there, the pace shifts to food: a generous spread of cured meats, regional cheeses, pickled vegetables and fried items arrive alongside wine pours. Mid-tasting you'll encounter the house caponata and sautéed wild greens, both local staples. The arc closes with something rich and sweet—fresh ricotta, chocolate, pistachio cream and a fortified wine that rounds everything off gently.

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