Sicily's Local Red: Nero d'Avola with Planeta Get the scoop on Sicily's delicious indigenous red as Alison Napjus tastes wines made from Nero d'Avola (and Frappato) with Francesca Planeta. Tags: Italy ...

For over six centuries, wine has been produced at Feudo Montoni, a historic estate in Cammarata, central Sicily, about 35 miles southeast of Palermo/ The estate’s baglio, a fortified structure ...

But that doesn't really make a lot of sense because the Sicilian communities didn't have much of anything to offer in exchange for the metals. The lure of wine, though, might have been what ...