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Siracusa’s Moscato wine: the top “sweet” Sicilian wine
Don Nuzzo, Siracusa’s DOC Moscato wine, is the prestigious descendant of a two-thousand-year-old tradition that continues to interweave history, myth and culture, just like a glass of wine blends different scents and tastes. This year, 2017, Syracuse celebrates 2750 years from its foundation and Don Nuzzo Moscato is the official wine of the celebration.
Almond biscuit: the “Pizzuta” from Avola combines with Don Nuzzo
The Greek poet Callimacus narrates that, when the youngster Athenian Demofonte, son of Theseus and Phedra, came to Thracia and met the princess Phillides. He fell in love with her and when he married her, he got Anphipolis as dowry.
Sicilian caponata and Pretiosa white wine
Caponata is one of the most typical dish from Sicily and, at the very same time, the most debated: from east to west, many are the variants, so much so that there is a stunning number of 37 codified versions.
Beef rolls alla messinese and Drus red wine
When one thinks about Sicilian cuisine, the very first image that comes up to mind is fish; nevertheless, know that the culinary tradition of the island does boast some tasty surprises even with meat based dishes.
