Wine with Leslie: Sensational sips from Sicily and Southern Italy

"Sicily has been an important vine growing region for almost three millennia which is understandable given the ideal growing conditions with abundant sunshine and light rainfall."

Vineyards in the mountains around Sicily. Pic: iStock

This week I have thoughts of Sicily and Southern Italy, mainly as I’ve been reading the last Inspector Montalbano novel by Andrea Camillera. 

The TV series ran for fifteen seasons over twenty years and only finished in 2021 when the last novel was released following the death of the author.