Welcome to episode 2013 of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing Angelo Silvestro of Pietradolce. They talk about the territory, cuisine, and vines of Castiglione di Sicilia, highlighting the wines of Pietradolce. More about today’s winery: Pietradolce was founded in 2005 in Solicchiata, a small village a few kilometers from Castiglione di Sicilia, on the Northern slope of Mount Etna. The family Faro has been always committed in preserving and showing the beauty of the teritory, so the love for it, as well as the respect for the ecosystem and the traditions represent the core of Pietradolce's philosophy. The estate owns 30 hectares of small plots located within Rampante, Zottorinoto, Santo Spirito e Feudo di Mezzo contradas, in a range between 700 and 950 mt. above sea level. The soils are rather stony, with light sandy loam rich, able to produce unique and elegant wines. Pietradolce cultivates just indigenous varieties, the main characters of Etna's history: Nerello Mascalese and Carricante. The vines are coltivated through the traditional bush vine system “Alberello Etneo”. From the small prephilloxera single-plots Pietardolce obtains its prime wines. Theese wines arte vinified in concrete tanks before the ageing in 700 litres french oak. The grand crus Barbagalli and Sant'andrea rapresent the highest and purest expression of the volcano. The new winery is the result of a project in which art and artisanship create a contemporary style environment, strongly linked to the territory. Volcanic rock, iron, wood, and vineyard soil are the materials used for the interiors of the wine cellar, barrel room, and tasting room. Inside there are some pieces of art, works by local artisans and Italian artists such as Alfio Bonanno, exponent of the Land Art and Giorgio Vigna, capable of shaping materials as glass, and steel. These works enrich the dialougue with the teritory. Connect: Website: www.pietradolce.it  Instagram: pietradolce More about the host Marc Millon: Marc Millon, VIA Italian Wine Ambassador 2021, has been travelling, eating, drinking, learning and writing about wine, food and travel for nearly 40 years. Born in Mexico, with a mother from Hawaii via Korea and an anthropologist father from New York via Paris, he was weaned on exotic and delicious foods. Marc and his photographer wife Kim are the authors of 14 books including a pioneering series of illustrated wine-food-travel books: The Wine Roads of Europe, The Wine Roads of France, The Wine Roads of Italy (Premio Barbi Colombini), and The Wine Roads of Spain. Other titles include The Wine and Food of Europe, The Food Lovers’ Companion Italy, The Food Lovers’ Companion France, Wine, a global history. Marc regularly lectures and hosts gastronomic cultural tours to Italy and France with Martin Randall Travel, the UK’s leading cultural travel specialist. He is soon to begin a regular series on Italian Wine Podcast, ‘Wine, food and travel with Marc Millon’. When not on the road Marc lives on the River Exe in Devon, England Connect: quaypress.uk/ marcmillon.co.uk vino.co.uk quaypress.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marc-millon-50868624 Twitter: @Marc_Millon _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow Italian Wine Podcast on our social media channels: Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/  Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast  Twitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast  Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp  LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast  If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin! Thanks for listening! - This show is all about food and wine pairings, and traveling through Italy with Marc. Join his food, wine and cultural journey!