Today's tasty pairing brings the flavors of Sicily to wherever you choose to enjoy them Caponata with Tornatore Etna Rosso 2017 One of my favorite travel memories is witnessing the golden lava spewing against the night sky during an eruption of Sicily's Mt. Etna from our hotel balcony in Taormina. Etna has become active lately, renewing my interest in the diverse wines now available from Sicily. Equally spectacular of late has been the ever-improving quality of the Etna DOC

Parmigiano with Barolo? Sure. Triple Cream and Champagne? Check. Let’s face it – you don’t need to be an expert for those pairings – you can simply Google it. Today we’re starting a feature of Uncommon Pairings – the goal is to take us a little out of our comfort zone and try some “uncommon” wines to expand our tasting horizons. The way to do this is – make the dish, open the wine, taste them together. Sound like fun? (Spoiler alert – It really is!) Today’s pairing recipe is