We've been here a couple of days and there's plenty to do in Cefalu all year round
but September is the time for the grape harvest
and our guide, friend and general all round good egg
Angelo is going to take us to the Sant'anastasia vineyard
So we get to try even more wine. Are you up for some more wine?
Are you ready for your trip to the vineyard?
So we're going to see the procedure for wine making
So, Julian, if you have an empty glass
Of course, we're going to try some
There are absolutely acres of vines. There's aren't any grapes on the vines at the moment because
they've just done the harvestbut we're goingt o head up to the winery
Immediately the smell of wine hits you as you walk in
and hardly surprising really
I know nothing about wine so any questions I'll have to leave to Nancy
We can send Nancy in on a reconnaisance mission
It really is like a Hobbit's house from Lord of the Rings
This is the first room to make the wine older
so it's a controlled temperature
between 18 and 21
I don't really know anything about it but if you're into wine it's fascinating
I just clearly want to try some out
I wasn't listening what was he talking about?
The most important thing is that glass thing on top
This glass part which let's the wine escape when the temperature changes, to prevent it becoming vinegar
How much does one cost?
15000 euros!
and how many litres are there in here?
10 000 litres of wine!
That's enough.
We'll take this one please
I've left my wallet at home
What will your wife say?
I'm getting drunk on the smeall alone
It's not wine it's grape juice
before the alcoholic fermentation before going into the barrel
It's pure grapeit's fantastic
It's really nice grapejuice
and I'm sure it's something you can't find in England
In England we have award winning spakling wine!
Oh, they're not listening
We've got better ale than you
I feel like Charliewhen he's being taken around the chocolate factory
there's all this stuff I shouldn't be touching in case I contaminate it
Cheers
this is like your baby
He has many children!
According to these basic instructions
we are going to be presented with a plethora of wines
and we have to mark down what we think of them
This is a typically white grape from Sicily
What do you taste?
This is a very citrusy wine.......um...
Oh, I got it right?
Total guess
The nut smell is coming along now
In the beginning it wasn't but I can smell nut now
This definitely gets from Don Juliano
a smiley face
The second wine
is a Rose wine
Cheers
We love everything, the climate of course
the food the wine the people
and nature
particularly in this part of the island, in the north where we have the mountains and the sea
It's really beautiful
Hello and welcome to
"interrupting people when they're trying have a romantic moment alone"
Sorry about this
How's the wine
Fantastic, wonderful
We work here
So this a place where normal Sicilians come too, it isn't just for tourists
Just a normal day of work
We try everything for our work
Warm spices, cinamon clove
Very different, that's why you have to come to the region where the wine is produced
I've drunk Nero davola outside Sicilybut you don't get this quality
This is the real deal
I will come back just for this one glass
I prefer the '68 myself
He's trying to give us a hard time , he says that gin isn't from Britain
have you ever had roast beef and yorkshire pudding?
Do you like sandwiches?
No sandwich
Just a good lunch
I will go for a panini, real panini
it's still a sandwich which was invented by Gerald Lord Sandwich