Sicilian Wine Tasting in Palermo, No Experience Needed

If wine labels leave you lost, this Sicilian wine tasting in Palermo starts from zero. A sommelier takes you through four glasses chosen because they are easy to tell apart, and each comes with a small Sicilian dish so you can taste the difference rather than only read about it.

There are no technical terms and no pressure. Instead you get plain questions, such as whether a wine is sweeter or drier than the last, or how it feels in your mouth, to train your palate as you sip.

• Four Sicilian wines, with guidance
• An appetizer matched to each glass
• Water and bread

In about an hour and a half you learn to tell apart the main Sicilian grapes and find out which ones you really like. Knowing that makes buying bottles easier than picking at random, and you can do it at the end of the tasting, once you know which wines suit you.