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saysGiorgioDeMaria,a Sydney-basedwineimporter
andformerGTSommelieroftheYear.“Youalways

meetnewpeople,youcanbuyhousewinesfromthe
demijohn,bottlesfromAbruzzeselegendsorthe
fanciestChampagnesfromthecarefullystocked
shelves,andthepricesareallvery,veryfair.”If
onlyallbottleshopswerethismuchfun.ViaC.
Battisti116, 65100 Pescara,+39085 442 9259

EMILIA-ROMAGNA

OsteriadelSole,Bologna
“Everyday,you’llfindit packedwithartists,writers,

politicians,studentsandanybodywhoworksinthe
neighbourhood,”saysFlavioCarnevale.Bologna’s(and
possiblyItaly’s)oldestbarhasn’tchangedmuchsince
1465;thewinelistis short,thepricesrock-bottom,
andthere’sstillnokitchen.“BYOfoodis theonlyway
to eat,” says Carnevale, “so bring some of the country’s

bestmortadellafromSalumeriaSimonia fewdoors

down,andordera glassofhousepignolettofrizzante,

madeespeciallyforthem.”VicoloRanocchi1, 40124

Bologna,+3934 7968 0171, osteriadelsole.it

SICILY

CaveOx,Solicchiata

“CaveOxis nothingprettytolookat,”saysGiovanni

Paradiso,theco-ownerofSydneystalwarts 10 William

StreetandFratelliParadiso,ofthismodestpizzeriain

themodestvillageofSolicchiataat thefootofMount

Etna,“butit representsthebestofprovincialSicily.”

Ontheplate,thattranslatesaslardo,salamiand

prosciuttomadefromlocalblackpigs,tomatoesgrown

involcanicsoil,seasonalwildweedsandlocalricotta.

Inthecellar,ownerSandroDibellacatalogues“the

historyoftheworld’sgreatnaturalwines,including

nearly every name in Etna and any other Sicilian➤

GrottaPalazzese,

Polignano a Mare.

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