Awarded "Best editorial/Opinion wine writing" in the 2015 Born Digital Wine awards. Originally published on Tim Atkin's website in March 2014. Mount Etna's most controversial winemaker, Frank Cornelissen, is a hard man to track down. After a first failed meet up (my tardiness partially to blame) and a number of vague follow up phone calls, a second rendezvous also starts to go pearshaped. His registered address appears to be fictitious. More phone calls follow, and we both finally pull up outside Solicchiata's wonderful pizza and natural wine bar
Cornelissen's way - Making wine without sulphur
Cornelissen's way - Making wine without…
Cornelissen's way - Making wine without sulphur
Awarded "Best editorial/Opinion wine writing" in the 2015 Born Digital Wine awards. Originally published on Tim Atkin's website in March 2014. Mount Etna's most controversial winemaker, Frank Cornelissen, is a hard man to track down. After a first failed meet up (my tardiness partially to blame) and a number of vague follow up phone calls, a second rendezvous also starts to go pearshaped. His registered address appears to be fictitious. More phone calls follow, and we both finally pull up outside Solicchiata's wonderful pizza and natural wine bar