Would you care for a glass of Sicilian wine?

Volcanic eruptions, wildly unpredictable weather, steep slopes: Mount Etna is an insane place to produce wine. But its winemakers have an intensity to match its extremes. quotes Megan Krigbaum, author of this article: http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/sicilian-wine-from-mount-etna

For all those wine-lovers out there: Top Wines of Sicily

2009 Graci Etna Rosso ($28)

Winemaker Alberto Graci blends grapes from both old and new vineyards to make this focused, strawberry-rich Nerello Mascalese.

2007 Biondi Outis Etna Rosso ($35)

Grapes from all five of Ciro Biondi's vineyards go into this fresh-berried blend of local varieties Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio.

2011 Planeta Carricante ($40)

Alessio Planeta, a red-wine specialist, is focusing on white-grape varieties on Etna. This Carricante, his second vintage, is bright and aromatic.

2008 Tenuta Delle Terre Nere Santo Spirito Etna Rosso ($40)

This cherry-scented Nerello comes from the great Santo Spirito vineyard, on Mount Etna's north side.

2008 Tasca D'Almerita Tascante ($70)

Seventh-generation winemaker Giuseppe Tasca of Regaleali uses enormous old barrels for this ruby-red Nerello.

Cornelissen Magma 8Va ($160)

Frank Cornelissen saves his best Nerello Mascalese grapes for his Magma bottling, a wine that he ages in terra-cotta amphorae set into the ground.

So now there is proof that there are advantages to living very close to a still dormant volcano!