Model winemaker

, Model winemaker

On the windswept, sparsely inhabited volcanic island of Pantelleria off Sicily, winemaker Carole Bouquet has made her home amid the wild clumps of Muscat of Alexandria grape – known locally as Zibibbo. The hardscrabble, countryside lifestyle is both panacea and inspiration for the radiant 60-year-old French actress, who’s been holidaying there for decades, thanks to celebrity friends like Isabella Rossellini.

 

Excerpt from the May 2017 issue of epicure.