Marsala 101: Your Essential Guide to Sicily’s Most Misunderstood Wine

Most American home cooks meet Marsala in a skillet, splashed into a recipe for Chicken Marsala, reduced, and then forgotten on the back of a pantry shelf. That narrow use has unfairly shaped the fortified wine’s reputation in the U.S., obscuring a category with centuries of history and a surprising range of styles. But it’s time Marsala had its moment.