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Revolutionary Road
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Continue reading →: Revolutionary RoadThe road to Fattoria La Rivolta twists and turns through the Campania countryside, affording stunning views of that enormous mountain, Taburno, which lies on its back like an overstuffed matron reclining on a day bed. Over the days I spent in the Sannio region, I was able to glimpse many…
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Bewitched by Strega
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Continue reading →: Bewitched by StregaIt’s the bewitching hour… You know, that time just before dinner when your taste buds cry out “Aperitivo time!” Well this Halloween season will see me mixing some alternatives to a Spritz because I’ve just learned some new recipes with a most enchanting ingredient: the liquor Strega! Everyone knows that…
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Benevento, Campania, Culture, Donne del Vino, Falanghina, Food, Irpinia, Pizza, Sannio, Uncategorized, Wine
My Summer of Discovery, Part II: Irpinia
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Continue reading →: My Summer of Discovery, Part II: IrpiniaThis summer I visited Irpinia, Sannio, Daunia, and Lucania. What? You’ve never heard of these places? And you thought you knew your Italian geography! These are not Children of a Lesser Italy, but big, delicious food&wine regions that you may know by other names. Today I’m focusing on Irpinia, a…
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Art, Benevento, Campania, Culture, Dolce Vita, Falanghina, Food, Made in Italy, Sannio, Uncategorized, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Wine
Campania Felix Part I: Sunny Sannio
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Continue reading →: Campania Felix Part I: Sunny SannioWhen the Romans ruled the world, the region of Naples – Campania – was the breadbasket for the Empire. No mistake then that Pliny the Elder (who actually died in the eruption of Vesuvius at nearby Pompeii!) called it Campania Felix, or the happy countryside. The fertility of this land…
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Moonstruck in Luni: The New Cantine Bosoni
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Continue reading →: Moonstruck in Luni: The New Cantine BosoniMaybe I’ve been inspired by the recent Blue Moon, but while the summer here in Italy seems to be ending, and quite abruptly at that, I’d like to flashback to a beautiful start to the summer, with the inauguration of the new winery at Cantine Lvnae. This party was long-awaited,…
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Amalfi Coast, Campania, Culture, Dolce Vita, Donne del Vino, Lazio, Made in Italy, Sailing, Uncategorized, Wine
A Midsummer Night’s Tasting
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Continue reading →: A Midsummer Night’s TastingI know it’s August and we’re supposed to be on vacation, but I just can’t keep myself out of the vineyards! When I decided, pretty spur of the moment, to escape to a Mediterranean island with crystal clear blue waters, snorkel and mask in hand, I packed the essentials: 4…
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Continue reading →: Bartolotta Strikes Again!Lucky me got to participate in a tasting sponsored by the Consorzio Tutela Lugana DOC at this year’s Vinitaly. Led by wine expert at large, Filippo Bartolotta, this was one stylin’ tasting! Get a load of those graphics – so chic! Edoardo Peduto, the director of the Consorzio, gave a…
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Alto Adige, Apulia, Campania, Culture, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Made in Italy, Piedmont, Puglia, Trentino Alto Adige, Umbria, Uncategorized, Valle d’Aosta, Veneto, Vinitaly, Wine
A Class Act
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Continue reading →: A Class ActRe-imagining Italian Whites: this was a Master Class appropriately enough held by a Master…. of Wine. Gabriele Gorelli MW treated us to an informative, dare I say entertaining?, presentation of the unexpected: Italian whites. This was an unusual Vinitaly all around, from the freezing temperatures like some kind of April…
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Continue reading →: 35 Years YoungThe national association of the Women of Wine, Le Donne del Vino, is turning 35 years old. And to celebrate, a tasting was held. Led by the talented and lovely Cristina Mercuri, a WSET Diploma holder who is well on her way to being the first Italian female Master of…
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Continue reading →: A Million ReasonsThere’s a million reasons to love Italian wine and the Wine Spectator-sponsored Opera Wine that kicks off Verona’s Vinitaly is proof. Yesterday, 130 (yes, 130) of Italy’s top wines could be sampled by the lucky Opera Wine invited guests. Usually we are used to talking in round numbers, like say…
Suzanne Branciforte
has one foot firmly planted on either continent
is New York born and Harvard educated
is Italian and American and Italian-American
has resided on the Italian Riviera for the past 15 years
has a Masters degree and a Ph.D. from UCLA
is a writer, translator and interpreter
interpreted for the President of the Bundesbank and Nobel Prize winning economists and authors
is the author of the international best-selling textbook Parliamo italiano!
has lived extensively in California, France and Italy
knows that good wine doesn’t grow in ugly places
is convinced that living is your greatest work of art
Suzanne Branciforte's Italian Grapevine 