Benvenuti! Welcome!

I’m Antonia, writer, experienced wine professional and sommelier living in Italy.

Somewhere between moving to another country, building a wine career, and carving out my path, my love of writing got put on a shelf somewhere, dusty and forgotten.

Now, as I grow more fully into myself, my intention is to embrace and nurture the writing that I’ve put aside for all these years. This space is where I aim to rediscover, give form to and bring to light my creative self, and my professional wine projects.

Here I’ll write about those things that I have become passionate about these last years, mostly Italian wine and Italy, interwoven with personal experience. But I’ll also give space to more personal essays, those reflections and musings that are integral to growth and moving forward on the path.

Time is precious. What we choose to give our energy and attention to is important. So whether you’ve just taken a quick look around, read through some pieces, or reached out to work together, thank you for stopping by and giving your time, energy and attention to my words.

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ARTICLES

Intentional Winegrowers Give Cesanese a Sense of Place

Once a celebrated grape with origins rooted in ancient Rome, Cesanese should be one of the great native grapes of Italy; yet its troubled past tells a different story. Cultivated less than one hundred kilometers from Rome, proximity to the Eternal City dictated winemaking trends, favoring quantity over quality. Traditionally, Cesanese was a sweet, slightly fizzy wine made for immediate consumption. Intensive agricultural practices of the last century, coupled with a mass exodus from the…

Regenerative Viticulture in Campania: Alepa Winery

In the summer of 2021, sometime right after the languorous August days that drive respite-seeking Italians to the seaside and just shy of the beginning of harvest season, I embarked on a wine road trip through Campania. My aim was to find female producers who work with integrity, vision, and respect for the land, and who, in the midst of nurturing vines and making wine, had reinvented themselves. Their personal stories are ones of transformation…

Tintore di Tramonti: Ultra-Centennial Vines Suspended Between Mountain and Sea

The Amalfi Coast glistens as the Mediterranean mecca for those wanting to indulge their fantasies of la dolce vita. And rightly so. The enchanting beauty of this 50-kilometer stretch of jagged coastline in the Campania region of Italy is unmatched and begs to be experienced at least once in life. But there is more to the Amalfi coast than meets the eye. Beyond the shimmering azure waves and pebbled beaches, past the vibrant terraced facades…

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