I have been back in the US for two weeks. Fortunately for those within hearing distance, I have stopped speaking Italenglese. Now it is time to thank people who made my sixth trip to Italy so memorable. Gaetano Petrillo, owner of The Wine Bus, once again organized an action-packed program (Gaetano is at right

On a cold winter day in 2011 while reading Luciano Pignataro’s wine blog (http://www.lucianopignataro.it) (a must read for people interested in  wines from Southern Italy) I came across an article on Le Vigne Di Raito. The winery bottled its first vintage in 2007. In the article the owner of the winery,

There have been exciting developments in Southern Italy over the past thirty years with the advent of new wineries, innovative cuisine, recognition of cultural sites and the introduction of agriturismo. The purpose of this  blog is to make the reader appreciate the depth of these  developments and to encourage the reader

There is always a beginning, where roots are established. For my family our ancestral roots are in the Town of Corleto Perticara, Potenza, Basilicata, but our modern Southern Italian roots are planted in the frazione of Squille, Town of Castel Campagnano, Caserta, Campania, specifically, the winery of Terre del Principe.