Allison Amato, Luciano Brussolo (a Real Italian) and me…
Italy is a complicated place: quintessential Beautiful Chaos. It’s full of people who are passionate, messy, political, religious, scandalous and sometimes just a little crazy. But they’re magnificent and compelling, too. Italy is defined by its precious embrace of tradition, history, art and human expression. There is a reason so much of the world is fascinated with Italy! In times of so much bad political press within the wine world of Italy, sometimes it’s good to be reminded of the beautiful things as well.
My friend Allison Amato (another card-carrying member of the Italian-American Club) sent me a link to this short video created by the Perennial Plate and I just had to share it…
If you have 4 minutes, check it out. I’d bet you’ll want to go see Bella Italia in person, too.
She’s waiting for you!