Born in Bergamo, Italy, Laura Donadoni had to move to America where she started from scratch, quickly becoming a successful wine expert and sommelier and founding one of the most followed wine blogs and Instagram channels, The Italian Wine Girl. In these pages she tells her story together with those of many boutique family wine producers and entrepreneurs and vintners who have come to viticulture from other sectors or who have had the courage to take innovative paths, not giving in to commercial rules and regulations, but out of necessity following their own creative way of achieving success in the wine industry. Take a tour of some of Italy’s most eclectic family run independent vintners through these inspiring stories.

Preface by Oscar Farinetti, founder of Eataly’s brand. 

Translated by Gourmand World Award Winning author/ TV personality Maria Liberati.