"Exploring Irpinia With A Passionate Guide" - Forbes

The Authentic Irpinia was recently featured by Forbes in an article by renowned wine writer Tom Hyland, following our time guiding him through the region during his research visits. Give it a read—and stay tuned; we’ll let you know as soon as his book on Campania is released next year!

• From Tom: "Last year when I was preparing to travel to Campania, I did an internet search on the region, looking for interesting places to eat and visit, as well as wines I needed to try. In the midst of this search, I came across a website The Authentic Irpinia, that is hosted by Sarah Pompei, a Los Angeles native who moved to Irpinia and married a local winemaker. Along with assisting her husband Vincenzo (known to his friends as Pupo), she leads tours in Irpinia, focusing on the area’s glorious wines and foods; she also offers cooking classes as well as tours of area towns that are sometimes more than 1000 years old.

  
  

  Sarah was kind enough to spend three days with me touring wineries; this was associated with a project I am working on to promote this area’s wine. Irpinia, by the way is the ancient name for the province of Avellino in Campania; here both world-renowned wines such as Fiano di Avellino and Greco di Tufo (white) and Taurasi (red) are produced."

  
  

  Read the full article here

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