by Lavinia Pisani

Nestled in Sonoma County's Russian River Valley stand the historical Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes of Bacigalupi Vineyards. Growers Charles and Helen Bacigalupi are internationally known after winning the 1976 Paris Tasting. Not only represents this a Californian success, but also an Italian-American. As Helen writes during our email exchange, Charles' family carries Italian heritage.

"His family roots start with his great grandfather Natale Bacigalupi, who was born in 1861 in a small town in the province of Genoa, Italy in the region Liguria, called Cicagna. He came to the US in 1875 as a young boy and settled in San Francisco. Natale's last name was originally Bacigalupo but changed it to the plural spelling (Bacigalupi) once in California." 

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano