Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to the Next Generation and Episode 2396 of the Italian Wine Podcast. Today, McKenna Cassidy interviews Luca Paolo Virgilio of the Caprera farm winery in Abruzzo.   More about today’s guest:  The Caprera winery is located in Pietranico, in the heart of the Abruzzo region. It was founded in 2013 by two friends, Luca Paolo Virgilio and Alfonso Morelli. In 2014, they planted their first two vineyards of Montepulciano and Trebbiano and in 2018 they bottled their first vintage. The winery forms part of an organic, artisan farm that also produces its own olive oil. Connect:    Website: https://www.agricolacaprera.it/en/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agricolacaprera/  More about the host:    McKenna found her love of wine while serving in a Napa Valley tasting room. She later graduated from the University of Notre Dame and pursued wine on the East Coast with E. & J. Gallo Winery. She has worked in wine distribution for restaurants and luxury retail stores for the past three years. Ori