Join us for a special evening traveling South of Somewhere with award-winning author Robert Camuto and Biondivino founder Ceri Smith!

We’ll talk and taste our way through Robert’s new book South of Somewhere – named one of the best wine books of 2021 by The New York Times, among others – as he and Ceri discuss the Italian South today at a critical time of wine renaissance, animated by the passionate personalities and legendary wines of Emidio Pepe, Luigi Tecce, Salvo Foti, and many more.

Monday, March 14
5-7pm (doors at 5pm, event starts at 5:30pm)

Two ticket options are available:

$10 – Includes 1 glass of wine or a tasting flight of 3 wines that Robert and Ceri will highlight 

$30 – Includes tasting fee + a copy of South of Somewhere – buy your copy in advance and save 20%!

THE IN-PERSON EVENT IS SOLD OUT BUT IT WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED – register to attend by selecting and checking out with the ‘FREE Join the livestream’ ticket option and we’ll send you all the details prior to the event.

Click Here To Purchase Tickets

SPACE IS VERY LIMITED; PROOF OF VACCINATION REQUIRED

Books will be available for sale at the event, along with wines from featured producers. 

Can’t make the event? Tune in to our livestream! Grab a South of Somewhere sampler pack – including one copy of SoS with a signed bookplate from Robert plus three wines from producers featured in the book – and join the conversation. We ship to most states and offer next-day shipping in CA and same-day delivery in SF.

South of Somewhere takes readers beyond the usual objective views of viniculture and into the elusive and magical world of Italian “southern-ness, leading them on a journey through the terroirs of Southern Italy today: from the Calabrian toe of the Italian boot and Sicily’s still active Mount Etna to earthquake-shaken land of Abruzzo; from the remote lands of Campania and Puglia to Basilicata’s Mount Vulture; from the old papal territory of Umbria to Rome’s once great Lazio and back to the evocative cliffs of the Amalfi coast. 

Robert Camuto is a prize-winning American author and journalist who has lived in Europe for 20 years, where he has immersed himself in the food and wine traditions of Italy and France. A contributing editor for Wine Spectator since 2008, South of Somewhere is his third book and second from Italy, following his critically acclaimed: Palmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey (2010). He lives with his family in Verona, Italy. 

Ceri Smith is the founder of Biondivino and CSS | Ceri Smith Selections, a nation-wide importer representing family-focused, artisanal natural wines from Italy. She has received wide-spread national and international recognition for her 20+ years of work with Italian wine, including being named Sommelier of the Year by Food & Wine Magazine and presented with the prestigious Leccio di Oro from the Consorzio of Brunello di Montalcino, as well as contributing articles to Wine & Spirits Magazine. She splits her time between California and Italy.