Alan Tardi

Alan Tardi is an award-winning wine and food writer. He has worked as a chef, restaurateur, sommelier and consultant in some of New York City's finest restaurants, and frequently writes for publications including The New York Times, Wine Spectator, Wine & Spirits, Decanter and Food Arts. He is the author of Romancing the Vine, a book about life in the Piedmont region of Italy that focuses on the area's celebrated Barolo wine, which won the James Beard Award for Best Wine and Spirits Book in 2006. He splits his time between New York, and Castiglione Falletto, Italy.