The sannio/Vita Villaggi on Screen
Tucci in Italy Television series
The Mustilli winery, located in the Sannio (Sant’Agata de’ Goti), was featured on Tucci in Italy. The Naples and Campania episode (Season 2, Episode 1) is about how the Falanghina wine was created by Leonardo Mustilli in Sant’Agata de’ Goti only fifty years ago (last segment of the episode, starting at the 37:30 minute mark).
Several segments of the episode showed how what are now prized delicacies were born from difficult conditions: the now iconic buffalo mozzarella was once considered only fit for the poor because buffalo were considered undesirable; a pasta dish tasting of clams was made using rocks from the sea rather than actual clams. Similarly, Falanghina was created from a grape that was native to the area but was used merely as one of a number of other grapes in cheap, bulk wine. The grape might have easily been lost if not for Leonardo Mustilli’s determination to focus on making wine form native grape varieties.
The Mustilli winery also happens to be where we stay, have our welcome dinner, tour the historic cellar, have a wine tasting, and often have a cooking class.
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Amore nel Sannio (Love in the Sannio) Film
The film is the fictional story of a budding romance, interspersed with non-fiction elements seen in documentary and city symphony genres. (City symphonies are a sort of visual poem about a city, aimed at capturing its essence and have a century-old history in American and European cinema.) The film is 35 minutes and is in both English and Italian (with subtitles in both languages). You can watch the entire film on PBS.org. You can also watch the trailer on Vimeo.
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interview on VSCTV
Maria and Dan, along with filmmakers Marylou & Jerome Bongiorno, were interviewed on Valley Shore Community Television in Connecticut. They discussed the making of the Amore nel Sannio film, the Sannio area, Marylou & Jerome’s work, and Vita Villaggi. You can watch the interview here.
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interview with WBGO’s Doug Doyle
Doug Doyle from WBGO (WBGO 88.3FM, www.wbgo.org) interviewed Marylou & Jerome Bongiorno, along with actress Grace Julianna, Maria, and Dan about Amore nel Sannio. You can watch the interview here. WBGO is a public radio station in Newark, NJ, and New York City area’s only jazz radio station.
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interview with the italian radio hour
Viviana Altiere interviewed Marylou & Jerome Bongiorno, along with actress Isabella Chiantone-Mustilli, Maria, and Dan about Amore nel Sannio on the The Italian Radio Hour Podcast. You can watch the interview here. The Italian Radio Hour Podcast is part of Istituto Mondo Italiano, which was founded by Viviana to celebrate Italy here in the U.S. through language, culture, education, and human connection.
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Join us and visit the historic wine cellar seen on Tucci in Italy, taste the Mustilli falanghina (along with other wines), meet Paola Mustilli, and visit the places and some of the actors from Amore nel Sannio!!