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Our Passionate Staff
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Christina Sbarra was drawn to the Italian part of her heritage from an early age. She studied abroad in Florence during college, traveled extensively in Italy and went on to complete an M.A. in Italian Cultural Studies at UCLA. She later formed a partnership with The Language Center in Todi, Umbria, through whom she offers Italian language and cooking classes. Christina especially enjoys the appreciation for local, artisanal foods and the conviviality that are so fundamental to the Italian way of life.
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Laura Zanini, was born in Udine, Italy, the heart of the Friuli region. She speaks English and German along with her native Italian and Friulano. After technical studies in commerce marketing and languages, completed with some experience abroad, she worked as area manager for a shipping company. This brought her into contact with many wineries, and being fascinated by wine and its strict connection to local traditions and culture, she became a sommelier and then joined the wine trade, working as director of sales for top wineries in Friuli and Tuscany. Throughout her years in the wine business, she has coordinated and conducted many winery visits and cultural excursions At the moment she lives in Tuscany, in the province of Siena, and operates as a wine marketing consultant for various Italian wineries and as a buyer for importers. As a consultant and tour guide for Passionate Palate Tours, she offers extensive knowledge of her homeland and enthusiastically shares passion for wine, history and local culture with our guests. |
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What They Say About Us and Our Tours "Jeni, you are a super duper tour guide! We wouldn't have been able to have such personal tours of the wineries without you!" -JF "[You are] excellent, very knowledgeable, gracious, and accommodating." - SM "We just want to thank you for the great planning and organizing of our Tuscany trip! We enjoyed ourselves immensely...the trip was a once-in-a-lifetime trip that could not be reproduced! We really enjoyed our travel companions - the number of people on the trip was perfect. We look forward to the next trip and maybe a cooking class!" - J&J "We loved the tour and hope to take another one in the future...we were more than satisfied." -LZ |
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Passionate Palate
Tours LLC
Phone: 310.863.0062
Fax: 866.294.0620
Email:
passionatepalate AT gmail DOT com
California Seller of Travel #2089874-40
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