A sommelier trained between dining room and cellar, he is now Wine Director at the Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel. In 2022 he won Best Sommelier of Italy – Premio Trentodoc (AIS in partnership with the Istituto Trentodoc), and in 2023 he was named Sommelier de l’Année by Gault&Millau.
Born in Foggia, he entered the hospitality world at 18 at Trattoria Mò—initially out of necessity, then as a deliberate professional choice, shaped by the daily discipline of service and the dining room.
Alongside those early years, he built a technical foundation in wine: he graduated in Viticulture and Oenology at the University of Foggia and earned the AIS diploma, while gaining hands-on experience as a winemaker in Italy and abroad.
In 2018 he decided to focus fully on sommellerie and moved to Paris, aiming for high-intensity training environments. A key step was joining the orbit of the Pic Group: he worked at Dame de Pic, a passage often cited within the arc that later led him into major luxury-hotel brigades.
His arrival at Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris marked another leap in cellar management and contemporary luxury service. In 2022 he was transferred within Four Seasons to the French Riviera, joining the Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel, with responsibility for the resort’s wine program.
In November 2022 he won the competition Best Sommelier of Italy – Premio Trentodoc, a title awarded by the Associazione Italiana Sommelier (AIS) in partnership with the Istituto Trentodoc. Shortly after, the French guide Gault&Millau named him Sommelier de l’Année 2023, reinforcing his profile in a highly competitive Côte d’Azur landscape.
Today, as Wine Director in Cap-Ferrat, he leads the sommellerie team and develops wine lists designed for different dining contexts—from the fine-dining restaurant Le Cap (1 star in the MICHELIN Guide France 2025) to the more Mediterranean identity of La Véranda, as well as the seasonal service at Club Dauphin by the pool.
Alongside his hotel role, he has also launched a consulting and training activity tied to wine under ANI Consulting, referenced in interviews and professional profiles.
