Suzanne Branciforte is a wine communicator who works with prestigious Italian wineries in regions throughout Italy. She is a Food & Wine blogger and created the Italian Grapevine, a blog for Italophiles, foodies, and wine-lovers everywhere. She graduated from Harvard and got her MA and PhD from UCLA. Author of the best-selling Italian language program Parliamo italiano! (John Wiley & Sons, 5th edition), she is the founder of the school Study in Italy with branches in Siena and Genoa.