“Roma to Sonoma (e Ritorno)”, Fabio Ciarla, Cincinnato Winery, Cori, Italy
An incredible path that binds Layne Randolph to Italy, if “the outward journey” saw fashion as the protagonist, “the return” is all oriented towards wine. After a few years of study and work in Turin and Rome, with prestigious assignments for fashion houses of the level of Fendi, Layne decided to return to the US to pursue other career paths, however choosing a landscape that was similar to the Italian hills. So here is Sonoma and the beginning of an adventure in the world of wine that she explains to us in the first answer to our questions. We met her for an insight into the wines of Lazio, and we are really happy to have had this opportunity; such high-level writing is what every territory wants to make itself known!
FULL INTERVIEW
ABOUT LAYNE
While living in Italy for nearly a decade, Layne was legal counsel for Fendi in Rome and, as a side gig, a freelance travel writer. After relocating to Sonoma County, California, she dusted off her journalism degree to craft stories full-time as Roma to Sonoma. She’s led readers into the cellars and vineyards of hundreds of wine brands as a copywriter and contributor to publications such as Wine Enthusiast, AFAR, Napa Valley Life, Haute Living San Francisco, and Decanter. She is a 2022 and 2023 fellowship recipient of the Professional Wine Writers Symposium. She is pursuing an Advanced Level 3 wine certification from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET), and is a certified Napa Valley Wine Specialist through the Napa Valley Wine Acadamy. She focuses on travel and wine and dreams of places to add to the five continents, 50 US states, and 51 countries she has explored.
Why is a Vineyard Growing on Rome’s Palatine Hill? Decanter, February 2024
The Great Restoration: Preservation with Panache, Napa Valley Life, March 2022
Dolce & Gabbana and Donnafugata: Sicily’s New Dream Team, Haute Living, February 2024
In the Shadow of Rome: Ancient Roman Grapes, Wine Enthusiast, January 2023
Napa Insiders Share Their Favorite Wineries, Wine Enthusiast, May 2023
