Background
Allegra, Antonia was born on February 21, 1946 in San Francisco, California, United States. Daughter of Carlo Louis and Antonette Delfina (Laiolo) Lastreto.
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Napa Valley
(Award-winning travel and food writer Antonia Allegra capt...)
Award-winning travel and food writer Antonia Allegra captures the gracious feel of the wine country with in-depth descriptions of 30 wineries, creative touring suggestions, and information on winemaking and local history. A must for both wine connoisseurs and travelers. 150 full-color photographs.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0811800911/?tag=2022091-20
Napa Valley: The Ultimate Winery Revised and Updated (3rd Edition)
(The beautiful Napa Valley currently has over 300 wineries...)
The beautiful Napa Valley currently has over 300 wineries and attracts over to million visitors per year. In its third edition, Antonia Allegra's newly revised and updated Napa Valley is now more than ever an indispensable guide to this increasingly popular destination. Napa Valley provides substantial new information on the best wineries of the area, including up-to-date directions and tasting-room hours, an improved regional map, and fun anecdotes and local history. Illustrated throughout with Richard Gillette's full-color photographs of wineries and filled with information on wine making and profiles of the local vintners, Napa Valley offers a captivating look at America's premier wine region.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0811828581/?tag=2022091-20
Antonia Allegra
Edit ProfileEducation
Student, Harvard University, 1969-1971; student, Santa Clara U., 1963-1965; Culinary Degree, Ecole de Cuisine Gaston, LeNotre, Paris, 1978; Culinary Degree, Le Cordon Bleu, Paris, 1981.
Career
Food editor, San Diego (California) Tribune, 1982-1988;
director culinary programs, Beringer Winery, St. Helena, California, 1988-1991;
co-host, Wine Valley Radio, St. Helena, since 1995;
director, Symposium for Professional Food Writers, since 1989;
director administration and committee liaison, Culinary Institute of America, St. Helena, 1991-1995;
president, International Association of Culinary Professionals, Louisville, 1997;
editor-in-chief, Appellation Magazine, Napa, California, 1992-1996. Lecturer/cooking demonstrator Seabourn/Radisson Cruises, 1975-1993. Judgevarious food competitions.
Panelist various food/wine conferences. Speaker in field.
Achievements
Works
book
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Napa Valley
(Award-winning travel and food writer Antonia Allegra capt...)
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Napa Valley: The Ultimate Winery Revised and Updated (3rd Edition)
(The beautiful Napa Valley currently has over 300 wineries...)
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Napa Valley
Membership
Member International Association of Culinary Professionals (vice president 1996-1997, president 1997-1998), International Women's Forum West, Association of Food Journalists (vice president 1987), Napa Valley Culinary Alliance (president 1988-1989), San Francisco Professional Food Society (board directors 1989-1990), Les Dames d'Escoffier International (president San Francisco chapter 1992), Napa Valley Wine Library. Association, Sonoma County Culinary Guild, Women for WineSense, International Women's Forum, Sigma Delta Chi, others.
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Married John H. Griffin, August 14, 1965 (divorced February 1983). Children: John, Deanna, Paul. Married Donn L. Black, April 14, 1996.
