For more than three years, Aline Coquelle, the well-known globe-trotting photographer, and Count Gelasio Gaetani dAragona Lovatelli, a member of one of the oldest aristocratic Italian families, have followed the map of Italys best wines. Guided by Gelasio, readers are introduced to a tribe of artistic and wine-loving amici who share their passion for their countrys heritage and bounty. The Italian Dream: Wine, Heritage, Soul is an escape into the effortlessly elegant Italian lifestyle, savoring wine behind the private gates of family castles and vineyards, from the foothills of the Alps to the hill towns of Tuscany to the relaxed southern seasides.