Born in Palermo on 31 July 1965, **Fabrizio Carrera** has been a professional journalist since 1993. He took his first steps in the editorial staff of the Giornale di Sicilia and today is deputy head of services of that same journal. In 2007 he became founder, editor, and managing editor of the online food and wine newspaper cronachedigusto.it. He has also created several national and international events dedicated to the world of food and wine. His flagship event, Taormina Gourmet, is a gathering of insiders, winelovers, journalists, masters of wine, importers, and other wine people held annually at the end of October that includes masterclasses, tasting tables, cooking demonstrations and press tours. Each year Taormina Gourmet welcomes over 150 wineries from all over Italy and the participation of some of the country’s top chefs. Through the Cronache di Gusto, Fabrizio publishes an annual Guide to the Wines of Etna – with text in Italian and English – that is sold in bookstores and through the online newspaper. He has also created the annual Wine Power List, a ranking of the 100 most powerful figures in Italian wine, which is published in a magazine circulated at the Vinitaly trade show and now also online. Fabrizio also organizes the Sud Top Wine competition in which a group of leading international experts evaluate the best wines from southern Italy each year.

A lifelong resdient of Santo Stefano di Camastra in Sicily, Latteri has been involved in wine since the age of 16, initially out of passion, and later for work. He has traveled to the most important wine areas of Italy and Europe, visiting many wineries and tasting thousands of wines. Latteri has studied wine with particular interest in Italy and France. Since August 2015 he has collaborated with the online magazine Cronache di Gusto where he is a wine writer and wine expert. He wrote and edited the 2016 and 2017 editions of the Sicilian Wines Guide for the Giornale di Sicilia. He wrote and edited all editions (including the upcoming seventh edition) of the Etna Wines Guide. He has been a collaborator with Doctor Wine’s Essential Guide to Italian Wines since the 2017 edition. Latteri also works in Hong Kong, where he is a consultant for Gelardini & Romani Wine Auction and leads wine events including seminars and masterclasses.