Coffee Talk with Carolina Vergnano, Caffe Vergnano

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I’ll do anything for a great cup of coffee, including flying to Torino for a chance to learn how to make the perfect cappuccino. Meet Carolina Vergnano, fourth generation from the famed coffee family Caffe Vergnano.

“Every single region of Italy, there are different ways of drinking coffee, and I think we should respect them”, Carolina tells me as she shares her family’s story from tiny emporium in the small town of Chieri in Piemonte in 1882 to global coffee empire.

Carolina Vergnano, 4th Generation Coffee. Photos by Erica Firpo.

In This Episode

[01:45] Guest: Carolina Vergnano, Caffe Vergnano

[06:38] History of Caffe Vergnano

[08:26] Women in Coffee

[12:13] Secret Recipe

[14:17] How to Enjoy Coffee

[19:36] Coffee Myths

Erica Firpo

Will travel for art and food. For more than two decades, Erica has been bringing you Italy. As the voice behind Ciao Bella and Ciao Bella podcast, she immerses herself in the stories of contemporary Dolce Vita. She is an ongoing contributor to AFAR, Conde Nast Traveler, Fathom, Forbes, Hotels Above Par, Travel + Leisure, Washington Post and more.