An eight-thousand-year journey unfolding through time like the woven strands of a fiasco and the hypnotic, caressing waves of a glass of red wine.

Francesco Sorelli, accompanied by Gilberto Bertini, presents at Giunti Odeon his book La Molecola della Civiltà: Il Viaggio del Vino tra Storia, Mito e Bellezza (Davide Falletta Editore).

The Book:

From Noah’s drunkenness to Catherine’s Renaissance, from the epicurean Etruscans to the wine-blood of Osiris, Dionysus and Christ; from the Greek symposium to medieval monasteries, from carpe diem to Lady and the Tramp’s kiss — in the journey of wine, between moderation and ecstasy, we glimpse the very essence of humanity: the search for beauty and the fear of death, conviviality and solitude, awareness and surrender to mystery.

An emotional and dizzying narrative that, through the extraordinary scientific, social, and cultural epic of Bacchus’ nectar, reveals — behind fragments of poetry, masterpieces of art, and reading suggestions — the luminous possibility for humankind to shape its own happiness.

The Author:

Francesco Sorelli works in communication, management, and wine culture. He travels the world telling the stories of Bacchus and the art of Italian living — a millennial expression of craftsmanship, beauty to be savored, and unparalleled creativity.