Born in Miradolo Terme, a small village in the province of Pavia, Italy in 1952, Giuseppe has been a professional sommelier since 1972, and graduated with the high honor of Best Sommelier of the World in 1978. In his long and prestigious professional adventure, he has been, not only a sommelier, but also director of the restaurant “Gualtiero Marchesi” in Milan, Italy (1978 – 1983), teacher of “sommellerie” Istituto Alberghiero Carlo Porta (since 1987) and in the specialized courses of the University Bocconi e della Cattolica of Milan (since 2005).

Consultant of important businesses of the alimentary sector, Giuseppe is also an accomplished author of numerous publications and collaborates with many specialized magazines in the field of food and wine. During his career he has served as a technical committee member and Jury President for different national and international competitions, among which those for the title of Best Sommelier of the World in Venice (1986), Paris (1989), Rio De Janeiro (1992), Tokyo (1995), Vienna (1998), Montrčal (2000), Athens (2004), Rhodes (2007), and Trophee Ruinart for Best Sommelier of Europe 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007.

Former President of the Association of Italian Sommeliers (AIS) from 1999 to 2002, Giuseppe also served as President to ASI – the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale from 1996 - 2004, where in the same arena was appointed, as the Managing Director of ASI through September of 2007. In September of 2007, Giuseppe launched the official Italian sommelier association named ASPI – Associazione della sommellerie professionale italiana, which is a member of the ASI world sommelier association and will represent the professional sommeliers of Italy at the world sommelier competitions.