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Dario Castagno (born 1967) is a former tour guide and an author, originally from England, now based in Italy. He was born in the Wimbledon district of London, England, in 1967 and moved to Italy in 1977 when his parents decided to return to their homeland. www.dariocastagno.com The Castagno family purchased a house secluded in the Chianti hills of Tuscany, Italy, close to Siena, and Dario was very much attracted by this environment that had given birth and inspired such an incredible number of artists and geniuses.(From Too Much Tuscan Sun by Globe Pequot Press) At the age of fifteen, Castagno dropped out of school and found employment in a winery and several years later started conducting off the beaten path tours through the Chianti region.(A Day in Tuscany published by Globe Pequot Press) He wrote his memoirs in a book ''Too Much Tuscan Sun — The Confessions of a Chianti Tour Guide'' that was translated into various languages and that was a 2005 ''New York Times'' notable book and a sequel ''A Day in Tuscany-More Confessions of a Chianti Tour Guide'' followed by a third volume ''Too Much Tuscan Wine''. His first novel is "An Osteria in Chianti" Together with Robert Rodi he contributed in the making of "Seven Seasons in Siena" and with photographer Fionn McCann "District Nine" a book based on wild boar hunting. He is the protagonist of the movie ''My Chianti-A Day in the Life of a Tuscan Author''. Dario Castagno is a member of the Noble Bruco Contrada in Siena where he meets his readers at the hq's. He lives an isolated existence in the small village of Vagliagli and collaborates with Tregole winery where he conducts his historical wine tours and discusses his books (www.dariocastagno.com) ==Published works== * Too Much Tuscan Sun published in 2005 by Globe Pequot Press. * A Day in Tuscany published in 2007 by Globe Pequot Press. * Too Much Tuscan Wine published in 2008 by Rasna. * An Osteria in Chianti published in 2010 by Barbera. * Seven Seasons in Siena published in 2011 by Ballantine (with Robert Rodi). * The District 9 of Chianti published in 2012 by edition Betti. * The Miracle of Belpoggio 2013 by edition Betti. * The Bromide in the Soup 2015 by edition Betti. *All books are also available in Poland published by Pascal and the first three titles In German by Goldmann and Piper Verlag. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dario Castagno」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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