Giampaolo Gravina earned his degree in Philosophy at Rome University. He has a PhD in Art Theory research; for 10 years he has taught at the Sapienza University in Rome as part of professor Edoardo Ferrario's department of Phenomenological Aesthetics. During the same period, Gravina also devoloped his passion for gastronomy and wine. In the mid 1990s he opened a restaurant, Uno e Bino, in the San Lorenzo sector of Rome. He also produced a radio programme about wine and culture on RadioRaiTre, called Pure Spirits. He has become one of Italy's foremost wine experts. Since 2001 he has been vice-curator for the I Vini d'Italia annual wine guide published by L'Espresso. He speaks about wine and organizes tastings, seminars and conferences on wine. He is a regular contributor to Enogea magazine, to Go Wine, and to the restaurant guide published annually by Gambero Rosso. Gravina lives in Rome