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In 1921, Salvatore and Filomena Zavaglia and their four children immigrated to America from Acquavena, a small hamlet in Southern Italy. One of those children was Ray, the father of Don, our co-founder. Ray, his parents, and siblings settled in the United States and proceeded to grow successful lives. As the years passed, however, they unfortunately lost touch with their family back in Italy.
Fast forwarding to 2014, Don decided to try to reconnect with his family in Acquavena. Through the use of social media, he found members of both his grandfather’s and Grandmother’s family and quickly grew strong connections with many of them. Since then, Don, his wife Karen, and other family and friends visit Acquavena regularly.
During these visits, Don became close with the family members in Acquavena. Don formed a close bond with one person, his now partner, Francesco Durante.
Francesco was born in Italy but spent his formative years in London working at his father’s restaurant starting at the age of 13. As he grew up, he transformed from a dishwasher to a skilled bartender working in some of the most acclaimed bars on the Cilento coast in Italy. Francesco and his wife now manage a successful bar in Acquavena. They have appeared in national newspaper articles and participated in national bartending competitions like the Diageo World Class Italy and the Certosa Spirit's Festival where Francesco earned 4th place out of 200 participants.
In 2023, while on one of their trips to Italy, Don and Karen were chatting with Francesco one evening while relaxing at Francesco’s restaurant. They knew the wines from this area of Italy, specifically Cilento, were of excellent quality, but underrepresented in the United States. It was this conversation that lead to the creation of an import business to bring these wines and other products from the area into the United States. And from this, Savaglia Durante Italian Imports was born.
We look forward to continuing the family passion of bringing Italian culture, flavor, and family values into our work and sharing them with you.
Salute!
Don & Francesco
Co-founders
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