Sapori Vesuviani

If you want to experience a slice of true Neapolitan life, make yourself comfortable at Pasquale Imperato's home in Portici.
You enter into history, into the simplicity typical of these people so closely tied to their land that they always elevate it to the highest respect.
Pasquale's mother might serve you a typical Neapolitan coffee made with a moka pot that you won't easily forget.

Pasquale Imperato is a great character of the typical regional production of Campania. A tenacious fighter who has led long campaigns to enhance local products. One achievement above all is the DOP for the Pomodorino del Piennolo del Vesuvio. Pasquale doesn't just explain his products; he declaims them as if they were poetry. He loves his territory so much that his eyes are intoxicated with light when he talks about it. He tells the story of Vesuvius as if we were still in Pompeii and Herculaneum. He founded the company Sapori Vesuviani precisely to give voice to a territory that sometimes feels extinguished and frustrated, but which hides a strength in the soul like few others.

Pasquale's company produces only local rarities, such as the Vesuvian percoca peach, Piennolo tomatoes, purple eggplant, etc… Rediscovering the values and flavors of the past is his mission. He travels kilometers and kilometers to reach the most remote places and spread the word of Vesuvius. Passion? To sell… it is the soul and essence of his entire existence. To give value to his Pomodorino del Piennolo DOP, he designed a gift package that won him the first prize for packaging in Campania and made him a national finalist at the Oscar Green 2011 competition.  
When he tells you about his land, he speaks of Campania felix, the land of gardens par excellence for emperors and Roman nobles. Here, the climate is indeed mild, and the breeze is constant and rich in saltiness. The soil is shaped by the miracle of Vesuvius and its tongue of fire that still warms the cultivated land today. The richness of minerals in these lands is immeasurable, and for this reason, every vegetable, every fruit has a different flavor.

Pasquale has his properties right at the foot of the great active volcano. This is because, deep down, his rebellious soul persists. We have chosen all his production because it feels like going back in time with flavors and aromas that are part of the ancient Neapolitan and Italian tradition. They are very rare products, crafted with the concept of essentiality and purity of raw materials. Starting in June, we will also have the possibility to send you the jewels of the Vesuvian lands: the Pomodorini del Piennolo del Vesuvio DOP  (whose story is explained very well here), in clusters dried directly on the plant. A delicacy for all your most succulent pasta dishes. Because remember, the tomato is one thing, but the king of kings is the Piennolo!
 

Experience all the energy of this land and Pasquale!