We all aim, at different points in life, to go to Paradise: we try to be nice to our peers with the hope that if we can’t buy Paradise, God will see us and reward us later, or, if we can afford it, we try to plan that fancy vacation on the sea or in the mountains, and call it a temporary Paradise.
And then, around the time you read this review, you probably plan to visit Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast, and hope to find a corner of Paradise around there.
Later you go to Sorrento, meet Alfonso and Tonnino, their parents, and their family, settle into their home, and kickstart your vacation. And, yes, on that vacation you probably will reach the house through its impossibly narrow, steep, and winding road, you’ll sip a cold limoncello while watching the sun set into the sea next to old Naples, you’ll taste some of the best tomatoes and basil on Earth picked by the senior master of the property, you’ll enjoy a conversation about the making of olive oil with the neighbor, you’ll nap in the shadows of the olive or lemon trees, or you float at random in the pool forgetting about that nasty watch that insists on keeping the time for you.
And then it will be time for you to go back home. Soon after that, you’ll be back in your office or driving around in traffic and thinking again about Paradise. And you’ll be asking yourself “Where is it?” “Was I ever close to it?”. And probably the answer will be “No!”.
So - Why? What happened?
That's simply because while at Tenuta Camporosso, you were way above it – way above what we, mere mortals, call Paradise. A place where time and space have a different meaning, where a warm handshake or calm conversation with the owners leads you to an unknown place that you’ll discover, where your understanding of the savor of a caprese will find new senses for your taste buds, and… where words simply cannot describe the beauty of the moment while you’re there.
Alfonso, Tonnino, and family - you and your Tenuta are there in our hearts! Thank-you.