Antonio Race was born and raised in Campania, in a small town on the coast North of Naples called Miliscola. Antonio has two passions in his life: food and wine, and he has followed his passions to become a well respected chef/restaurant owner and wine consultant. He displays his true gift as a chef and his extremely well-educated palate at Pulcinella Ristorante, his Fort Collins, Colorado restaurant that is now thirteen years old. Pulcinella is well known for Antonio's outstanding culinary creations, and its success has spawned a second location that recently opened in Lafayette, Colorado.

 Pulcinella is also a recipient of Wine Spectator's Best Of Award of Excellence for the past five years. Antonio's expansive list presently houses over 900 carefully selected wines. His staff is required to study various wine-making regions on a weekly basis. Not only is Antonio educating his staff but the entire community by holding monthly wine tasting dinners and more informal Friday afternoon tastings. 

 Antonio's role in Bacco Imports will be to promote the wine to distributors in the respective markets. Additionally, his role as U.S. representative will be equally important in the relationships between the Italian producers and American markets..