Bastianich Vineyards
Joe’s love of Italian wine and food was ignited by his mother, Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, and has since been fueled by Joe in an ever-expanding array of projects. Joe partnered with Lidia to open his first restaurant, Becco, a theater-district trattoria. In 1998, Joseph teamed up with Chef Mario Batali to open Babbo, and continued their partnership with Lupa, Esca, Otto Enoteca Pizzeria, Casa Mono and Bar Jamon, and finally Del Posto.
Joseph and Lidia teamed up again to create a multi-unit Italian restaurant concept called Lidia’s with locations in Kansas City and Pittsburgh. Joseph also created Italian Wine Merchants, a wine shop partnership with Batali and Sergio Esposito, and he ventured into his ancestral Friuli-Venezia Giulia to create the acclaimed wine estate, Azienda Agricola Bastianich and into Maremma, Tuscany where he established the wine estate La Mozza s.r.l. He is also bottling a delicate olive oil from groves in Colli Orientali and Trieste.
