How FILO works, for residences, clubs and private clients across South Florida.
FILO Bespoke Wine Concierge is a private wine concierge based in Miami, founded by Fabrizio Gallina. FILO designs wine programs for luxury residences, private clubs and communities: guided tastings, wine dinners, a wine club and bottles sourced from small, independent growers. The name means "thread" in Italian, the thread that connects the people who make wine with the people who share it.
FILO is for residents of luxury condominiums, members of private and country clubs, gated communities and private clients who want wine to be part of how they entertain, celebrate and meet their neighbors. Curiosity is all it takes. Many members join for the company and the stories, and their palate grows along the way.
FILO operates across Miami and South Florida, including Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Brickell, Miami Beach, Palm Beach and Naples. Events in other locations are available on request.
FILO is built around people and stories. Every wine comes from a grower Fabrizio has chosen personally, most of them families he has visited and known for years, and every tasting opens with the story of the place behind the bottle. The result is a recurring ritual that brings people together, with wine as the reason to gather.
Fabrizio selects every wine himself, by taste, from small family estates and boutique growers in Europe and beyond. He looks for wines with a clear sense of place and a real story behind them, made by people he knows personally. The motto is simple: genuine wines, real people, great stories.
The selection draws on more than 20 years of relationships with growers in Piedmont, Burgundy, Champagne, Etna, Tuscany, the Loire, Spain, California and beyond. Producers Fabrizio has worked with include Agricola Marrone (Barolo), Girolamo Russo and Mirella Buscemi (Etna), Castello di Ama (Tuscany), Raúl Pérez (Bierzo), Pedro Parra (Chile), Champagne Doyard and Walter Schug Winery (California).
Yes. Through long-standing relationships with growers and importers, FILO sources limited-production and allocated bottles, from grand cru Burgundy to Barolo and grower Champagne, for collectors and special occasions. Availability follows each vintage's allocation.
FILO is a wine concierge. It selects and presents wines that reach Florida through established US importers and distributors, and every sale is fulfilled by a licensed operator.
FILO becomes a signature amenity of the property. Fabrizio designs a wine program for residents or members: a calendar of guided tastings, wine dinners with the in-house restaurant or café, the Convivio wine club and the Enoteca, a private wine shop for the community. The property offers the experience and FILO runs it from start to finish.
A space to gather: a lounge, a club room, a rooftop or a private dining room. FILO brings the wines, the format, the host and the stories.
Programs start at $3,000 per month and are tailored to each property.
Most communities host one to four tastings a month, depending on their size. Each tasting is an episode with its own theme, so residents follow a journey from one region to the next.
The property's program covers monthly tastings in the lounge, wine dinners and seasonal events. Residents can also join Convivio at the same prices as every member, with a seat at the monthly tasting included, delivery to the front desk and, where the property offers them, payment with food and beverage credits.
FILO gives residents a reason to meet. Neighbors become friends around a table, the property gains a recurring social ritual that sets it apart, and management gains an amenity that runs itself. More for partners.
Guests arrive to a welcome glass of sparkling or white wine. Fabrizio opens with the story of the region and the people behind the wines, then guides the group through four wines from four different growers, paired with food. The evening closes with a bottle drawn among the guests, a preview of the next tasting's destination.
A tasting lasts about two hours. Groups range from 8 guests for an intimate dinner to 40 or more for a community event.
FILO offers more than 20 formats: regional journeys (Piedmont, Burgundy, Champagne, Etna, Tuscany, the Loire, Spain), grape deep dives (Riesling, Syrah, Pinot Noir), Wine Battles such as Burgundy vs. Barolo vs. Brunello, blind tastings, Rising Stars, orange wines, vertical tastings and Meet the Grower evenings with a producer at the table.
Curiosity is enough. FILO tastings welcome everyone, from first-time tasters to serious collectors. Fabrizio explains each wine through its place and the people who make it, in plain language.
Yes. FILO organizes private tastings and wine dinners at home, on a yacht, at the office or at a partner venue: birthdays, anniversaries, client dinners and corporate events. A tasting at home can grow into a full dinner with a private chef.
Two to three weeks ahead for private events. Holiday dates fill earlier.
Yes, Convivio. Each month members receive a selection built around a single region, with the story of every wine and a pairing. Selezione is $75 per month for two bottles, Riserva $185 for three bottles, and Collezione $450 for three bottles of allocated wines, older vintages and benchmark producers, with first access to One to Remember, the rare bottles offered one at a time. Membership is by invitation.
The Enoteca is FILO's private wine shop for partner residences and clubs. It offers a short list of 10 to 15 wines that changes every month and always includes the wines from the latest tasting. Residents order with a QR code or a message, and bottles arrive at the front desk within 48 hours.
Yes, just ask. FILO sources bottles for everyday drinking, special occasions, collectors and corporate gifts. Tell Fabrizio the occasion, the budget and who will be at the table, and he will suggest the right wines.
Yes. FILO curates bottles and cases for clients and teams, each one paired with a card that tells the story of the wine and its grower.
Yes. All wine sales and service are handled by a licensed operator, in full compliance with Florida law.
Write to fabrizio@filowine.com or use the contact form on filowine.com. Fabrizio replies personally.
Fabrizio Gallina is the founder of FILO, with more than 20 years in wine and hospitality in Italy and Miami. In Rome he spent fifteen years as an illycaffè licensee, running five cafés and restaurants. In Miami he built the wine program at Pastificio Propaganda and founded Sospiro Wine Bar & Cucina in Coral Gables (2022–2026), with more than 700 wines and more than 60 tastings, featured in The New York Times. FILO carries those relationships forward. Read his full story at fabriziogallina.com.
It is Fabrizio's own title. A Wine Scouter travels to the vineyards, tastes at the source and brings back the wines together with the stories of the people who make them.
Write to fabrizio@filowine.com and let's start with a tasting.