Our story starts with my Nani and Papa, my grandparents (as seen on my label and below) emigrating to America from Calabria, Italy over 100 years ago. They brought with them only their hopes, dreams, and great Italian Sausage recipes with old world techniques. I am proud to be a third generation Italian-American sausage maker that plans to carry on our family traditions forever! A few other proud moments include "Best American Made" from the Wall Street Journal, "America's Best" from the Los Angeles Times, and "Best Gift to Give" from Everyday with Rachael Ray. We take great pride in making our salami the same way my grandparents did: in small batches, using only the finest hand trimmed pork, spices ground moments before blending, tied with pure cotton twine, stuffed into natural casings and hung to dry, not cooked. This has been closely compared to the aging of a fine wine. Every salami has a unique flavor and aroma! At Fortuna's our passion is making only the very best salami and keeping our old world values, flavors, and traditions alive. Our niche is all natural salami. They didn't use nitrates and preservatives in the early 1900s and we certainly do not need to add them now! True old world Italian salami made right here in the USA by Fortuna's Sausage and shipped directly to your door.
Patti Fortuna, 3rd generation owner
Authentic Italian Sausage, Salami & Italian Imports
The Fortuna family, Patti and her husband Paul, are third generation sausage makers originally from Rhode Island, now located in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Fortuna's uses the same recipes as Patti's grandparents, who emigrated from Calabria, Italy in the early 1900s.
Each Italian sausage and salami recipe has been passed down from generation to generation. Fortuna's prides itself on true old world Italian sausages and salami, handcrafted from only the finest ingredients, with a unique old world drying process that yields lean and delicious artisan dry cured sausages that are all natural, nitrate free, and made in the USA.
Fortuna's signature salami, SOUPY (also known as Supri, Supie or Calabrese sopressata), has been named "America's Best, aged like a fine wine" by the Los Angeles Times. View us on YouTube
The Fortunas have been making sausages, salami, and SOUPY since 1982 and offer every product through their website, shipped directly to you, while still maintaining a small hands-on family business that concentrates on quality.
Over the years the Fortuna family has visited Italy and brought back wonderful artisan cheese, olives, and the very best Tuscan olive oil and vinegar, along with a variety of gourmet Italian foods that you can buy online for yourself or have arranged in a gift box.
Fortuna's Sausage & Italian Market offers a large variety of Italian sausage, traditional salami including the most popular nitrate and gluten free Pepperoni, Genoa Salami and SOUPY, imported and artisan cheese, olives from around the world, specialty foods, and gifts for every occasion.
