Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome Book Club and Episode 1867 of the Italian Wine Podcast with Richard Hough. Today Richard is in conversation with Robert Camuto, discussing his latest book, South of Somewhere.     On the bookshelf:   The books mentioned in today’s show were:   South of Somewhere by Robert Camuto Corkscrewed: Adventures in the New French Wine Country by Robert Camuto, Palmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey by Robert Camuto Robert Camuto Meets…, Wine Spectator, https://www.winespectator.com/wine-and-culture/robert-camuto-meets A Secular Age by Charles Taylor Prophet Song by Paul Lynch A Quiet Death in Italy by Tom Benjamin   Coming soon: In the next episode of Book Club Richard will be in conversation with Melissa Muller, discussing her lavish cookbook Sicily.   More about today’s guest Robert Camuto is an award-winning American journalist who has lived and worked in Europe for more than twenty years. A Wine Spectator contributing editor since 2008, he writes a twice monthly online column for winespectator.com called Robert

Welcome to Episode 1867, where Prof. Scienza takes questions from the wine community and answers them in his inimitable way! These shows are generally in the Italian language. Today’s question comes from Elena Zilotova Pt. 2 of 2 If you want to learn more about the Professor: The one who checks all the facts and regulates when we mistakenly type “Verdicchio” in place of “Vermentino.” Attilio Scienza is a full professor at the University of Milan in the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences where he teaches courses on genetic improvements to the vine; he also teaches Viticulture in the Master’s program of the University of Turin in Asti. He has been the lead for many national research projects in the field of physiology, agricultural techniques, and vine genetics. As the author of over 350 publications on vine and viticulture in national and international journals, you can bet he knows his stuff! To find out more about Attilio Scienza visit: https://www.vinitaly.com/formazione/vinitaly-international-ac

Welcome to Episode 1865, where we present the session recordings from the wine2wine Business Forum 2023. In today's episode, we delve into - Italian wines in New Zealand: an uncompleted success story with Marco Nordio & Gill Gordon Smith Italian Wine Podcast is proud to be a media partner of wine2wine Business Forum and we are pleased to present this series of market focus sessions, recorded during the Forum held in Verona in November 2023. wine2wine Business Forum is an international wine business event, held annually in Verona, Italy since 2014. The event is a key annual reference point for wine producers and wine professionals from around the world, providing an opportunity to network, develop and expand their wine business worldwide. Abstract:  New Zealand has emerged as a successful wine-producing and exporting country, and it is important to assess the role of Italian wines in the domestic market. Analyzing the trends of the past 10 years, the session will examine the breakdown of wine imports by co

Welcome to Episode 1864 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors’ Corner – In this episode, Joan Harnish interviews Elisabetta Foradori. These sessions are recorded from Clubhouse and replayed here on the Italian Wine Podcast! Listen in on this series as Italian Wine Ambassadors all over the world chat with Stevie and their chosen wine producer. Which producer would you interview if you had your pick? Co-Moderator - Joan Harnish Joan is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area in California and now lives in Spain just south of Barcelona near the Priorat área. She is a mother of 3 and her husband is from Barcelona. She has a dual Masters MBA / MIM (Masters in Business Administration and Masters in International Management) and specializes in Marketing and Corporate Event Management. She is a Certified Sommelier, WSET 4 Diploma graduate and Weinakademiker. She is an Italian Wine Ambassador and a Climate Change activist.   Connect: Instagram @harnishjoan Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/joan-harnish-

Welcome to Episode 1863, in which Cynthia Chaplin interviews Nixon Munga in this installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast. More about today’s guest Nixon Munga is a young Kenyan Sommelier who caught the wine bug while in his first year of architecture school. He went on to get his WSET 2 and 3 in wines and worked as sommelier at Movenpick Hotel and Residences Nairobi. Nixon's dedication to continuous improvement is evident in his pursuit of the French Wine Scholar and Italian Wine Ambassador Certifications. He currently consults in beverages in Nairobi, Kenya as he treads the balance with his final year in architecture school.  He brings a true passion for beverages and hopes to become the first Kenyan Master of Wine Connect: Instagram: @winearchitectke LinkedIn: Nixon Munga About today’s Host: Cynthia Chaplin is a VIA certified Italian Wine Ambassador, a professional sommelier with FIS and the WSA, a member of Le Donne del Vino, and a Professor of Italian wine and culture. Born in the USA, she’s

Welcome to Episode 1862 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Giulia Pussini - International Communications & Event Manager Consortium Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG More about today’s guest Giulia Pussini started to work at the Consortium Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG in 2009, a crucial moment for the appellation. In 2009 the historic production area for Prosecco, Conegliano Valdobbiadene,  obtained the recognition of DOCG, the highest quality level in Italian wine classification system. Initially more involved in the marketing  activities of the Consortium, her role in the Consortium shifted towards the management of the international promotion of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG, managing promotional activities and events all over the world, from Europe to North America and Asia.   Graduated in Communication at the University of Padua, during the university she had the opportunity of spending our y

Welcome to Episode 1861 on Italian Wine Podcast, Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo. In today's episode, she interviews Charles Lazzara  More about today’s guest Charles Lazzara started Volio Imports in 2007, at the age of 25, with modest intentions of promoting undiscovered, high quality wine producers from Italy back in Colorado. The sale of Volio Distribution in 2017 allowed Charles to dedicate his time and energy to Volio Imports’ strategic expansion to becoming a leading National Importer of Italian wines, as well as spend more time with his amazing wife (Angela), two young boys (Lorenzo and Tommaso), and daughter (Sofia).  As the Founder & CEO of Volio, Charles is always out networking with customers, wholesalers, and engaging Volio’s 30+ wineries throughout Italy. Connect Website: www.volioimports.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/volioimports LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/volioimports/  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/volioimports  Twitter: https://twitter.com/

Welcome to Episode 1860 of the Italian Wine Podcast. In this Italian Grape Geek series we explore personal stories of travel and tasting with Italy’s must know grape varieties.  In this episode, Emilia Marinig geeks out on Uva di Troia, Teroldego, Timorasso, exploring the origins, history and characteristics of the grape, sharing personal connections with wines made from this variety.  Chart your own course with My Italian Grape Geek Journal, your personal tasting companion to accompany the series. Support the show by donating at www.italianwinepodcast.com.  Donate five euros or more and we’ll send you a copy of our latest book, My Italian Grape Geek Journal. Absolutely free! To get your free copy of My Italian Grape Geek Journal, click support us at www.italianwinepodcast.com or wherever you get your pods.  More about today’s host: Born in Friuli, Emilia is a dynamic marketing professional with over 20 years of international experience with Italian Fine Wine Brands. Since 2019, she has been the driving f

Welcome to Episode 1859 in which host Giulia Stocchetti interviews Andrea Barboni this week on The Next Generation More about today’s winery Tenuta di Tavignano is a historic winery of the appellation of Castelli di Jesi. It has been one of the very first wineries to really believe in the potentialities of Verdicchio wines. It was founded by Stefano Aymerich and Beatrice Lucangeli in 1973. Now their niece Ondine de la Feld manages it since 2014. She has converted the winery to an organic agriculture and has paved the way to make high-quality white wines that can age for many years. Andrea's passion for wine began randomly after a grape harvest he made in 2017 in search for a little nest egg. Then, his curiousity made him deepen his wine knowledge. Step by step he understood he wanted to work in the wine world. Andrea joined the winery in September 2022 for an internship for his Master in Marketing and Communication. After completing his Master Degree, he has definitely joined the winery in February 2023. Aft

Welcome to Episode 1858 –Part 62 of this fantastic wine book series in which Marco Gandini narrates the new Mamma Jumbo Shrimp Guide, Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0. Today, Marco narrates: Nosiola, Nuragus, Oseleta Each week, Marco will provide some new quality edutainment, as he reads from the second edition of this wine geek smorgasbord.  Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0, offers a comprehensive guide to the world of Italian wine and winemaking with contributions from Professor Attilio Scienza (including his groundbreaking research on the topic), has won the prestigious OIV - International Organisation of Vine and Wine Award 2023 in the Wines and Territories category. Get a copy on Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/ajX2gwN  To learn more visit: Website: www.mammajumboshrimp.com More about the Narrator: Marco Gandini is a Communications Manager at Vinitaly International, he also seems to love being a student since he is always studying and harnessing his brain! When he is not helping out with events in the office such as

Welcome to Episode 1857 and another installment of "On The Road Edition", hosted by Stevie Kim. Today’s episode presents an Instalive throwback during Christmas holiday, featuring Violante Gardini Cinelli Colombini Passito wines represent a niche production in the Italian wine sector, they are often consumed only on special occasions or during family meals when they are typically combined with the dessert course.  Seven women producers from all over Italy will join us for this series, to discuss their Passito wines and recommend the perfect pairing with a typical Christmas dish from their region, sharing personal memories linked to the Christmas holidays and wine.   More about today’s guest Violante was born in Montalcino in 1984 and graduated in Business and Economics at the University of Florence. After her Masters at OIV (International Organization of Vines and Wine) that took her  around the most famous wine regions in the world  she now works in the marketing sector of her mother Donatella Cinelli Colom

Welcome to Episode 1856, where Prof. Scienza takes questions from the wine community and answers them in his inimitable way! These shows are generally in the Italian language. Today’s question comes from Elena Zilotova Pt. 1 of 2 If you want to learn more about the Professor: The one who checks all the facts and regulates when we mistakenly type “Verdicchio” in place of “Vermentino.” Attilio Scienza is a full professor at the University of Milan in the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences where he teaches courses on genetic improvements to the vine; he also teaches Viticulture in the Master’s program of the University of Turin in Asti. He has been the lead for many national research projects in the field of physiology, agricultural techniques, and vine genetics. As the author of over 350 publications on vine and viticulture in national and international journals, you can bet he knows his stuff! To find out more about Attilio Scienza visit: https://www.vinitaly.com/formazione/vinitaly-international-ac

Welcome to Episode 1855, where we present the session recordings from the wine2wine Business Forum 2023. In today's episode, we delve into - Small is beautiful. How to establish and grow a successful partnership with boutique US importers with Giuseppe Leonard LoCascio & Nunzio Castaldo Italian Wine Podcast is proud to be a media partner of wine2wine Business Forum and we are pleased to present this series of market focus sessions, recorded during the Forum held in Verona in November 2023. wine2wine Business Forum is an international wine business event, held annually in Verona, Italy since 2014. The event is a key annual  reference point for wine producers and wine professionals from around the world, providing an opportunity to network, develop and expand their wine business worldwide. Abstract:  The US is the most difficult wine market in the world: it is a heavily regulated, highly competitive, mature market where wine consumption is slowing and consumer habits are quickly changing. However, it still i

Welcome to Episode 1854  Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors’ Corner – In this episode, Elena Barattini interviews Cristian Specogna. These sessions are recorded from Clubhouse and replayed here on the Italian Wine Podcast! Listen in on this series as Italian Wine Ambassadors all over the world chat with Stevie and their chosen wine producer. Which producer would you interview if you had your pick? Moderator -Elena Barattini In search of a life-change experience, Elena moved to London from Italy in 2011 and, driven by an immense passion for wine, she built a fulfilling career in wine from the ground up. Along her journey from retail to hospitality, while studying for her WSET Diploma, she found her true calling in wine education. After leading the Training department for a National distributor in the UK for a few years, she decided to open her own business and today she is a wine consultant and educator and teaches WSET courses at every level, both face-to-face and online and the Italian Scholar Gu

Welcome to Episode 1853, in which Cynthia Chaplin interviews Kiara Scott in this installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast. More about today’s guest Kiara was born in 1993 and is originally from the Cape Flats area of Cape Town. She graduated from Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute in Viticulture and Oenology in Stellenbosch before being selected for the prestigious CWG Protégé Programme. Here, she caught the attention of renowned winemaker and cellar master, Duncan Savage or Savage Wines. Duncan recognised her ability and passion and so appointed her as his assistant winemaker at Brookdale Estate, where he was our consulting winemaker at the time. Together, Duncan and Kiara brought to fruition the maiden vintage of the Brookdale Chenin Blanc 2017. This wine established Brookdale’s reputation as a producer of elegant wines with distinct character. Kiara was appointed as sole winemaker at Brookdale Estate in 2019 at the age of only 26, officially the youngest head female winemaker in South Afr

Welcome to Episode 1852 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Silvano Brescianini (Consorzio Franciacorta) & Chef Mauro Zacchetti (Al Maló Cucina e Miscelazione)  More about today’s guests The Franciacorta Consortium is the body which guarantees and monitors Franciacorta production standards, as the first Italian wine produced exclusively with the bottle refermentation process to have obtained the Protected and Guaranteed Designation of Origin (DOCG) denomination in 1995. The Consortium’s work takes various forms ranging from safeguarding its brand and region, promoting its products via ongoing work on its production regulations and denominations, consumer information campaigns and promoting Franciacorta as an expression of an area, a wine and a production method. Founded on 5 March 1990 its head offices are in Erbusco, in the heart of Franciacorta. The Consortium has 123 wineries.  SILVANO BRESCIANINI Born in 1967 in Erbusco, at the heart of Franciaco

Welcome to Episode 1851 on Italian Wine Podcast, Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo. In today's episode, she interviews Rebecca Hopkins More about today’s guest Rebecca Hopkins is one of the wine industry’s best-known and most experienced wine communications strategists, who has worked with some of the world’s most notable fine wine brands.  In 2018, Rebecca founded A Balanced Glass, a global community and website with tools and resources that focus on staying safe and well when working with alcohol. Her ground-breaking work has been recognized by Wine Business Monthly, Wine Enthusiast, and Seven Fifty Daily. Australian by birth (and temperament), she arrived in the U.S. in 2007, to take the role of Vice President of Public Relations and National Events for Constellation Brands. There she worked to promote wines of all levels. Five years later, she joined national fine wine importer, Folio Fine Wine Partners, to take charge of the U.S. market communications strategy and programming for their a

Welcome to Episode 1850 of the Italian Wine Podcast. In this Italian Grape Geek series we explore personal stories of travel and tasting with Italy’s must know grape varieties.  In this episode, Emilia Marinig geeks out on Schioppettino, Tocai Friulano, exploring the origins, history and characteristics of the grape, sharing personal connections with wines made from this variety.  Chart your own course with My Italian Grape Geek Journal, your personal tasting companion to accompany the series. Support the show by donating at www.italianwinepodcast.com.  Donate five euros or more and we’ll send you a copy of our latest book, My Italian Grape Geek Journal. Absolutely free! To get your free copy of My Italian Grape Geek Journal, click support us at www.italianwinepodcast.com or wherever you get your pods.  More about today’s host: Born in Friuli, Emilia is a dynamic marketing professional with over 20 years of international experience with Italian Fine Wine Brands. Since 2019, she has been the driving force

Welcome to Episode 1849 in which host Giulia Stocchetti interviews Simone-Pasquale Pelissero  this week on The Next Generation More about today’s winery “We have been farmers and winemakers in Neive for more than a century, where one of the best examples of Nebbiolo grows: Barbaresco. Today it is up to me and my son Simone, an enologist, to look after the vineyard and the wine cellar. From my courtyard you can hear the bells strike the hours in the bell tower of Neive. A few steps away there are the rows of our San Giuliano cru vines, a historic vineyard that brings together four generations of the Pelissero family. In the center of the rows there is a ‘ciabot’, a brick house, with the statue of Saint Giuliano that gives its name to the cru or, as we call it in Italy, ‘Menzioni Geografiche Aggiuntive‘ (MGA – the Additional Geographical Mentions). Here, in summer, I organize tastings to allow my guests to breathe the magic of these vines.” - Ornella Pelissero Connect Website: https://pasqualepelissero.com/ 

Welcome to Episode 1848 –Part 61 of this fantastic wine book series in which Marco Gandini narrates the new Mamma Jumbo Shrimp Guide, Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0. Today, Marco narrates: Negro Amaro, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese Each week, Marco will provide some new quality edutainment, as he reads from the second edition of this wine geek smorgasbord.  Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0, offers a comprehensive guide to the world of Italian wine and winemaking with contributions from Professor Attilio Scienza (including his groundbreaking research on the topic), has won the prestigious OIV - International Organisation of Vine and Wine Award 2023 in the Wines and Territories category. Get a copy on Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/ajX2gwN  To learn more visit: Website: www.mammajumboshrimp.com More about the Narrator: Marco Gandini is a Communications Manager at Vinitaly International, he also seems to love being a student since he is always studying and harnessing his brain! When he is not helping out with event