Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to Episode 1669 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors’ Corner – In this episode, Erik Schneider interviews Walter Massa (in Italian). 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 - Born in Sweden, Erik Schneider grew up in Germany and France. He moved to Italy to study Italian and, as an interpreter, was assigned to the Vinitaly trade fair in 1994. It was here that he first fell in love with the wine trade. Since then, he’s worked as a wine agent, interpreter, sommelier and sales rep, while always dreaming of opening the first authentic wine Bar in Malmo. He realized that dream in 2015 and opened two more wine bars in 2019. In 2023 he left the hospitality sector in search of greater freedom as a wine guide, wine educator and wine advisor. Connect: Facebook Erik S

Welcome to Episode 1668, in which Cynthia Chaplin interviews Stephanie Fee Maschek in this installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast. More about today’s guest Stephanie is a professional ghostwriter and Founder of The Wild Larynx, helping Entrepreneurs and Leaders who do big things, Author their Wildly Authentic Memoirs and Business Books so they can make a positive impact in the world through sharing their stories of transformation and success. After spending over 15 years in the Wine Industry, specializing in Italy, she left the industry in 2020 to build her start-up, NOCK Sustainable Wellness, with a mission to help organizations drive engagement through a high-impact, company-wide habit-building system that prevents burnout by infusing well-being at work. In 2015, work distress negatively impacted her health and well-being. She couldn't find a solution so she created her own and transformed her mind, body, and life. Today she uses her journey from wine to wellness to writing to give leaders and t

Welcome to Episode 1667 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Andrea Cecchi More about today’s winery Andrea Cecchi was born in 1959 in Poggibonsi, in the province of Siena. He earned a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Science at the Institute of Agricultural Technology in Florence and a Master's degree in Oenology, graduating with highest honors. Today, he represents the fourth generation at the helm of the company founded in 1893 by his great-grandfather Luigi Cecchi, in which he has been actively involved since 1989. Over the past decades, Andrea has held key roles as Chief Oenologist, from 1993 to 2004, when, with the death of his father, he began a managerial journey that led him to his current role as President and CEO of the company. Throughout his career, Andrea has emphasized native Tuscan and Umbrian grapes, aiming to create authentic wines that reflect the uniqueness of their terroirs. Above all, he prioritizes sustainability, considering it

Welcome to Episode 1666 on Italian Wine Podcast, Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo. Today, she will be interviewing Amanda McCrossin and Kristen Reitzell More about today’s guests Amanda McCrossin is a certified sommelier, wine personality and TikTok/Instagram/YouTube creator. When she was sommelier and wine director at PRESS restaurant in Napa Valley, Amanda worked on the largest and most comprehensive selection of wines in the world for this area. Under her, this selection has thrived, garnering nominations, accolades and awards from nearly every major food, wine and hospitality publication. She has been featured in Food & Wine Magazine, the Food Network and the San Francisco Chronicle; she has been on the cover of SOMM Journal and most recently she has been featured in Wine Enthusiast, which named her “Sommelier of the Year”. Today Amanda is regarded as a distinguished expert on Napa Valley wine and is regularly invited by media and conference organizers such as the Aspen Food & Wine Classi

Welcome to Episode 1664 in which host Victoria Cece interviews Matteo Pavoni this week on The Next Generation where young Italian wine people 30 and under shake up the wine scene. More about today’s guest Matteo Pavoni is 30 years old and been working in the coffee industry since he was 19. After 5 years in the UK speciality coffee scene he moved back to Italy and started Peacocks Coffee to source and offer the most characterful coffees he could find, focussing on enhancing the work of those small coffee producers around the world pursuing quality. Winning the Italian national championship in 2022 allowed him to travel to Australia and compete at the World Championships where he placed 11th amongst the best baristas in the World! This is for him a huge achievment as he oversees sourcing, roasting and brewing of all Peacocks Coffee projects. Beside coffee he loves reading, soccer and music. Connect: Website peacockscoffee.com Instagram @peacockscoffee LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/matteo-pavoni-089188a8/ More a

Welcome to Episode 1665 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, Annie Replogle geeks out on the Verdicchio grape, exploring the origins, history and characteristics of the grape, sharing her 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. About today’s Host: Annie Replogle is a food and wine lover whose passion for all things Italian brought her to Rome, Italy. She holds a WSET Level III, Level I Sommelier, and Certified Italian Wine Ambassador certific

Welcome to Episode 1662 on another episode of “On The Road Edition”, hosted by Stevie Kim. Today we are bringing you a throwback to Stevie’s conversation series “Wonderful Women in Wine” recorded on instalive during the pandemic. In this episode Stevie sits down with Priscilla Incisa della Rocchetta More about today’s winery Tenuta San Guido is a property of approximately 2,500 hectares, of which around one hundred are under vineyards. The company was the first to produce a Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine back in the 1940s thanks to the experiments and vision of its founder, Marquis Mario Incisa della Rocchetta. The choice of this variety and the use of barriques for aging laid the foundations for the "Bolgheri" model. The company is the only one to have vineyards suitable for claiming DOC Bolgheri Sassicaia, a typology born as a sub-area of ​​the Bolgheri DOC already in 1994 and converted to an autonomous DOC in December 2013. The company's wine par excellence is Sassicaia, the whose first vintage on the marke

Welcome to Episode 1661, 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 Hugh Preece Part 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: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/via-faqs/ If you want to le

Welcome to Episode 1658 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors’ Corner – In this episode, Anna Obukhovskaya interviews Alessandra Tessari. 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 - Anna Obukhovskaya Anna obtained 14 years of expertise in wine retail, marketing & sales. Worked in a number of bigger companies and independent projects, found the italian wine tasting club. In 2023 she became an Italian wine Ambassador. Driven by passion for European wines she moved from Saint Petersburg in Russia to the charming Slovenia. Currently holding the position of a portfolio development and Sales expert at Dobro vino, a wine importing company in Ljubljana. Connect: Instagram wine_it_anna Website www.dobrovino.si Guest Bio - Alessandra Tessari Growing up in the north of Italy in

Welcome to Episode 1660; part of our Italian wine interview series set in Bologna! Today’s interview features Ninni Collalto of Borgoluce Stevie Kim and her team traveled to the Bologna Slow Wine Fair in March 2023. There they conducted dozens of interviews with some of Italy's most inspiring producers. Join the fun every Thursday afternoon! Tune-in each Thursday as we bring you the great interviews that unfolded over the course of 3 days. More about today’s winery: Borgoluce is a 1000-hectare estate in the hills of the Province of Treviso, between Venice and the Dolomites. It has a long history behind it, inextricably interwoven with the local area, its place names, geography and culture. Ahead of it, it has the challenge of maintaining biodiversity and a balanced environment, which it seeks by diversifying its crops, with circularity as a compass with which to orient itself. Connect: Website: borgoluce.it/en/chi-siamo/ Watch our backstage interviews on YouTube youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIgy…si=JnO1h2TSG6Wu

Welcome to Episode 1657, in which Cynthia Chaplin interviews Sheila Donohue in this installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast. More about today’s guest Sheila Donohue founded Vero (www.verovino.com) in 2018 as a second career after 30 years in Fintech. Italy has been a home for her since 2001, which is where she became a sommelier and got to know many small wine and olive oil farmer-artisans whose products were not available in the US market. She saw an opportunity to give small wine and food producers a platform to be discovered with Vero, splitting time between her home in Bologna, Italy and in the US, mainly SoCal where Vero is headquartered. She's a Vinitaly Italian Wine Ambassador since 2019. Connect: Website www.verovino.com Instagram @verovinogusto LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/sheiladonohue Facebook @verovinogusto Twitter @verovinogusto 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, a

Welcome to Episode 1663 –Part 44 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: Aglianico, Albana and Albarossa 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: 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 wine2wine

Welcome to Episode 1656 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Jacopo Maniaci More about today’s winery The Tenuta di Fessina project was born in 2007, when after a series of trips aimed at studying and discovering the Etna terroir, Silvia Maestrelli, late Tuscan producer and pioneer on the volcano, decided to stop in Rovittello, on the northern side, where today the beating heart of Fessina resides. Here she was captivated by the uniqueness of the place, the very particular position of the soil, gathered between two volcanic slopes dating back to 1809 and 1911. From here it all begins, first in the North, precisely in 2007, then to the South West, one of the bets initials made in 2009, and finally to the East, in the municipality of Milo, starting from 2012. The philosophy of TDF project, is to collect and vinify different snapshots, all taken from different sides and only in historical reference areas. Jacopo Maniaci takes place at the winery in 2014 as

Welcome to Episode 1655 on Italian Wine Podcast, Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo. Today, she will be interviewing Maryam Ahmed More about today’s guest Maryam Ahmed is a Napa, CA based food and wine entrepreneur. As the owner of Maryam + Company, a certified B Corporation, she works at the intersection of sommeliers, chefs, activists, sustainability experts, media, and organizations focused on diversity and sustainability to design impact-driven brand extension and educational programs that celebrate food and wine. She is the creator of Field Blends, an immersive food and wine travel experience focused on opening up conversations about what’s emerging in wine and agriculture. Maryam is the co-founder of the Diversity in Wine Leadership Forum, which she leads in partnership with Dr. Akilah Cadet. Maryam was named a Wine Enthusiast Future 40 Tastemaker in 2022, received the 2023 Impact Award from the Wine & Culture Festival, was listed as one of the Imbibe 75, and nominated for the Social Visi

Welcome to Episode 1654 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, Cynthia Chaplin geeks out on the Cannonau grape, exploring the origins, history and characteristics of the grape, sharing her 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. 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,

Welcome to Episode 1651 on another episode of “On The Road Edition”, hosted by Stevie Kim. Today she is in Tuscany, tasting wines with Guillaume Gelly of Paolo e Noemia d'Amico Winery More about today’s winery Paolo and Noemia d’Amico have pursued their passion in wine and have created an award winning portfolio of 8 organic labels grown and produced in Umbria. Mainly using French grape varieties, the volcanic soil from the Calanchi Valley adds a new take on established variants. Once produced, the wines are stored to the sound of classical music in the cellar created by Noemia d’Amico and world renowned architect Luca Brasini. Made from tufo rocks, the cellar carves its way underneath the hanging garden, via magnificent structural arches that create an enchanting pathway to the library, adjoining a special room where tasting takes place amongst vintages from 30 years of Paolo e Noemia d’Amico wines. Connect: Website: www.paoloenoemiadamico.net/ Watch the interview on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMwksNQt

Welcome to Episode 1653 in which host Victoria Cece interviews Nino Asaro this week on The Next Generation where young Italian wine people 30 and under shake up the wine scene. More about today’s guest Nino Asaro is the 5th generation of the Asaro Family, producing Partanna, Paesanol, Frankies 457, and Asaro Organic Farm - premium Extra Virgin Olive Oils and Olives in Partanna, TP, ITALY. He's currently in charge of Business Development for North America, and spends most of his time between New York and Sicily. Passionate about food from a young age, Nino lives and breath the food industry. After couple professional cooking jobs, he joined the family company in 2020 with the goal of bring his premium Partanna EVOO on everybody table Nino believes that only by understanding, empowering, enriching and teaching the agricultural space revolutions in the food industry can blossom. Connect: Website partannafoods.com/ Instagram @partannafoods @ninoasaroil LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/united-o…ny/verification/ F

Welcome to Episode 1652 –Part 43 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:Vernaccia Group 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: 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 wine2wine, or helping out

Welcome to Episode 1649; part of our Italian wine interview series set in Bologna! Today’s interview is between Stevie Kim and Isidoro Vajra of GD Vajra Stevie Kim and her team traveled to the Bologna Slow Wine Fair in March 2023. There they conducted dozens of interviews with some of Italy's most inspiring producers. Join the fun every Thursday afternoon! Tune-in each Thursday as we bring you the great interviews that unfolded over the course of 3 days. More about today’s winery: “We produce Barolo but not only, because we love all the wines of our land. We believe in beauty, in work done well, in attention to detail, in creativity that respects tradition. We are a family and artisan company. We are accompanied by a young team, enthusiastic and passionate as we are. We directly follow the work of our vineyards, because it is the basis of uncompromising quality, but above all because we like it so much. Our wines are born elegant, complex, delicate. They have the identity and personality that we would like to

Welcome to Episode 1648, a special episode from the ITA track series of the wine2wine Business Forum held in Verona in November 2023. Today’s guest is Paola Guida, Italian Trade Commissioner of Thailand and Myanmar. 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. More about today’s guest: Paola Guida is a senior trade promotions specialist and a civil servant with wide experience in international trade relations and business development. She’s been an advocate of trade for the Italian Government for more than 30 years and has spent over 15 years based abro