Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to Episode 1623 in which host Victoria Cece interviews Marzia Varvaglione this week on The Next Generation. The Next Generation where Victoria Cece interviews young Italian wine people 30 and under shaking up the wine scene. More about today’s guest Marzia grew up in Taranto, Puglia. She studied at the Catholic University of Milan, and continued her education in Lugano, Lausanne and London, where she focused on business strategies and marketing. For the past 10 years, Marzia has worked alongside her father Cosimo, head of Varvaglione 1921. She was the first of the fourth generation to enter the family business, but was soon joined by her brother Angelo and sister Francesca. As Business Developer and Director of Marketing and Sales, Marzia seeks to create added value. She has continued to deepen her understanding of the wine world, achieving the WSET Level 3 Award. She is currently the President of AGIVI, the association of young Italian wine entrepreneurs. Connect: Website www.varvaglione.com/en/azien

Welcome to Episode 1632 –Part 41 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: Schiava 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 t

Welcome to Episode 1622 –Part 40 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: Raboso Family 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 t

Welcome to Episode 1631 on another episode of “On The Road Edition”, hosted by Stevie Kim. Today she is in Tuscany, tasting wines with Jeanette Servidio, general manager of Cantina Petra. More about today’s winery In this land that was a crossroads of ancient and refined cultures, Vittorio Moretti made a dream come true and entrusted it to his daughter Francesca. Petra is a nature reserve immersed in the unique and diverse territory of the Val di Cornia. The Swiss architect Mario Botta, commissioned by Vittorio Moretti, has designed a meeting space that is a perfect blend of form and function. The result is an architectural feat that is soft, respectful and low-impact, as is the entire pathway from grape to glass. Since 1996, the year of its foundation, every wine produced is a journey through time that brings to light the unexplored heart of an enchanted valley and, with it, the desire to rediscover in wine the great mystery of the encounter between earth and sky. Connect: Website: www.petrawine.it/en/home-e

Welcome to Episode 1630, 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 Natalie Spielmann! 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 learn mo

Welcome to Episode 1620, 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 Matt Irwin! 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 learn more abou

Welcome to Episode 1618, where Masters of Wine, Gabriele Gorelli MW and Andrea Lonardi MW talk about their upcoming seminar on wine2wine Business Forum 2023, Taste Til You Drop: The journey from wine student to Master of Wine wine2wine Business Forum is an international wine business event, held annually in Verona, Italy since 2014. The event is a key reference point for wine producers and a diverse variety of wine professionals gather to develop and expand their wine business worldwide. Abstract: Italy’s two Masters of Wine, Gabriele Gorelli MW and Andrea Lonardi MW, bring the band back together and share the story of their infamous partnership, which has seen them supporting each other through years of work to achieve MW status. Discover the alchemy of their friendship, the strength of their study system and see them live and in person, tasting and evaluating wines to MW standard as participants taste along with them. Register for the event: liveshop.vinitaly.com/en/events/tast…aster-of-wine/ More about tod

Welcome to Episode 1619; part of our Italian wine interview series set in Bologna! Today’s interview is between Joy Livingston and Marina Morri of Cantina San Marino 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: The first historical documentation that bears witness to the importance of the vine dates back to the 13th century “… on March 30th 1253, a colony contract was stipulated for a vineyard in the Valdragone area between the grantor Sabatino of San Marino and the conductor Deutaidi di Superclo da San Marino…” The first Rustic Cadastre of the history of the Republic, written in 1775, and some official documents reconstruct the history of San Marino enology. Already at the time, the white Canino, the Biancale, the Trebbiano,

Welcome to Episode 1629; part of our Italian wine interview series set in Bologna! Today’s interview is between Stevie Kim and Francesco Marone Cinzano of Col d'Orcia 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: Col d'Orcia literally means hill overlooking the Orcia river, which marks the south-west border of the production area of ​​Brunello di Montalcino, the name of the company is intrinsically linked to the position where the vineyards are planted. Producing the best wines, which can be obtained from the exceptional combination of the soil and climate of this area of ​​Montalcino, is the mission of Col d'Orcia. Connect: Website: www.coldorcia.it/ _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social

Welcome to Episode 1617 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors’ Corner – In this episode, Fanny Breuil Interviews Paola Mustilli. 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 - Fanny Breuil is from Angers in the Loire and have always been into wine. She studied agronomy engineering and oenology. First, she worked as a winemaker (France, Italy, Chile) and then as a salesperson for a wine importer in the USA. In 2008, She founded her company Genuine Wines with a deep willingness to help winegrowers located in lesser-known or underappreciated wine regions (but that had great potential). She started with Jura and Emilia Romagna. Since then she has been helping them with their export markets as part of each team. These are French and Italian domaines. Aside from her main activ

Welcome to Episode 1659, Making Social Media Work for a U.S. Audience with Kristen Reitzell and Alessio Inama . This is the wine2wine Business Forum 2022 Series. The sessions are recorded and uploaded on Italian Wine Podcast. wine2wine Business Forum is an international wine business event, held annually in Verona, Italy since 2014. The event is a key reference point for wine producers and a diverse variety of wine professionals gather to develop and expand their wine business worldwide. Abstract: With today’s consumer spending more time online than ever before (except for perhaps March 2020), it is critical for brands to understand how to utilize social media not just as an awareness tool, but as a meaningful conversion strategy. As an owned communications platform, social media offers brands the opportunity to control their message, engage directly with their community, and measure performance. Kristen Reitzell, SVP Communications & Digital Marketing at Jackson Family Wines, can give attendees a breakdown o

Welcome to Episode 1616, in which Cynthia Chaplin interviews Umberto Valle of Poggio Trevvalle in this installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast. The winery is awarded the Best Biodynamic Red Wine 2023 Trophy for Toscana Igt Sangiovese Vino Biologico Capocuore 2021 in Wine Without Walls, a section of 5StarWines – the Book wine selection in 2023 More about today’s winery The Poggio Trevvalle agricultural company has its headquarters in Campagnatico, in an area in which the DOCG Morellino di Scansano and the DOC Montecucco intersect and overlap. The farm was purchased at the end of 1998 by the brothers Umberto and Bernardo Valle, who personally take care of the 13 hectares of vineyards on the property, located around the cellar. Sangiovese, a typical grape variety of the region, dominates the vineyard, while Merlot, Alicante and Cabernet Sauvignon are also grown in small plots. The idea that inspires all of Poggio Trevvalle's production is to produce natural wines, pleasant to drink even immediately, b

Welcome to Episode 1627 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors’ Corner – In this episode, Robert Maggi interviews Massimo Pasetti. 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 - Half Welsh, half Italian. Born and bred in Puglia He is now settled in Cardiff where he’s been for the past 4 years. After graduating in 2012 from Aberystwyth University in Business and Management with Spanish, It was a simple wine course back in 2013 that sparked his passion for wine and he now hold the AIS certification as a Sommelier, level 3 WSET, and recently qualified as an Italian Wine Ambassador with the VIA Accademy. He has extensive experience in the sector including time with the award winning Australian winery ‘Jim Barry Wines’ as well as dedicating the last 5 years to the promotion of

Welcome to Episode 1615 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Antonio Bertone More about today’s guest Trend spotter, brand builder, idea generator and ferocious entrepreneur, Antonio Bertone brings over 30 plus years of passion and experience in brand management and marketing expertise to everything he does. With a proven track record for elevating brands from local to global consumer consciousness, Bertone began his consumer acquisition journey back in the early nineties with his record shop in Milford, Massachusetts and putting on punk rock matinees in the clubs around Boston, Massachusetts. His style is known to be unorthodox but has a long list of wins to back up his methodology. In addition to his past work at WHOOP, Bertone currently serves on the board of Narragansett Beer. Bertone is also co-founder of Alileo, a Sicilian boxed natural wine brand. In its first year of production Alileo was awarded three medals by the Decanter World Wine Awards 20

Welcome to Episode 1614 on Italian Wine Podcast, Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo. Today, she will be interviewing Liz Thach MW More about today’s guests Dr. Liz Thach, MW is a Professor, Wine Writer and Consultant based in Napa and Sonoma, California. She is an award-winning author and educator, specializing in wine business strategy, marketing, leadership/executive development, and wine lifestyle. As one of the nation’s leading wine experts, she also serves as President of the Wine Market Council – a non-profit firm that provides research on U.S. wine consumer behaviors and attitudes. Liz’s passion is wine, and she has visited most of the major wine regions of the world and more than 70 countries. She has published over 200 articles and 9 books, including Call of the Vine, Best Practices in Global Wine Tourism and Wine Marketing & Sales. She frequently publishes in Forbes, Wine Business Monthly, Wine Spectator, and The Somm Journal, amongst others. A fifth generation Californian, Liz finish

Welcome to Episode 1613 in which host Victoria Cece interviews Geovanna Nuñez this week on The Next Generation. The Next Generation where Victoria Cece interviews young Italian wine people 30 and under shaking up the wine scene. More about today’s guest Geovanna Núñez is an Ecuadorian social media specialist now based in Verona. An ice cream lover, you can find her experimenting with new flavors or dancing through life (both literally and methaporically). Geovanna's Ecuadorian pride is as rich as the flavors of her favorite dishes, which she loves to share with her friends in Italy. She recently joined the Italian Wine Podcast team, where she is enthusiastic about deepening her knowledge of the Italian wine scene. Connect: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/geovanna-nu%C…drado-20074a148/ Instagram www.instagram.com/geova11/ More about the host: Victoria Cece is a food and beverage storyteller whose curiosity is somewhere deep in a bowl of pasta or a bottle of wine. A fool for history, you can find her reading up a

Welcome to Episode 1621 on another episode of “On The Road Edition”, hosted by Stevie Kim. Today she is in Tuscany, speaking with Jeanette Servidio, general manager of Cantina Petra. This interview is part 1 of 2. More about today’s winery In this land that was a crossroads of ancient and refined cultures, Vittorio Moretti made a dream come true and entrusted it to his daughter Francesca. Petra is a nature reserve immersed in the unique and diverse territory of the Val di Cornia. The Swiss architect Mario Botta, commissioned by Vittorio Moretti, has designed a meeting space that is a perfect blend of form and function. The result is an architectural feat that is soft, respectful and low-impact, as is the entire pathway from grape to glass. Since 1996, the year of its foundation, every wine produced is a journey through time that brings to light the unexplored heart of an enchanted valley and, with it, the desire to rediscover in wine the great mystery of the encounter between earth and sky. Connect: Website: 

Welcome to Episode 1611 on another episode of “On The Road Edition”, hosted by Stevie Kim. Today she is at Costa Arènte in Valpantena (Valpolicella), speaking with Antonella Imborgia, marketing manager of Tenute Leone Alato. More about today’s guest Costa Arènte is located in the village of Romagnano at an elevation of 250 meters above sea level, surrounded by vineyards on three sides. From the farmhouse, a 35-hectare estate with 17 hectares planted with the Verona Pergola and Guyot training systems, one’s gaze wanders across the landscapes of the Valpantena and among the peaks of the Lessini Mountains. For the local people, we are “La Costa”, which means “the hillside” in the local dialect and refers to the most valuable plots of land. The article “La” – “The” – is a seal of quality, because this hill is a benchmark for the entire area. Over the years, while passing through the traditions and agricultural transformations of the area, La Costa has always maintained a great rural vocation for the bounty of its

Welcome to Episode 1612 –Part 39 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: Moscato Family 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 1610, 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 Mariza Garcia Ruiz! 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 learn m