Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to Episode 1547 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors’ Corner – In this episode, Jodie Hellman Interviews Gaetana Jacono. 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 - Jodie Hellman Jodie is an avid traveler, and she especially loves Italy and attending the massive trade shows such as Vinitaly and visiting wineries all around the country. Currently she is the Western Regional Manager for Michael Corso Selections in the US. In the past she was the Luxury Manager for Johnson Bros Distribution, Manager of The Sorting Table for the West and has worked as a sommelier on the Las Vegas strip for Daniel Boulud, Tom Collichio, Wolfgang Puck and Bobby Flay, among others. Connect: Instagram www.instagram.com/jojowinegirl/ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/jodie-hellman-a07a382a

Welcome to Episode 1548, #Winetok: Why the clock is ticking on one of the world’s greatest marketing tools and how you can cash in with Amanda McCrossin, moderated by Ilaria Felluga. 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 forum, held annually in Verona Italy since 2014. The event is a key reference point for wine producers and a diverse variety of wine professionals eager to develop and grow their wine business worldwide. About today’ session: In the past year Amanda McCrossin has gone from having no TikTok presence to now over 150k followers in the wine niche. What was once a platform for kids, has now evolved into a billion-dollar marketing tool with an estimated 50+% of users now over the age of 30. The powerful TikTok suggesting algorithm has not only allowed her content to be seen, but be seen by the right audience. As a result, she has been able to not only help educate a

Welcome to Episode 1546, in which Cynthia Chaplin interviews Flor Gomez in this installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast. More about today’s guest Florencia is a passionate wine professional with over 13 years of experience in the industry. Originally from Argentina, she studied winemaking and worked harvests making wine from Napa to Burgundy and Croatia. Now based in the vibrant city of London, she's on a mission to become a Master of Wine. Florencia's globe-trotting winemaking adventures set the stage for her next act as Europe's Export Manager. But it was here that she uncorked a new calling: the art of wine communication. In 2019, Florencia founded her own business, helping wine brands to bridge the gap between tradition and the latest trends. She's a brand ambassador, content creator, and marketing strategist all in one, with a knack for reimagining the way we engage with wine. Florencia's passion lies in modern wine brands that are innovative, sustainable, and fit the ever-evolving desires of

Welcome to Episode 1545 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Ilaria Felluga of Marco Felluga winery. More about today’s guest Born in 1995 in Udine, Ilaria Felluga is the 6th generation of a long dynasty of winemakers started in the second half of 1800, at that time in Isola, right now in the north-est region of Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. She graduated in Viticulture and Oenology at the University of Udine. At the same time she joined the family wineries Marco Felluga and Russiz Superiore since 2017, following the harvest, sales, marketing and communication at the Winery. Connect: Instagram: ilariafelluga / marcofelluga_russizsuperiore Facebook: ilariafelluga / marcofelluga_russizsuperiore LinkedIn: marcofelluga Website: www.marcofelluga.com More about the host Marc Millon: Marc Millon, VIA Italian Wine Ambassador 2021, has been travelling, eating, drinking, learning and writing about wine, food and travel for nearly 40 years. Born in Mexico, with a

Welcome to Episode 1544 on Italian Wine Podcast, Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo. This is an Instalive recording for his upcoming session on wine2wine Business Forum 2023, Top 150 Italian Wines in American Restaurants. More about today’s guest Jeremy Hart is a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience in the hospitality industry, specializing in sales, brand management, and strategic marketing. He managed over 400 SKUs from 56 brands across six states while covering national accounts for a renowned importer for seven years. His visionary brand ideation contributed to the success of a multiyear Wine Spectator's Top 100 Winner. Recognized as a leading industry expert, Jeremy hosted the closing dinner at the prestigious TexSom Conference for five consecutive years. He co-founded Inknowlogy Marketing Agency, created his wine brand Explicit Content, and holds the significant role as the Chief Strategic Marketing and Co-Founder at Somm.ai. Jeremy is dedicated to pushing the beverag

Welcome to Episode 1543 in which host Victoria Cece interviews Cristina & Chiara Fiorentini with translation by Flaminia, the winery's Export Marketing Manager this week on The Next Generation. The Next Generation where Victoria Cece interviews young Italian wine people shaking up the wine scene. More about the guest Mother and daughter duo Cristina and Chiara Fiorentini are behind Tenuta Freddano, a historic Umbrian wine estate Chiara took over in 2019. Together they work with the original family to produce exceptional organic wines that exhibit their unique terroir, just outside of Orvieto. Flaminia is their marketing manager, who helps manage the brand and translate during the interview. Connect: Website: freddano.it/ Instagram: @tenutafreddano 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 about ancient grape varietals or wandering around a little Italian town ea

Welcome to Episode 1541 on another episode of “On The Road Edition”, hosted by Stevie Kim. Today we are bringing you a throwback (the first of several to come) to Stevie’s conversation series “Wonderful Women in Wine” recorded on instalive during the pandemic. In this episode Stevie sits down with María José López de Heredia More about today’s guest María José López de Heredia is one of the most prominent women in wine. She leads one of Spain's most legendary wineries - López de Heredia Viña Tondonia since 2004 She works with her siblings to carry forward the legacy created by her great-grandfather over 140 years ago – faithful to its classic wine style and traditional production methods. Connect: Instagram: www.instagram.com/lopezdeherediaoficial/ Website: www.lopezdeheredia.com/ More about the host Stevie Kim: Stevie Kim hosts Clubhouse sessions each week (visit Italian Wine Club & Wine Business on Clubhouse), these recorded sessions are then released on the podcast to immortalize them! She often also joins

Welcome to Episode 1542 – Part 32 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: Calabria 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 the s

Welcome to Episode 1540, 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 Li Hongchao! 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 abo

Welcome to Episode 1538, What is wine communication in 2022? with Robert Joseph, moderated by Stevie Kim 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 forum, held annually in Verona Italy since 2014. The event is a key reference point for wine producers and a diverse variety of wine professionals eager to develop and grow their wine business worldwide. About today’ session: In 2002, like wine producers, book publishers and authors largely relied heavily on traditional critics and reviewers. Today, they also have TikTok, Instagram and peer reviews on Goodreads and Amazon. The #Booktok tag has been used over 39,000,000,000 times. TikTok influencers are now becoming more important to book publishing than most classic reviewers. Barnes & Nobles shops in the US now have BookTok shelves. Top Instagram book influencers, @everlastingcharm, @myfriendsarefiction and @hayaisreading all have over

Welcome to Episode 1537 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors’ Corner – In this episode, Josje Van Oostrom Interviews Heydi Bonanini. 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 - Josje Van Oostrom Italian wine ambassador & Italian wine scholar , Italian sommelier AIS specialized in organic, biodynamic and especially natural wines. Offering consulting, education, tastings, scouting, tours & events since 2007 for both the Dutch market and internationally. (My company was first called Profondo Reizen, I renamed it Divino Natura) A love for Italy since 1987, into Italian wines since 1994 and on a mission to discover all the grape varieties ever since! Lived in Rome, studied and lived in Florence and later on in Liguria, toured every main wine region in 2014-2016 , lived in

Welcome to Episode 1539; part of our Italian wine interview series set in Bologna! Today’s interview is between Cynthia Chaplin and Camelia Lazar from the Panizzi Winery Stevie Kim and her team travelled 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 Innovators of Vernaccia di San Gimignano since 1989: We are guided, with great determination and without compromise, by essentially two inseparable guidelines: identity – and therefore typicality – and quality. Our Mission is creating terroir driven wines of great evolutionary skill. More than 40 years have passed since, in 1979, Giovanni Panizzi purchased the Santa Margherita farm just outside the ancient walls of San Gimignano. There were a few hectares of vineyards in place, with which Giovanni, almost as if play

Welcome to Episode 1536, in which Cynthia Chaplin interviews Beth Brickenden in this installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast. More about today’s guest Beth Brickenden is doing high end, educational and entertaining inclusive wine events with a Drag Queen! Working at the forefront of London’s food and wine scene for over a decade since leaving the Emerald Isle, from pop-up wine bars to Michelin Chef collaborations, Beth has a wealth of experience and passion for all things wine and dine. As a host of Amazon Prime’s The Three Drinker’s in Ireland and continuing to create immersive wine experiences, Beth also consults for wine bars and restaurants across the city. Connect: Instagram: www.instagram.com/beth_brickenden/ Website: dragandwine.com/about/ 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 lived in Europe since 1990. It

Welcome to Episode 1535 in which Marc Millon interviews Sofia Ponzini of Tenute Bosco. in today’s episode of Wine, Food & Travel. The winery is awarded the Best Organic Red Wine 2023 Trophy for Etna DOC Rosso Vino Biologico Piano dei Daini 2020, in Wine Without Walls, a section of 5StarWines – the Book wine selection in 2023 More about today’s winery Tenute Bosco was born from Sofia Ponzini’s passion for her land with the goal of creating high quality wines inspired by the Etna tradition. “We are located in Sicily, in southern Italy in Castiglione di Sicilia in the province of Catania, an area that is part of the circuit of the most beautiful villages in Italy.” Here the famous Etna DOC wines are produced, true icons of Italian enology, which over the years have enjoyed growing success becoming one of the most appreciated denominations internationally. Tenute Bosco is recognized as one of the most representative wineries and award-winning from Etna and has an artisan production of about 45,000 bottles per yea

Welcome to Episode 1534 on Italian Wine Podcast, Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo. Today, she will be interviewing Ana Lovaglio More about today’s guest The daughter of Susana Balbo, Argentina’s first female winemaker, Ana Lovaglio was born in Salta, grew up in Mendoza and studied Business Administration at the Universidad de San Andrés, in Buenos Aires. In 2012 she returned to Mendoza to join her mother’s winery as Susana Balbo’s Marketing and Hospitality Manager. Ana's entrepreneurial spirit led her to open Osadía de Crear in 2013. Osadía is the first restaurant of the winery, whose haute dishes are specifically designed to pair with Susana Balbo’s wines. In addition, in 2015, she opened Espacio Crios, a multi-space conceived to offer a more laid-back wine tourism proposal and host all kinds of events thanks to the winery's large gardens. Finally, in 2022 she decided to enter the world of wellness by creating -along with her mother- Susana Balbo Unique Stays, a luxury boutique hotel that al

Welcome to Episode 1533 in which host Victoria Cece interviews Benedetto Alessandro this week on The Next Generation. The Next Generation where Victoria Cece interviews young Italian wine people shaking up the wine scene. More about the guest Benedetto Alessandro is the marketing manager of Alessandro di Campo Reale - a Sicilian family winery with over 1000 years of history. Alongside his cousins, Benedetto is defining the future of his family’s winery, with a passion for maintaining its incredible history and promoting Sicily’s rich terroir. Connect: Website: www.alessandrodicamporeale.it/ Instagram: @adicamporeale 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 about ancient grape varietals or wandering around a little Italian town eating everything in sight, under her alias Slutti Spaghetti. Connect: Instagram: @sluttispaghetti Twitter: @sluttispaghetti LinkedIn: w

Welcome to Episode 1532 – Part 31 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: Apulia 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 the soc

Welcome to Episode 1531 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 Dr. Laura Catena More about today’s guest Dr. Laura Catena is a fourth generation Argentine vintner, physician and author. Catena was born in Mendoza and spent her childhood with her grandfather Domingo at the family's winery in the small village of La Libertad. Laura graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1988 and has a Medical Doctor degree from Stanford University. In 1995 Laura joined her father Nicolás Catena Zapata at the family winery and founded the Catena Institute of Wine with the vision of making Argentine wines that could stand with the best of the world. She is currently managing director of Bodega Catena Zapata and works closely with Alejandro Vigil and Luis Reginato to make the vineyard selections and blends for the f

Welcome to Episode 1530 on another episode of “On The Road Edition”, hosted by Stevie Kim. Our special episode today celebrates Andrea Lonardi's new title as Italy's Master of Wine. His long and demanding journey began in 2014, culminating in the most prestigious title the world of wine can boast for the second time in Italian history. More about today’s guest Andrea Lonardi was born in Valpolicella, graduated in Agriculture from the University of Bologna and has a Masters in Management Control from the Grande École of Montpellier. After training internships in Languedoc and Sonoma, Lonardi began his career in the top wine division of the Italian Wine Group (GIV), working in Marketing & Sales. In 2005 he led the reorganization project for the wine-growing part of the group. He focused on the most important Italian wine territories, overseeing more than 1,000 hectares of vineyards and 13 estates from the Alps to Sicily, in his role as group Viticultural Coordinator. Lonardi also oversaw the oenological aspect

Welcome to Episode 1529, 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 Barbara Fitzgerald part 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