Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to Episode 1236 in which Marc Millon interviews Niccolò Barberani of the Barberani Winery in this installment of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon on the Italian Wine Podcast. More about today’s guest: The Barberani winery was born in the vineyards of the green Umbrian hills, close to the waters of Lake Corbara, a combination of unique terroirs that determine the complexity and typical minerality in their wines. Founded in 1961 by Luigi and Giovanna Barberani, the Barberani winery has always worked in complete synergy with nature and the land, pursuing a natural and sustainable approach to agriculture. To learn more about Barberani visit: barberani.com/en/ 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 mother from Hawaii via Korea and an anthropologist father from New York via Paris, he was weaned on exotic and delicious foods. Marc and

Welcome to Episode 1235 in which Steve Raye interviews Chiara Lungarotti of the Cantine Lungarotti, in this installment of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People, on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guest: Chiara is the CEO of Lungarotti. Her motto: to preserve, progress, innovate and develop, while respecting tradition and her own roots. Chiara is deeply bound to her region of Umbria and grew up with a love for her land; she entered the company in the early 1990’s flanked by her sister Teresa Severini and guided by her father, Giorgio, one of the great names of Italian winemaking. Chiara literally rose through the ranks, gaining experience that was precious when she took the helm of the Lungarotti companies at her father’s death in 1999. With a degree in Agriculture and specialization in Viticulture, her specific training and her enthusiasm are the basis of the innovation and transformation in the winery and family-owned vineyards according to avant-garde techniques. A dynamic entrepreneur, she

Welcome to episode 1234, in which host Victoria Cece interviews Samuele Paraboschi this week on The Next Generation. The Next Generation where Victoria Cece interviews young Italian wine people shaking up the wine scene. More about today’s guest: Piacenza native, Samuele Paraboschi is a young and talented winemaker at Deltetto Winery in the Roero region. But, that’s not all this 26-year-old does. He just launched his own winery Labrè in his homeland of the Colli Piacentini, with its first vintage landing this year. To learn more visit: Website: labrewine.it Instagram: @samueleparaboschi 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. To learn more visit: Instagram: @sluttispaghetti Twitter: @sluttispaghetti LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in

Welcome to episode 1233, another episode of “On The Road Edition”, hosted by Stevie Kim. This episode is a part of a series dedicated to the Tuscan estates of Cuseri Family: Sette Ponti, Orma and Poggio al Lupo. Today Stevie is at the Tenuta Sette Ponti, in the Chianti area, between Arezzo and Florence. Here she meets Alberto and Amadeo Moretti Cuseri, Export and Communications Director and Director and Manager of the Italian Market respectively Together they discuss about the history of the winery the vineyards, and the wines: Oreno the signature wine, Crognolo their contemporary Sangiovese, Vigna dell’Impero a significant wine for the family and Sette a new wine that will be release soon. In the 1950s, the architect Alberto Moretti Cuseri acquired the first 55 hectares of land directly from the princesses Margherita and Maria Cristina di Savoia d'Aosta, daughters of Prince Amedeo di Savoia, Duke of Aosta. In the 1990s, his son Antonio Moretti Cuseri took control of the estate and began his project in the wo

Welcome to Episode 1232 of #everybodyneedsabitofscienza Part 2 of 5 of The wines of tomorrow. Exclusive tasting of 10 wines with Attilio Scienza. Tune in and listen to the Professore in Sicily at the Taormina Gourmet Seminar. Here he talks vine genetics, native grapes, leads a tasting and so much more! If you want to learn more about the Professore: 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 Sc

Welcome to episode 1231, The Latvian Wine Market. Wine2Wine Business Forum 2021 Series. The sessions are recorded and uploaded on Italian Wine Podcast. wine2wine 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 this Session Latvia is very young as an independent country and as a wine market. Distance from the former republic of the Soviet Union in 1991 when the city of Riga – the capital of Latvia with a population of about 1 million people was a city with a dozen restaurants and bars, to today’s hundreds of wine sales and consumption points and the Latvian sommelier Raymond Tomsons who won the title of the Best Sommelier in Europe in 2017 and took the 3rd place at the World’s Best Sommelier in 2019. Italian Wine Ambassador Andrejs Batkilins living in Latvia and Valdis Lucis – owner of Latvian wine importing company w

Welcome to Episode 1230 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode Valentina Severinova Interviews Simone Foti. 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? More about today’s Co-Moderator: Valentina Severinova is an Italian wine ambassador based in Moscow, Russia. Working as a sales manager of industrial packaging, 2 years ago Valentina decided to dive into the wine. She has her own tasting club and teaches Italian wine at sommelier school, helps wine distributors with the portfolio. She is also wine journalist and blogger, promoting Italian wines on Russian market. To learn more visit: Facebook www.facebook.com/valentina.krasun…?mibextid=LQQJ4d Instagram www.instagram.com/buonvino_da_valentina/ LinkedIn ru.linkedin.com/in/valentina-seve…www.google.com%2F About t

Welcome to Episode 1229, in which Cynthia Chaplin interviews Maria Calvert and Lydia Richards, in this installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast. Today’s episode is one recorded at the wine2wine Business Forum 2021. About today’s guest Maria: Maria was born in Quito, Ecuador but grew up in Queens, NYC - the most diverse place in the United States! Maria started to fall in love with food & wine while studying abroad in Spain and traveling to numerous cities, including Porto, Portugal, where she visited her first winery. Since that first tasting room, she has eagerly sought out new winemakers from close-to-home regions like Virginia all the way to the Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc hotspots of New Zealand. Today, Maria's time is split between NYC and Washington DC. She is a Public Relations Consultant who offers her expertise to start-ups and established brands in food and wine. Maria is committed to supporting businesses that share Hispanics in Wine’s mission of empowering women and amplifying the voi

Welcome to Episode 1228 in which Marc Millon interviews Sarah Heller MW in this installment of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon on the Italian Wine Podcast. More about today’s guest: Wine educator and wine branding expert, content creator and proprietor of Radix + Folium Design. Recently appointed to the faculty of the Vinitaly International Academy, Sarah Heller is a content creator, visual artist and wine branding expert based in Hong Kong and at 30 is the world’s youngest Master of Wine. Having graduated from Yale University with a degree in fine art, Sarah began her career in the New York and Hong Kong wine trades and wineries in France and Italy. She was Executive Director of events and education firm Meiburg Wine Media in Hong Kong for three years. As well as being a Master of Wine and an Associate of the Institute of Wine and Spirits, Sarah is a Society of Wine Educators Certified Specialist of Wine and Spirits. She is the proprietor of Radix + Folium Design. If you want to learn more visit: sarahh

Welcome to Episode 1227 in which Steve Raye interviews Francesco Minetti of Well com, in this installment of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People, on the Italian Wine Podcast. Today’s episode is one recorded at the wine2wine Business Forum 2021. About today’s guest: Francesco was born in Alba and is the owner and CEO of Well com, the largest Italian wine communication agency. He has contributed to the international development of some of the most famous Italian brands, working for Protection Consortiums, large companies and boutique wineries. Co-presenter of the podcast “La retroetichetta”, he has developed a strategic methodology called identity-centered design and carries out academic research and mentoring for agri-food start-ups. After graduating with honors in Economics from Bocconi, he worked on financial market infrastructure in the London Stock Exchange group in Italy, England and Mongolia. For the past 10 years, he has lived between the Langhe and Milan. In addition to gastronomy and travel,

Welcome to episode 1226, in which host Victoria Cece interviews Giulia Scalzini this week on The Next Generation. The Next Generation where Victoria Cece interviews young Italian wine people shaking up the wine scene. More about today’s guest: Giulia is a young Italian winemaker, PhD student in Innovation in enology and vigneronne in Castagneto Carducci. Together with her father, Giulia is very proud to run the Poggio al Grillo winery. Poggio al Grillo is her dream come true, which step by step involved the whole family. They produce and believe in Aleatico, but not only! She loves wine, simple things, and authenticity. To learn more visit: Website: Www.aziendaagricolapoggioalgrillo.it Linkedin: Facebook: Instagram: @poggioalgrillo 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

Welcome to episode 1217, another episode of “On The Road Edition”, hosted by Stevie Kim. Today Stevie sits down with Marilisa Allegrini at her Tuscan estate of San Polo. This episode is Part 2 of 2! More about San Polo: Located on the south-eastern slope of the Montalcino hill, at 450 metres above the sea level, the 22-hectare San Polo Estate is a project of Marilisa Allegrini, who bought it in 2007. The area is characterized by a breezy and dry microclimate with strong seasonal and day-night temperature variations. The winery, a fine example of ecologically sustainable architecture, was designed to minimize energy consumption and environmental impact. Indeed, the essence of San Polo is to trace the wines back to the vineyard where the grapes grew, in order to fully express the concept of terroir. To learn more about San Polo visit: www.sanpolomontalcino.it/en To learn more about visit: More about the host: Stevie Kim hosts Clubhouse sessions each week (visit Italian Wine Club & Wine Business on Clubhouse), t

Welcome to Episode 1224 of #everybodyneedsabitofscienza Part 1 of 5 of The wines of tomorrow. Exclusive tasting of 10 wines with Attilio Scienza. Tune in and listen to the Professore in Sicily at the Taormina Gourmet Seminar. Here he talks vine genetics, native grapes, leads a tasting and so much more! If you want to learn more about the Professore: 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 Sc

Welcome to episode 1223, WSET Throughout The Pandemic This is part of the Wine2Wine Business Forum 2021 Series. The sessions are recorded and uploaded on Italian Wine Podcast. wine2wine 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 the Speakers Rachel Webster Since joining WSET in 2012 Rachel has been instrumental in extending the network of Approved Programme Providers (APPs) across the Americas and EMEA regions. Primarily focussed on increasing both APP access to Educator Training Programmes and WSET’s presence at international trade fairs, she now holds a pivotal role on the WSET Leadership Team as Business Development Director for the EMEA region. Connect: Instagram: rachwinegeek Twitter: Rach_Wine_Geek LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-webste…ipwset-a7a89453/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social med

Welcome to Episode 1221, in which Cynthia Chaplin interviews Silvia Ghirelli, in this installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast. Today’s episode is one recorded at the wine2wine Business Forum 2021. More about today’s guest: Silvia Ghirelli is an expert in public relations, hospitality, and marketing in the wine industry. She works as a consultant for wine companies and as educator in various academic contexts (Treccani Accademia – Master Hospitality and Wine Experience, University of Pisa – Master Marketing Management, Poli.Design, John Cabot University and others). He is currently collaborating with Tenuta il Quinto (Magliano in Tuscany). Previously, she served as PR and Hospitality Manager at Guado al Tasso (Bolgheri) for Marchesi Antinori, at Petra (Suvereto) for Terra Moretti Group, and at Ornellaia and Masseto (Bolgheri) for Frescobaldi Group. She was Marketing Manager of Campo alle Comete (Bolgheri) for Feudi di San Gregorio. She was in charge of public relations and brand development for Borg

Welcome to Episode 1220 in which Marc Millon interviews Dan Saladino in this installment of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon on the Italian Wine Podcast. More about today’s guest: Dan Saladino is a journalist and broadcaster. He makes programmes about food for BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service. His work has been recognized by the Guild of Food Writers Awards, the Fortnam & Mason Food and Drinks Awards, and by the James Beard Foundation. This year, he published his first book, ‘Eating to Extinction’, a captivating and wide ranging exploration of some of the thousands of foods around the world that are at risk of being lost forever. To learn more: www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/ind…12/dan-saladino Instagram: @Dan.Saladino Twitter: @DanSaladinoUK 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 mother from Hawaii via Korea and an anthropologist fat

Welcome to Episode 1219 in which Steve Raye interviews Alice Wong IWA, in this installment of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People, on the Italian Wine Podcast. Today’s episode is one recorded at the wine2wine Business Forum 2021. About today’s guest: After obtaining her Master’s Degree in Business Administration in New York, Alice relocated to Hong Kong in 2013, gradually establishing her career in wine, and eventually started her company Vinetude Asia in 2017. Her involvement in the wine industry is multifold, including wine education, consultation, communication, event management, and judging. To fulfill her passion in Italian wines, she undertook the prestigious Vinitaly International Academy Italian Wine Ambassador Program and became the first batch of graduates of the enhanced version in 2018. Currently, Alice is the Deputy Master of the Cavalieri del Tartufo e dei Vini di Alba – Hong Kong Delegation, and the Vice Chair of the Food & Beverage Committee of The American Club Hong Kong. To honor he

Welcome to episode 1218, in which host Victoria Cece interviews Tommaso Turci this week on The Next Generation. The Next Generation where Victoria Cece interviews young Italian wine people shaking up the wine scene. More about today’s guest: A few words from Tommaso himself: In Italy when you grow up living together with your grandparents, you don't need a fake ID for underage drinking. Your granddad would pour you wine and water as soon as you were able to spell it. My grandma was an amazing cook. I spent half of my childhood stealing whatever kind of raw fresh pasta she would spread out on the kitchen table to dry. And I liked it. Kids they want to become astronauts, firemen, doctors. Back in the days I didn't know how, but it's always been clear to me that I wanted to eat and drink delicious stuff for a living. 30 years later, I'm a winemaker. To learn more visit: Website: www.agrifarneto.it/ Instagram: @tommaso.turci | @ilfarneto_agricola More about the host: Victoria Cece is a food and beverage storytell

Welcome to episode 1217, another episode of “On The Road Edition”, hosted by Stevie Kim. Today Stevie sits down with Marilisa Allegrini at her Tuscan estate of San Polo. This episode is Part 1 of 2! More about San Polo: Located on the south-eastern slope of the Montalcino hill, at 450 metres above the sea level, the 22-hectare San Polo Estate is a project of Marilisa Allegrini, who bought it in 2007. The area is characterized by a breezy and dry microclimate with strong seasonal and day-night temperature variations. The winery, a fine example of ecologically sustainable architecture, was designed to minimize energy consumption and environmental impact. Indeed, the essence of San Polo is to trace the wines back to the vineyard where the grapes grew, in order to fully express the concept of terroir. To learn more about San Polo visit: www.sanpolomontalcino.it/en To learn more about visit: More about the host: Stevie Kim hosts Clubhouse sessions each week (visit Italian Wine Club & Wine Business on Clubhouse), t

Welcome to Episode 1216, Scienza in the Mensa; Pasta edition PART 2! Join in for some great food and wine pairing; Stevie and Mattia (aka Burgerboy/Pizzaboy) have travelled to Torbole, home of the Professore, here they cook up some great pasta and taste each one with some great wines! If you want to learn more about the Professore: 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: vinit