Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to episode 876, A Vinitaly 2022 Recap. This is an informal conversation between Stevie Kim, Cynthia Chaplin, Richard Hough and Joy Livingston. Listen in as they talk about the highlights of Vinitaly 2022! More about Vinitaly: Vinitaly, one of the world's biggest international wine and spirits expos with more than 50 years of history, is held annually in April in Verona, Italy. More than 4000 exhibitors have a chance to compete and showcase their products at this event that gathers the most prominent international producers, distributors, restaurateurs, sommeliers and journalists in the wine industry. Apart from the main exhibition and wine tastings, visitors can join exciting workshops and enjoy various culinary delights. Venue:Veronafiere Exhibition Centre Address: Viale del Lavoro, 8, 37135 Verona VR, Italy Find out more by visiting: vinitaly.com/ More about the moderator Stevie Kim: Stevie Kim was born in Korea and raised in the United States. Today, she lives in Verona. At first she attended the N

Welcome to episode 876, the first in our new series Iconic Women In Italian Wine. Follow along as we bring you the full Tasting and Seminar over the coming weeks. The event took place during Vinitaly 2022 and included: Moderators: Stevie Kim, Monica Larner and Alison Napjus Producers: Marilisa Allegrini • Amarone della Valpolicella Docg Classico Riserva “Fieramonte” 2012 Albiera Antinori • Toscana Igt “Tignanello” 2018 Chiara Boschis • Barolo Docg Cannubi 2010 Elisabetta Foradori • Vigneti delle Dolomiti Igt Nosiola “Fontanasanta”2015 Elena Fucci • Aglianico del Vulture Doc “Titolo” 2012 Priscilla Incisa della Rocchetta • Bolgheri Sassicaia Doc 2013 Arianna Occhipinti • Terre Siciliane Igt Frappato “Vini di Contrada BB” 2019 More about this event: A one-of-a-kind meeting of the minds, Monica Larner of Wine Advocate and Alison Napjus of Wine Spectator celebrate their mutual passion for Italian wine. Sharing a podium for the first time, these two leading wine critics and journalists combine their powers to tell

Welcome to Episode 875 Chapter 4 of Professor Attilio Scienza's newest book, translated and narrated by Richard Hough. This latest publication is part of the Mamma Jumbo Shrimp Series, entitled Mamma Jumbo Shrimp Guide to Vine & Prejudice: Fake science and the search for the perfect grape. This is a great way to get a sneak peak at the book before it hits the shelves so listen in and let the geeky knowledge seep into your ears because we all need #alittlebitofscienza 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.

Welcome to Episode 874 Stevie Kim asks Professore Attilio Scienza another wine question, taken from the pool of questions posed by listeners all over Italy and beyond. In today’s episode he takes a question from Erin DeMara. 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: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/via-faqs/ winenews.it/en/an-it

Welcome to Episode 872 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode Tommasella Perniciaro interviews Mariolina Baccellieri. 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? About about today’s guest host: Tommasella Perniciaro is the CEO of the Good Wine Habit, a WSET Approved Program Provider and wine consulting Company in Gothenburg (Sweden). She is also a WSET Diploma graduate and Certified Educator, a VIA Ambassador and VIA Certified Educator, as well as a Valpolicella Wine Specialist for the Swedish market. If you want to learn more about today’s guest host, you can by visiting: Facebook: www.facebook.com/thegoodwinehabit Instagram: www.instagram.com/thegoodwinehabit/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tommasellaperniciaro/ Website: thegoodwinehabit.com/ More about toda

Welcome to Episode 873, What to Expect from Wine Online in 2022, with Paul Mabray. Welcome to 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 today’s session: We are entering a golden age of wine online that will forever change the way wineries think about customers, marketing, and channels. The landscape of wine discovery is changing forever and is not about algorithms, artificial intelligence, or machine learning, but about human beings. About the Speaker Paul Mabray has been a powerful agent of change in the wine industry for over twenty years. He began his career working in traditional three-tier sales and marketing with Napa Ale Works and later innovated direct-to-consumer sales and marketing models wi

Welcome to Episode 871 Cynthia Chaplin interviews Amanda Thomson, in this new installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast. More about today’s guest: Amanda Thomson, CEO and Founder of B Corp Certified Thomson & Scott, was voted one of Business Insider’s Coolest People in Food & Drink 2019. Leading the global shift to alcohol-free drinking, Thomson recently launched game-changing Noughty - the first top quality alcohol-free, organic, vegan, halal, low sugar sparkling. Amanda is also driving the debate for greater transparency in wine production and labelling and wants consumers to push to know what’s in their bottle. Raised on a plant-based, no sugar diet by her health-conscious mother, Thomson has always had a keen interest as to what’s in her food. Formerly an Arts Broadcaster at the BBC, Thomson moved her young family to Paris and studied for her Diploma in Wine at the renowned Le Cordon Bleu School where she was Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 and an EY Winning Woman. Thomson is also a Department of I

Episode 869 Steve Raye interviews Gabriella di Clemente in this installment of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guest: Gabriella Di Clemente is a highly self-motivated International Business Developer, Commercial Project & Account Management Professional; specialised in the Internationalisation of Made in Italy excellence. First in the Food, Beverage, & Wine Exhibition & Export Trade Marketing Sector and more recently in the Education Sector as the Head of the Global MBA at the Bologna Business School. At Bologna Business School she works with the Scientific Director of the Global MBA and the Associate Dean for Full-Time Programmes in order to ensure the constant growth of the school’s programme. As the school’s flagship offering, it has dedicated track specific courses that highlights the Made in Italy know how and gains attraction from many students from across the world. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Italian and International Relations from the

Welcome to episode 868 in which host Polly Hammond interviews David James in this episode of Uncorked Show notes: Coming from a background in fashion photography and cognitive psychology (what a pairing!), David James creates what I think is one of the most dynamic social media accounts on Instagram today — despite himself being a non-drinker. Today, we talk to David about what it means to capture the essence of a brand and the attention of your audience, without being fixated on what's in the bottle. More about today’s guest: “I have tried so many times to give up taking pictures and do something honourable with my life. But it keeps crawling back. I think I am cursed to do it.” David James has been working professionally in the photography biz since 1999. Since then DJ has worked in New Zealand and New York as a professional photographer – shooting bands and fashion, and only taking a short time out to nab a PhD in cognitive psychology at Victoria University in Wellington. “Make people fall in love with you

Welcome to episode 867, the last in our new 7-part series with our fantastic partners, LUX Wines and Maze Row Wine Merchant. We are proud to present this series of interviews, diving deep into the heritage and legacy of their excellent Italian producers, celebrating the launch of the new brand identity for their importer, Maze Row Wine Merchant. This episode has John Irwin interviewing Bernardino Sani of the Argiano Winery. More about Argiano Winery: Argiano represents five centuries of excellence in Montalcino. CEO and winemaker Bernardino Sani is rooted in this territory and he worked his first internship in the Argiano cellar, after receiving his viticulture and winemaking degree in 2002. Today his passion also encompasses the need for sustainable winemaking. With an unwavering respect for nature and tradition, Argiano produces highly acclaimed wines that speak eloquently of their terroir. With 120 hectares at over 300 meters above sea level, the nearby sea breezes gently cool the aptly named historic Vill

Episode 865 Stevie Kim asks Professore Attilio Scienza another wine question, taken from the pool of questions posed by listeners all over Italy and beyond. In today’s episode he takes a question from Susannah Gold. 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: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/via-faqs/ winenews.it/en/an-italian-pro

Episode 866 Chapter 1, 2 & 3 of Professor Attilio Scienza's newest book, translated and narrated by Richard Hough. This latest publication is part of the Mamma Jumbo Shrimp Series, entitled Mamma Jumbo Shrimp Guide to Vine & Prejudice: Fake science and the search for the perfect grape. This is a great way to get a sneak peak at the book before it hits the shelves so listen in and let the geeky knowledge seep into your ears because we all need #alittlebitofscienza 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 t

Welcome to Episode 864, What do wine journalists want from producers? with Michela Morris IWE and Corrine Keddie IWE Welcome to 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 today’s session: The role of a wine writer is to communicate and comment on current and trending topics within the industry. Engaging with producers is fundamental to that task. Michaela Morris has been writing about wine for fifteen years. She will examine the various ways in which journalists and producers interact – from group media trips, solo visits and quick tasting room encounters to zoom, website and email correspondence. Her discussion will focus on how to maximize the time you have when journalists are in front of you as wel

Episode 863 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode Kevin Di Lucente interviews Giacomo Colombera. 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? About about today’s guest host: Kevin di Lucente Experienced wine sales professional with 12+ years of demonstrated industry success; honors, certifications, and ambassadorships with Vinitaly International Academy, Italian Wine Central, and Society of Wine Educators If you want to learn more about today’s guest host, you can by visiting: Instagram - kdilucente LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-di-lucente-jr-a830712a/ More about today’s guest producer: Giacomo Colombera Giacomo Colombera was born in the wine region of Alto Piemonte in 1992. He began his studies at the University of Viticulture and Oenology of Alba in

Episode 862 Cynthia Chaplin interviews Elaine Chukan Brown, in this new installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast. More about today’s guest: Elaine Chukan Brown serves as a writer, speaker, and educator specializing in wine, personal empowerment, and social justice. In 2022, Brown was appointed Executive Editor US of JancisRobinson.com, working in collaboration with Jancis Robinson to help lead coverage on wine especially in the United States and to develop the future of the platform on sustainability, diversity and equity, climate action, and social responsibility. If you want to learn more about today’s guests, you can by visiting: wakawakawinereviews.com/about/ About today’s Host: Cynthia Chaplin is a Vinitaly International Academy certified Italian Wine Ambassador, a professional sommelier with Fondazione Italiana Sommelier, a member of Le Donne del Vino, and a Professor of Italian wine and culture. Born in the USA, Cynthia moved to Europe in 1990 where she has lived in Spain, Belgium, England an

Episode 861 Marc Millon narrates a recaps day 3 of his time in Sicily, in the Etna region - while taking part in the Gita Scolastica - A field trip run by Vinitaly International Academy. 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 his photographer wife Kim are the authors of 14 books including a pioneering series of illustrated wine-food-travel books: The Wine Roads of Europe, The Wine Roads of France, The Wine Roads of Italy (Premio Barbi Colombini), and The Wine Roads of Spain. Other titles include The Wine and Food of Europe, The Food Lovers’ Companion Italy, The Food Lovers’ Companion France, Wine, a global history. Marc regularly lectures and hosts gastronomic cultural tours to Italy and France with Marti

Episode 859 Steve Raye interviews Silvano Brescianini, President of Consorzio Franciacorta in this installment of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guest: The Franciacorta Consortium is the body that 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: safeguarding the brand and the area, promoting the product in ongoing work on the production regulations and standards, raising consumer awareness 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 is presided over by Silvano Brescianini and has 121 wine estate members. You can find out more about this guest by visiting: Website: www.franciaco

Welcome to episode 858 in which host Polly Hammond interviews Patricia Wilcox in this episode of Uncorked Show description As the co-founder of New York's Awestruck Ciders, Patricia Wilcox knows a thing or two about the challenges of building – and bootstrapping – a successful alcohol brand. With her latest article, she’s pulled the curtain aside on some of the less-magical sides of organic social media. Today, we talk with her about what wine brands can do better. More about today’s Guest: Patricia Wilcox is the co-founder of her own craft cider company, Awestruck Ciders in upstate New York. Since founding her cidery in 2013, she's gone on to study International Master in Wine Tourism Innovation through Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Université de Bordeaux, and Universidade do Porto. Her wine expertise also includes the Introductory Certificate from the Court of Master Sommeliers and WSET Level 3 Certification in Wine with distinction. She is currently an editorial producer for WineMasters.tv and writer for D

Welcome to episode 857, the third in our new 7-part series with our fantastic partners, LUX Wines and Maze Row Wine Merchant. We are proud to present this series of interviews, diving deep into the heritage and legacy of their excellent Italian producers, celebrating the launch of the new brand identity for their importer, Maze Row Wine Merchant. Tune in every Saturday through to April 16th as we take an intimate look at these esteemed historic producers and their role as part of Maze Row. This episode has John Irwin interviewing Pietro Ratti of Cantina Ratti. Fresh from oenological school in Alba, Pietro was just 20 years old when his father, Renato Ratti, passed away suddenly, leaving him to take over the winery. Over the course of 30+ vintages, Pietro has not only proven himself an exemplary vintner, but an incredible ambassador for the region, and more specifically the commune of La Morra. Pietro served two terms as the President of the Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Dogliani. It was

Episode 855 Stevie Kim asks Professore Attilio Scienza another wine question, taken from the pool of questions posed by listeners all over Italy and beyond. In today’s episode he takes a question from Louise Harvey. 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: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/via-faqs/ winenews.it/en/an-italian-pro