Italian Wine Podcast

Episode 837 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 Ciro Pirone 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-profe…

Welcome to Episode 836, E-commerce in the U.S. market: new "post-COVID" tools, with Steven Raye and Beniamino Garofalo. 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: Covid has had a significant impact on the U.S. market, particularly in terms of the expansion of wine e-commerce apps, sites and tools. Sales to consumers can now take place, on-premise (HoReCa), off-premise (retail) and “e-premise.” Producers need to understand the structures of the various tools and platforms supporting e-commerce as it is now being conducted in the U.S. And further, you’ll learn about ways to use these new tools to get past the roadblocks and complications that commonly occur going through a traditional ag

Episode 809 Wine Education & Market update in the U.S. (NorthEast) - Gianluca Queiroli IWA, Ciro Pirone IWA. These sessions were recorded through Swapcard at the Wine2Wine 2021 Business Forum and are being replayed here on the Italian Wine Podcast! 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: Dive into U.S. 3-tier system to import, distribute, and sell wines in the U.S. while understanding some major markets (MA, NY etc.) fluctuations by value and volume. Discuss the main reasons as to why these markets have performed well or not, such as travel restrictions, education, events, specifically from a distributor and retailer perspective. In particular, Gianluca and Ciro will disc

Episode 835 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode Victoria Cece interviews Michael Schmelzer. 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: Victoria Cece is a spirited writer and gastronome with a love of storytelling. Through her upbringing, Victoria has developed a deep admiration for Italian food and beverage culture. In her career, Victoria specializes in creative copywriting and content strategy, working with small-scale food and beverage businesses to boost their brand exposure. She believes that active promotion and education on our land and food, from traditions to nutrition, is the way to strengthening our communities. She channels this focus into her focus on writing, sharing stories on traditions, producers, and more.

Episode 834 Cynthia Chaplin interviews Phil Long, in this new installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast. More about today’s guests: Livermore Valley winemaker Phil Long is the president of the Association of African American Vintners (AAAV) and the founder of Longevity Wines, a brand based on his love affair with his wife, Debra. They were focused on offering inclusive wine experiences until Debra lost her battle with pancreatic cancer in 2019. Phil personally designed the delicate heart logo on their bottles, then had it tattooed on his forearm before she died so that she will always be with him. Longevity was named Livermore Valley’s Winery of the Year just a few days before Debra died and is now one of the largest brands in Livermore Valley thanks to a partnership with Bronco Wine Company. As president of AAAV, Phil is devoted to elevating awareness of African Americans in the wine industry and paving paths to wine careers for all minorities. If you want to learn more about today’s guests, you can

Episode 833 Marc Millon interviews Giancarlo Gariglio, in this episode of Italian Food & Wine with Marc Millon on the Italian Wine Podcast. More about today’s guest: Giancarlo Gariglio is the organizer of the international Vignerons d'Europe event, and he specializes as the Co-Editor of the Guida al Vino Quotidiano of Slow Food Editore. Sana Slow Food: If you want to learn more you can by visiting: www.linkedin.com/in/giancarlo-gariglio-a458438 slowfood.it vigneronsdeurope.it 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 I

Italian Wine Podcast ep. 529 bis Russian Tour Special Stevie Kim interviewes Francesco Pensabene - Trade Commissioner, Director of ICE MOSCOW, Trade Promotion Section of the Italian Embassy in Moscow, Coordinator for Russian Federation, Armenia & Belarus. Catalogo Borsa Vini - Vinitaly Russia: eventi.vinitalytour.com/en/catalogue/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

Episode 832 Steve Raye interviews Martin Sinkoff and Roger Bohmrich in this installment of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guests: Roger C. Bohmrich MW has enjoyed a long career in the wine trade, which he joined after receiving an MA in International Studies from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. He has worked at multiple tiers of the trade, spending many years with importers Frederick Wildman & Sons, last as Senior VP-Marketing. He was responsible for wineries from a dozen countries in that role. He also directed a department in all facets of brand management, sales promotion, and public relations. Roger was one of the first Americans to be awarded the Master of Wine title and was founding President of the Institute of Masters of Wine (No. America). As its Managing Partner, he set up Millesima USA, the affiliate of a prominent French online merchant, then established his own consultancy, Vintrinsic Solutions. More recen

Welcome to episode 831 in which host Polly Hammond interviews Robert Joseph in this episode of Uncorked, More about today’s guest: Robert Joseph is an editor at Large, Meininger’s Wine Business International Robert is a wine business consultant and an editorial consultant for Meininger’s Wine Business International, which he helped to launch in 2006. In 1983, after living in Burgundy for five years, he launched the Wine International magazine; set up the International Wine Challenge; became wine writer for the Sunday Telegraph and wrote his first book: The Wine Lists. He is the Chairman of the Wine Institute of Asia, and has chaired and launched wine competitions in several countries. Robert has been on the UK Who’s Who list since 2013, and the awards he has received include the Jacob’s Creek ‘Golden Vine’; ‘the Best Wine Guide in the World’; the Glenfiddich (twice); The Wine Guild of the United Kingdom Premier; the Marques de Caceres. He regularly appears on television and radio, and he is also regularly inv

Welcome to episode 830, the third in our new 7-part series with our fantastic partners, 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 Gallo's launch of this new brand identity for their importer, Maze Row Wine Merchant, shared for the first time in this episode with Marilisa Allegrini. Tune in every Saturday from 5 March through 16 April as we take an intimate look at these esteemed historic producers and their role as part of Maze Row. This episode has Sarah Bray of Batonnage Forum interviewing Marilisa Allegrini. The Allegrini Family has been producing wine for over four hundred years. Through its constant commitment to reinforcing and promoting agricultural traditions, it has made a significant contribution to the development of the Valpolicella area, helping it to become the cradle of great red wines. Today Allegrini today is a consolidated group of companies and one of the most dynamic

Episode 829 Stevie Kim chats with Richard Hough about the Professore’s new book, in our special SOS #everybodyneedsabitofscienza installment - this is a shout out to all the wine geeks out there - we need some feedback on the Professore's book, the English version of "Jumbo Shrimp guide to the origins, evolution and future of the grapevine" - The Italian Wine Podcast is part of the Mamma Jumbo Shrimp brand, and Mamma Jumbo Shrimp is all about breaking down difficult concepts into small bite size pieces... the issue here is that Professore Scienza's new book is well... a bit difficult to chew at this point, so we want to invite wine lovers out there to give us their input and advice, to make the final product more reader friendly. So have at it wine lovers, don't be shy! send your comments to @itawinepodcast on insta or info@italianwinepodcast.com 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

Episode 828 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 Jodie Hellman. 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 826 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode Ashlee Howell interviews Pierluca Proietti. 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: Ashlee Howell is a Vancouver based wine professional having served many roles in the wine trade over the past 10 years; from sommelier to consultant to buyer. She holds the DipWSET qualification, French and Italian Wine Scholar certifications, and is a Vinitaly International Academy Italian Wine Ambassador. After spending half of 2019 in Italy, fully submerged in the culture, vineyards, language, wine and way of life, she returned to Vancouver to share the best kept secrets among Italy’s high quality niche producers. As an Italian wine importer, she shares the stories of hard working, family

Welcome to episode 827 of Wine2Wine 2021 recorded sessions: Growing the field of Hispanic wine educators, Alberto Martinez Interiano IWA, Nadia Zenato 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 Hispanic consumer in the US (defined as people with origins in Latin America or Spain) is a significant segment of the US market both in terms of size and economic importance. Wine consumption among US Hispanic consumers has grown considerably during the last few years and represents a large, untapped opportunity. Hispanics have close cultural, linguistic, and culinary ties with many winegrowing countries and share similar values. However, the industry faces several challenges to

Episode 825 Cynthia Chaplin interviews Susie Barrie & Peter Richards MW’s, in this new installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast. More about today’s guests: Susie and Peter are Masters of Wine who happen to be married to each other. As well as being award-winning TV presenters, broadcasters, writers and event hosts, they also co-host the acclaimed Wine Blast podcast. If you want to learn more about today’s guests, you can by visiting: Website: www.susieandpeter.com Instagram: @susieandpeter Twitter: @wineschools @SusieBarrie 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 and Italy. She chose to center her career in Rome and immerse herself in the Italian wine sector, which is her passion. She has taught universit

Episode 824 Marc Millon interviews Antonio Tombolini, in this episode of Italian Food & Wine with Marc Millon on the Italian Wine Podcast. More about today’s guest: Experienced Senior Partner with a demonstrated history of working in the internet industry. Skilled in Digital Strategy, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), WordPress, Journalism, and Web Project Management. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a Certification "Expert in Telecommunication Marketing" focused in Marketing from University of Oxford, Department for Continuing Education. He is also very passionate about food and wine and in this episode we discover all sides of this guest! If you want to learn more you can by visiting: linkedin.com/in/antoniotombolini Twitter: TomBolini 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 fath

Episode 823 Steve Raye interviews Don Kavanagh in this installment of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guest: Don Kavanagh - Wine-Searcher's editor - has spent the past 25 years either working in the wine trade or writing about it, in his native Ireland, the UK, and New Zealand. At various times a wine merchant, bartender, moonshiner, magazine editor and news journalist, Wine-Searcher provides the perfect opportunity to combine his two great passions. You can find out more about this guest by visiting: www.wine-searcher.com More about the host Steve Raye: Steve Raye of Bevology Inc originally joined our weekly lineup with narrations from his book “How to get US Market Ready” - but everyone just loved him so much, we brought him back with this series of interviews that informs and inspires! Each week he speaks to industry professionals; guests who have gained valuable experience in the Italian wine sector and have insightful tips and stories that can help

Welcome to episode 822 in which host Polly Hammond interviews Carol Franzia in this episode of Uncorked. Four generations of California winemaking, a pop culture icon, and one seriously badass grandmother. Today, we sit down with Carol Franzia to share the real stories of history, heritage, and the legacy of hard work that inspires Zinc House Farm, the next step for the Franzia family. More about today’s guest: Carol Franzia is Co-Founder, Winemaker & Food Product Development for Zinc House Farm. When Carol isn’t making wine she can be found gardening, making preserves and soap, teaching Master Foods Preserver courses at the local agriculture extension office or on gopher patrol on the farm. The mother of triplet girls, Carol is also the head of Zinc House Farm’s egg operation with over 30 happy hens. She is responsible for sourcing and making our delicious and memorable handcrafted wines. Currently, Carol has a 2018 Amador County Zinfandel and 2019 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon that she sourced and crushed,

Welcome to episode 821, the second in our new 7-part series with our fantastic partner LUX Wines. We are proud to present this series of interviews, diving deep into the heritage and legacy of their excellent Italian producers, in the run up to the launch of the new brand identity for their importer, which will be shared on March 16 in an episode with Marilisa Allegrini. Tune in every Saturday from 5 March through 16 April as we take an intimate look at these highly esteemed, historic producers and their role as part of the Lux family of wines. This episode is an interview with Sicilian winemaker Giuseppe Tornatore and Sarah Bray, selected by LUX Wine Portfolio as moderator for 3 episodes of the series. The Tornatore family have been growing grapes on the slopes of Mt. Etna in Sicily since 1865. Deep ties to Castiglione di Sicilia were developed when Giuseppe’s grandfather and uncle worked closely with the local government to define vineyard boundaries and names of local districts. The winery lies on the nort

Episode 819 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 Valeria Tenison. 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-p