Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to Episode 1355; part of our new Italian wine interview series set in Dusseldorf, Germany. Today Joy Livingston interviews Andrea Leone, Export Manager of the Cotarella Family Wineries. Stevie Kim and her team travelled to Dusseldorf, Germany this March to collaborate with ITA, the Italian Trade Agency. ITA was organizing some incredible Masterclasses featuring the best wines Italy has to offer. Each masterclass was led by the Master Sommelier Eros Teboni (awarded Best Sommelier Worldwide in 2018), and they wanted us there to document the amazing 3 days! 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 brothers Riccardo and Renzo Cotarella are two of the greatest exponents of Italian enology and their company, Falesco, produces some of the best Merlot, Cabernet, Sangiovese and Roscetto from all over Italy. Cotarella is a name to combine with Italian wine. The family, originally from Monterubiaglio , near Orvieto , began