Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to Episode 1333 on Italian Wine Podcast, today on Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo she will be interviewing Shelley Lindgren. More About today’s guest: Over the past 30 years, Shelley Lindgren has channeled her deep-seated appreciation for Italy into an award-winning career in wine. Introduced to the hospitality industry as a young student putting herself through college, Shelley's attention soon turned to wine. She earned her sommelier's certificate while working at San Francisco's iconic restaurant, Fleur de Lys, and went on to earn a culinary certificate at the Tante Marie Cooking School, and became a wine instructor for 12 years. In 2004 A16 opened, a neighborhood restaurant inspired by the cooking of Campania with an emphasis on certified VPN Neapolitan pizza. When she curated the wine list for A16, Shelley sought to showcase Italian wine beyond the well-known Barolos and Brunellos. A research trip that began in Naples quickly evolved into an exploration of southern Italy's rural