Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to Episode 2185 of the Italian Wine Podcast and Stevie Kim’s Ambassadors’ Corner on Clubhouse. In this episode Ilia Sakharov interviews Giuseppe Pinna from the Argiolas winery in Sardinia. Today’s learning objectives: to understand the 2024 vintage for Sardinia and especially the Argiolas winery to discover the influence of the huge popularity of the modern style of Spanish Garnacha and its influences on the Canonnau image.  Co-Moderator – Ilia Sakharov Ilia began his wine career in 2021 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, working as a sommelier in restaurants and wine bars. He later moved to Almaty, Kazakhstan, where he expanded his role to include import and distribution management. In 2023, inspired by his first trips to Italy and a visit to Argiolas winery, Ilia decided to specialize in Italian wines. He earned the Italian Wine Maestro certification and became a certified Italian Wine Ambassador. Now based in Baku, Azerbaijan, Ilia is the co-founder and CEO of iWine.az, a wine school, and serves as