Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to episode 2513 of the Italian Wine Podcast from wine2wine Vinitaly Business Forum 2025 . The Italian Wine Podcast is proud to be a media partner of wine2wine Vinitaly Business Forum and is pleased to present this series of conversations from Vinitaly.USA in Chicago. wine2wine Vinitaly Business Forum is an international wine business event, held annually since 2014. This year the Forum was held alongside Vinitaly.USA in Chicago, taking it outside of Verona for the first time. Moderated by Juliana Colangelo IWA and Barbara Fitzgerald IWA, this session spotlights Italy's next generation of winemakers and emerging wineries. Innovative Italian startups showcase how they are experimenting with native grapes, sustainable practices, and new storytelling approaches to capture the attention of American consumers. Producers include Maria Faretra (Maria Faretra winery), Stephanie Cuadra (Lasorte Cuadra), Cecilia Longo (Terre Rosse Vallania), Federico Veronesi (Podere Guardia Grande), Marco Iuppa (Iuppa), and M