Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to the Asia Wine Market and Episode 2521 of the Italian Wine Podcast. Today, Roza Zharmukhambetova sits down with Adriano Albanese, the Asia-Pacific Export Manager for Tommasi Family Estates. Together, they explore Adriano’s journey and the lessons he’s learned from working on both sides of the wine industry, for an importer and now as a wine producer representative. Key learning objectives: Understand the Chinese wine market: its structure, major players, consumer trends, and key cities. Explore the Asia-Pacific market, and how Tommasi develops Valpolicella and Amarone wines across Asian markets. Gain practical insights into cross-cultural adaptation, partnerships, and long-term brand strategy in Asia. More about today’s guest: Adriano Albanese is the Asia-Pacific Export Manager for Tommasi Family Estates. He brings extensive international experience in the wine industry across the UK, China, and Thailand, and is currently based in Bangkok. With a background in Chinese langu