Welcome to Episode 1003 Steve Raye interviews Valentina Abbona of Cantine dei Marchesi di Barolo in this installment of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People on the Italian Wine Podcast.

About today’s guest:

Valentina Abbona, 6th generation at Cantine dei Marchesi di Barolo

together with her brother Davide, lives a passionate and profound

relationship with wine, which for her is emotion, feeling, history,

terroir and - above all - home.

Her experience begins in her family's cellars - a plunge to the heart

every time she returns from long journeys - and it is here that the

operativity of her daily work grows.

After attending to the Liceo Scientifico in Alba, she moved to Milan

where she attended the Bocconi University, where she graduated in

Business and Economics.

During these years, her personal and professional training grew

constantly thanks to various school-exchange programs, which took

her from Manchester to Hyderabad (India) and then to New York.

Her highly "international" career continues in Shanghai, where she

worked for about a year for a niche high-profile consultancy firm.

Meanwhile she was attending university, she also accompanied her

mother Anna on her numerous business trips all around the world,

which allowed her grasp the most diverse perspectives of the wine

business and to exploit them in the perfect crossroads of tradition

and innovation represented today by Marchesi di Barolo.

To learn more visit:

www.marchesibarolo.com

@marchesibarolo

More about the host Steve Raye:

Steve Raye of Bevology Inc originally joined our weekly lineup with narrations from his book “How to get US Market Ready” - but everyone just loved him so much, we brought him back with this series of interviews that informs and inspires! Each week he speaks to industry professionals; guests who have gained valuable experience in the Italian wine sector and have insightful tips and stories that can help anyone who wants to learn about getting US Market Ready!

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Website: www.bevologyinc.com/

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