

Italian Wine Podcast
Italian Wine Podcast
The Italian Wine Podcast is a storytelling project dedicated to the fascinating world of Italian wine. New episodes are published every day – so stay tuned! With more grape varieties and more diverse grape growing regions than any other country in the world, the story of Italian wine is a rich and captivating one. While the popularity of Italian wine continues to grow in every corner of the globe, inspired by a deep affection for the Italian way of life, the Italian Wine Podcast seeks to entertain, educate and inform. Embracing Italian food, travel, lifestyle and culture, IWP has something for every taste!
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Jan 13, 2023 • 16min
Ep. 1232 Scienza Seminar At Taormina Gourmet Pt. 2 | Everybody Needs A Bit Of Scienza
Welcome to Episode 1232 of #everybodyneedsabitofscienza Part 2 of 5 of The wines of tomorrow. Exclusive tasting of 10 wines with Attilio Scienza. Tune in and listen to the Professore in Sicily at the Taormina Gourmet Seminar. Here he talks vine genetics, native grapes, leads a tasting and so much more!If you want to learn more about the Professore:The one who checks all the facts and regulates when we mistakenly type "Verdicchio" in place of "Vermentino.” Attilio Scienza is a full professor at the University of Milan in the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences where he teaches courses on genetic improvements to the vine; he also teaches Viticulture in the Master’s program of the University of Turin in Asti. He has been the lead for many national research projects in the field of physiology, agricultural techniques, and vine genetics. As the author of over 350 publications on vine and viticulture in national and international journals, you can bet he knows his stuff!To find out more about Attilio Scienza visit:vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/via-faqs/winenews.it/en/an-italian-profe…l-be-one-of_307764/If you want to learn more about Stevie Kim, the Scienza wrangler:Stevie hosts Clubhouse sessions each week (visit Italian Wine Club & Wine Business on Clubhouse), these recorded sessions are then released on the podcast to immortalize them! She often also joins Professor Scienza in his shows to lend a hand keeping our Professor in check! You can also find her taking a hit for the team when she goes “On the Road”, all over the Italian countryside, visiting wineries and interviewing producers, enjoying their best food and wine – all in the name of bringing us great Pods!To find out more about Stevie Kim visit:Facebook: @steviekim222Instagram: @steviekim222Website: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram @italianwinepodcastFacebook @ItalianWinePodcastTwitter @itawinepodcastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!

Jan 12, 2023 • 1h 3min
Ep. 1230 Valentina Severinova Interviews Simone Foti | Clubhouse Ambassador's Corner
Welcome to Episode 1230 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode Valentina Severinova Interviews Simone Foti. These sessions are recorded from Clubhouse and replayed here on the Italian Wine Podcast!Listen in on this series as Italian Wine Ambassadors all over the world chat with Stevie and their chosen wine producer. Which producer would you interview if you had your pick?More about today’s Co-Moderator:Valentina Severinova is an Italian wine ambassador based in Moscow, Russia. Working as a sales manager of industrial packaging, 2 years ago Valentina decided to dive into the wine. She has her own tasting club and teaches Italian wine at sommelier school, helps wine distributors with the portfolio. She is also wine journalist and blogger, promoting Italian wines on Russian market.To learn more visit:Facebook www.facebook.com/valentina.krasun…?mibextid=LQQJ4dInstagram www.instagram.com/buonvino_da_valentina/LinkedIn ru.linkedin.com/in/valentina-seve…www.google.com%2FAbout today’s guest producer:Simone Foti was born in Catania in 1994. Following in his father’s footsteps, from an early age he showed a great interest in viticulture, accompanying his father among vineyards and wineries. After high school and after a harvest in California, he attended the prestigious wine school of Beaune, in Burgundy, where he graduated in 2018. He continued his international experience in Burgundy and in other areas of wine-growing France (Loire, Champagne, Jura) where he came into contact with the excellence of French oenology. Back on Mt. Etna Simone is an active part of the family business where he deals specifically with the vineyards and winegrowing process. In 2021 together with his brother Andrea he released his own wine Radica (root) – pure grenache made from very old vines.To learn more visit:Facebook www.facebook.com/ivignerietnaInstagram www.instagram.com/ivigneri_salvofoti/Website - www.ivigneri.it/en/More about the moderator Stevie Kim:Stevie hosts Clubhouse sessions each week (visit Italian Wine Club & Wine Business on Clubhouse), these recorded sessions are then released on the podcast to immortalize them! She often also joins Professor Scienza in his shows to lend a hand keeping our Professor in check! You can also find her taking a hit for the team when she goes “On the Road”, all over the Italian countryside, visiting wineries and interviewing producers, enjoying their best food and wine – all in the name of bringing us great Pods!To find out more about Stevie Kim visit:Facebook: @steviekim222Instagram: @steviekim222Website: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram @italianwinepodcastFacebook @ItalianWinePodcastTwitter @itawinepodcastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/

Jan 12, 2023 • 28min
Ep. 1231 Latvian Wine Market | wine2wine Business Forum 2021
Welcome to episode 1231, The Latvian Wine Market.Wine2Wine Business Forum 2021 Series. The sessions are recorded and uploaded on Italian Wine Podcast. wine2wine is an international wine business forum, held annually in Verona Italy since 2014. The event is a key reference point for wine producers and a diverse variety of wine professionals eager to develop and grow their wine business worldwide.About this SessionLatvia is very young as an independent country and as a wine market. Distance from the former republic of the Soviet Union in 1991 when the city of Riga – the capital of Latvia with a population of about 1 million people was a city with a dozen restaurants and bars, to today’s hundreds of wine sales and consumption points and the Latvian sommelier Raymond Tomsons who won the title of the Best Sommelier in Europe in 2017 and took the 3rd place at the World’s Best Sommelier in 2019. Italian Wine Ambassador Andrejs Batkilins living in Latvia and Valdis Lucis – owner of Latvian wine importing company will make introduction and the spotlight on the wine market in Latvia. Who are local major players in this business sector, how to work small/medium size importers and retailers of Italian wines? Distribution channels and the difficulties that Latvian importers have working with Italian wine sector. Short overview of Latvian customer’s habits and behaviour.About the Speaker:Andrejs Batkilins IWA is a wine writer and journalist and the owner and scholar of “Prosecco & Lambrusco” wine club in Latvia. In 2018 he obtained the WSET Level II certification. He became Italian Wine Scholar at Wine Scholar Guild in 2019 and Italian Wine Ambassador of Vinitaly International Academy in 2021.Connect:Instagram: andreabatkilinAbout the Speaker:Valdis Lusis is the Owner and CEO of the wine and spirits importing company VINEA MEA sia. The main clients of company are HoReCa and private clients. Company works mainly with leading restaurants and hotels. 25 years experience in the business.Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram @italianwinepodcastFacebook @ItalianWinePodcastTwitter @itawinepodastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, cin cin!

Jan 11, 2023 • 24min
Ep. 1229 Lydia Richards & Maria Calvert | Voices With Cynthia Chaplin
Welcome to Episode 1229, in which Cynthia Chaplin interviews Maria Calvert and Lydia Richards, in this installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast.Today’s episode is one recorded at the wine2wine Business Forum 2021.About today’s guest Maria:Maria was born in Quito, Ecuador but grew up in Queens, NYC - the most diverse place in the United States! Maria started to fall in love with food & wine while studying abroad in Spain and traveling to numerous cities, including Porto, Portugal, where she visited her first winery. Since that first tasting room, she has eagerly sought out new winemakers from close-to-home regions like Virginia all the way to the Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc hotspots of New Zealand.Today, Maria's time is split between NYC and Washington DC. She is a Public Relations Consultant who offers her expertise to start-ups and established brands in food and wine. Maria is committed to supporting businesses that share Hispanics in Wine’s mission of empowering women and amplifying the voices of the BIPOC, Hispanic, and Latinx communities.To find out more visit:Website: www.hispanicsinwine.com/Website: www.mariacalvertpr.com/Instagram: www.instagram.com/hispanicsinwine/www.instagram.com/mariarcalvert/Twitter: twitter.com/MariaRCalvertAbout Lydia Richards:Lydia is a Certified Sommelier from the Sommelier Society of America and holds the WSET Level 3 Advanced Certification; currently a WSET Level 4 Diploma student. Originally from Panama, Lydia’s passion for wine began while living in Paris and having the opportunity to travel to multiple French wine regions. After moving to New York, she worked in Marketing and PR for multiple industries before pursuing her dream of becoming a wine evangelist. Lydia worked as a Marketing Manager for the Wine Cellarage, a fine wine online retailer, and founded her private wine consultancy focusing on bilingual (Spanish and English) PR, education, tastings, and events, Vino Concierge, in 2017. She was a Senior Account Executive at Colangelo & Partners, an integrated wine and spirits communications agency, working with their Spanish and South American accounts; and as of January 2021, she is a PR Manager for Taub Family Companies: Palm Bay International & Taub Family Selections. Lydia is also a member of Les Dames d'Escoffier New York, a female collective of industry leaders in food, beverage & hospitality supporting aspiring professional women via education, advocacy & philanthropy.In September 2020, Lydia co-launched an exciting passion project alongside wine colleagues Maria Calvert and Ivonne Nill, called Hispanics in Wine, is a centralized digital hub dedicated to amplifying Hispanic / Latinx roots in the beverage and hospitality industries.To learn more about this guest visit:Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/lrichards16www.taubfamilyselections.com/www.vinoconcierge.wine/Instagram: @lydia_vinoconciergeTo learn more about today's host visit:Facebook: Italian Wines in EnglishInstagram: kiss_my_glassxLinkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-chaplin-190647179/Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram @italianwinepodcastFacebook @ItalianWinePodcastTwitter @itawinepodcastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!

Jan 10, 2023 • 28min
Ep. 1228 Sarah Heller MW | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon
Welcome to Episode 1228 in which Marc Millon interviews Sarah Heller MW in this installment of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon on the Italian Wine Podcast.More about today’s guest:Wine educator and wine branding expert, content creator and proprietor of Radix + Folium Design.Recently appointed to the faculty of the Vinitaly International Academy, Sarah Heller is a content creator, visual artist and wine branding expert based in Hong Kong and at 30 is the world’s youngest Master of Wine. Having graduated from Yale University with a degree in fine art, Sarah began her career in the New York and Hong Kong wine trades and wineries in France and Italy. She was Executive Director of events and education firm Meiburg Wine Media in Hong Kong for three years. As well as being a Master of Wine and an Associate of the Institute of Wine and Spirits, Sarah is a Society of Wine Educators Certified Specialist of Wine and Spirits. She is the proprietor of Radix + Folium Design.If you want to learn more visit:sarahheller.com/vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/vi…nal-academy/More about the host Marc Millon:Marc Millon, VIA Italian Wine Ambassador 2021, has been travelling, eating, drinking, learning and writing about wine, food and travel for nearly 40 years. Born in Mexico, with a mother from Hawaii via Korea and an anthropologist father from New York via Paris, he was weaned on exotic and delicious foods. Marc and his photographer wife Kim are the authors of 14 books including a pioneering series of illustrated wine-food-travel books: The Wine Roads of Europe, The Wine Roads of France, The Wine Roads of Italy (Premio Barbi Colombini), and The Wine Roads of Spain. Other titles include The Wine and Food of Europe, The Food Lovers’ Companion Italy, The Food Lovers’ Companion France, Wine, a global history. Marc regularly lectures and hosts gastronomic cultural tours to Italy and France with Martin Randall Travel, the UK’s leading cultural travel specialist. He is soon to begin a regular series on Italian Wine Podcast, ‘Wine, food and travel with Marc Millon’. When not on the road Marc lives on the River Exe in Devon, EnglandTo learn more visit:quaypress.uk/marcmillon.co.ukvino.co.ukquaypress.comLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marc-millon-50868624Twitter: @Marc_MillonLet's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram @italianwinepodcastFacebook @ItalianWinePodcastTwitter @itawinepodcastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!

Jan 9, 2023 • 31min
Ep. 1227 Francesco Minetti | Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People
Welcome to Episode 1227 in which Steve Raye interviews Francesco Minetti of Well com, in this installment of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People, on the Italian Wine Podcast.Today’s episode is one recorded at the wine2wine Business Forum 2021.About today’s guest:Francesco was born in Alba and is the owner and CEO of Well com, the largest Italian wine communication agency. He has contributed to the international development of some of the most famous Italian brands, working for Protection Consortiums, large companies and boutique wineries. Co-presenter of the podcast “La retroetichetta”, he has developed a strategic methodology called identity-centered design and carries out academic research and mentoring for agri-food start-ups. After graduating with honors in Economics from Bocconi, he worked on financial market infrastructure in the London Stock Exchange group in Italy, England and Mongolia. For the past 10 years, he has lived between the Langhe and Milan. In addition to gastronomy and travel, he is passionate about personal growth, music and design.To learn more visit:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/francesco-minetti-98b44a6/Website: wellcomonline.com/en/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!To learn more visit:Website: www.bevologyinc.com/Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram @italianwinepodcastFacebook @ItalianWinePodcastTwitter @itawinepodcastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!

Jan 8, 2023 • 23min
Ep. 1226 Giulia Scalzini | The Next Generation
Welcome to episode 1226, in which host Victoria Cece interviews Giulia Scalzinithis week on The Next Generation.The Next Generation where Victoria Cece interviews young Italian wine people shaking up the wine scene.More about today’s guest:Giulia is a young Italian winemaker, PhD student in Innovation in enology and vigneronne in Castagneto Carducci. Together with her father, Giulia is very proud to run the Poggio al Grillo winery. Poggio al Grillo is her dream come true, which step by step involved the whole family. They produce and believe in Aleatico, but not only! She loves wine, simple things, and authenticity.To learn more visit:Website: Www.aziendaagricolapoggioalgrillo.itLinkedin:Facebook:Instagram: @poggioalgrilloMore about the host:Victoria Cece is a food and beverage storyteller whose curiosity is somewhere deep in a bowl of pasta or a bottle of wine. A fool for history, you can find her reading up about ancient grape varietals or wandering around a little Italian town eating everything in sight, under her alias Slutti Spaghetti.To learn more visit:Instagram: @sluttispaghettiTwitter: @sluttispaghettiLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-cece/Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram @italianwinepodcastFacebook @ItalianWinePodcastTwitter @itawinepodcastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!

Jan 7, 2023 • 18min
Ep. 1225 Marilisa Allegrini Pt. 2 | On The Road Edition With Stevie Kim
Welcome to episode 1217, another episode of “On The Road Edition”, hosted by Stevie Kim. Today Stevie sits down with Marilisa Allegrini at her Tuscan estate of San Polo. This episode is Part 2 of 2!More about San Polo:Located on the south-eastern slope of the Montalcino hill, at 450 metres above the sea level, the 22-hectare San Polo Estate is a project of Marilisa Allegrini, who bought it in 2007. The area is characterized by a breezy and dry microclimate with strong seasonal and day-night temperature variations. The winery, a fine example of ecologically sustainable architecture, was designed to minimize energy consumption and environmental impact. Indeed, the essence of San Polo is to trace the wines back to the vineyard where the grapes grew, in order to fully express the concept of terroir.To learn more about San Polo visit:www.sanpolomontalcino.it/enTo learn more about visit:More about the host:Stevie Kim hosts Clubhouse sessions each week (visit Italian Wine Club & Wine Business on Clubhouse), these recorded sessions are then released on the podcast to immortalize them! She often also joins Professor Scienza in his shows to lend a hand keeping our Professor in check! You can also find her taking a hit for the team when she goes “On the Road”, all over the Italian countryside, visiting wineries and interviewing producers, enjoying their best food and wine – all in the name of bringing us great Pods!To learn more visit:Facebook: @steviekim222Instagram: @steviekim222Website: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram @italianwinepodcastFacebook @ItalianWinePodcastTwitter @itawinepodcastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!

Jan 6, 2023 • 17min
Ep. 1224 Scienza Seminar At Taormina Gourmet Pt. 1 | Everybody Needs A Bit Of Scienza
Welcome to Episode 1224 of #everybodyneedsabitofscienza Part 1 of 5 of The wines of tomorrow. Exclusive tasting of 10 wines with Attilio Scienza. Tune in and listen to the Professore in Sicily at the Taormina Gourmet Seminar. Here he talks vine genetics, native grapes, leads a tasting and so much more!If you want to learn more about the Professore:The one who checks all the facts and regulates when we mistakenly type "Verdicchio" in place of "Vermentino.” Attilio Scienza is a full professor at the University of Milan in the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences where he teaches courses on genetic improvements to the vine; he also teaches Viticulture in the Master’s program of the University of Turin in Asti. He has been the lead for many national research projects in the field of physiology, agricultural techniques, and vine genetics. As the author of over 350 publications on vine and viticulture in national and international journals, you can bet he knows his stuff!To find out more about Attilio Scienza visit:vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/via-faqs/winenews.it/en/an-italian-profe…l-be-one-of_307764/If you want to learn more about Stevie Kim, the Scienza wrangler:Stevie hosts Clubhouse sessions each week (visit Italian Wine Club & Wine Business on Clubhouse), these recorded sessions are then released on the podcast to immortalize them! She often also joins Professor Scienza in his shows to lend a hand keeping our Professor in check! You can also find her taking a hit for the team when she goes “On the Road”, all over the Italian countryside, visiting wineries and interviewing producers, enjoying their best food and wine – all in the name of bringing us great Pods!To find out more about Stevie Kim visit:Facebook: @steviekim222Instagram: @steviekim222Website: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram @italianwinepodcastFacebook @ItalianWinePodcastTwitter @itawinepodcastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!

Jan 5, 2023 • 43min
Ep. 1223 WSET Throughout The Pandemic | wine2wine Business Forum 2021
Welcome to episode 1223, WSET Throughout The PandemicThis is part of the Wine2Wine Business Forum 2021 Series. The sessions are recorded and uploaded on Italian Wine Podcast. wine2wine is an international wine business forum, held annually in Verona Italy since 2014. The event is a key reference point for wine producers and a diverse variety of wine professionals eager to develop and grow their wine business worldwide.About the SpeakersRachel WebsterSince joining WSET in 2012 Rachel has been instrumental in extending the network of Approved Programme Providers (APPs) across the Americas and EMEA regions. Primarily focussed on increasing both APP access to Educator Training Programmes and WSET’s presence at international trade fairs, she now holds a pivotal role on the WSET Leadership Team as Business Development Director for the EMEA region.Connect:Instagram: rachwinegeekTwitter: Rach_Wine_GeekLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-webste…ipwset-a7a89453/Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram @italianwinepodcastFacebook @ItalianWinePodcastTwitter @itawinepodastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, cin cin!