Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to episode 1185, in which host Polly Hammond interviews Pablo Fernandez, this week on Uncorked.More about today's guest:Pablo is from Florianópolis, Brazil. His background is Engineering and Project Management, working for 15 years with greenfield projects in the energy sector. In 2019, however, he decided to take a sabbatical from his career and after driving 13,000 kilometers through Italy, he realized that his true love and his purpose in life were there. He decided to follow this vocation for the Bel Paese and to turn it into a profession, beginning his training in wine taking several certificates in a short time (Professional Sommelier, WSET Level 3, Italian Wine Scholar). In 2022 he began studying for the WSET Diploma certificate. Also in 2022, Pablo becomes the Italian Wine Ambassador of the Vinitaly International Academy - following the course in London, thus realizing the dream of working with his true passion: Italy and its food, wine, culture and history. Pablo is now working to bring Vinitaly International Academy basic and intermediate courses to the Brazilian public, as he strongly believes in the potential of this market for Italian wines.. He also writes about wine for the websites southamericawineguide.com and vinhosunica.com.br.To learn more visit:Instagramwww.instagram.com/psfernandez/Twittertwitter.com/psfernandezLinkedInwww.linkedin.com/in/psfernandezWebsitelinktr.ee/psfernandezMore about the host:Polly is Founder and CEO of 5forests. She splits her time between Barcelona, Auckland, and Napa, consulting, writing, and speaking about the trends that impact today’s wine businesses. She’s an advisor to New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, host of Uncorked with the Italian Wine Podcast, cohost of the Real Business of Wine with Robert Joseph, and, occasionally, a knitter.Polly is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where she earned degrees in International Relations and French. Those studies led to a deep and abiding love affair with behavioral Economics, and her wine work is based on insights into all the crazy and irrational reasons consumers engage with brands. With over 20 years’ experience in growing successful companies, Polly knows first-hand the challenges faced by independent businesses. She approaches each client experience with empathy and understanding for what it takes to adapt and thrive in the real world.To learn more visit:Twitter: @mme_hammondInstagram: @pollyhammond_website: 5forests.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!

Welcome to episode 1183, another installment of 'On The Road Edition', hosted by Stevie Kim. Today Stevie sits down with Michele Tessari of the Ca’ Rugate Winery in Verona. And remember, this episode is in the ITALIAN language, however, if you would like to experience it English, please click the link and visit our Mamma Jumbo Shrimp channel on YouTube where we have added subtitles to this interview! youtu.be/um-pVdya1isMore about todays show:Ca’ Rugate is in the heart of 3 DOC, Lessini Durello, Valpolicella and Soave. In the cellar of Ca' Rugate you will find their flagship wines, Monte Alto Soave Classico, Amarone and the unique Studio wine. Ca' Rugate is a winery with more than 100 years of history linked to the Tessari family for four generations and the Rugate hill near the centre of Bronoligo. Already at the beginning of the 20th century, Amedeo Tessari started producing his own wine, thus beginning the history of Ca' Rugate. His son Fulvio and his grandson Amedeo produced the first bottles under the Ca' Rugate brand name. In 2001 the fourth generation joined the company and a process of renewal began. Today Ca' Rugate is a company rooted in the territory but with an international outlook, with 90 hectares of its own vineyards and a production that knows how to respect tradition and embrace innovation.To learn more about Ca’ Rugate visit:www.carugate.it/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!

Welcome to Episode 1182, where the professore takes questions from the wine community and answers them in his inimitable way! These shows are generally in the Italian language. Today’s question comes from Susannah Gold.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!

Welcome to Episode 1181; MW versus MS- Deconstructing the mythsWelcome to 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 SpeakersCaro Maurer MWIn 2011 Caro Maurer MW became the first female Master of Wine from the German speaking countries. Since more than 25 years Caro is working as a wine writer.Caro also works as a wine educator for WSET Diploma in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Bordeaux, Paris, Tuscany and Norway. She is deeply involved in the education of MW students at the Institute of Masters of Wine where she is also chair of the Admission Committee and member of the Council.Connect:Facebook: www.facebook.com/caro.maurer.5Instagram: caro.maurerTwitter: caromaurerLinkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/caro-maurer-82742723/About the SpeakersHelga Louise Schroeder MSHelga Louise Schroeder MS was born in August 1974. After graduating from school she opted for an apprenticeship as a hotel expert rather than going to university; employments in France, GB, Switzerland and Germany followed suit. At the beginning of 2000s she successfully achieved the Sommelier Diploma (CCI) and from this moment onwards it was literally all about wine. In 2019 she became the first female Master Sommelier (Court of Master Sommeliers, London) of German speaking countriesAbout the Moderator:Pietro RussoBorn in 1985 in Marsala from a family long dedicated to winemaking , Pietro Russo graduated with a degree in viticulture and winemaking from Conegliano Veneto and a Master Degree from Bordeaux. His career includes working periods spent in Bordeaux and Languedoc, Andalusia, New Zealand and Piedmont, where he has developed a long hands-on experience in winemaking and an insatiable passion for wineConnect:Instagram: pietro.russo_enoLinkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/pietro-russo-4a03a6129/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!

Welcome to Episode 1180 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode Sheila Donohue interviews Antonella Manuli. 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?Guest-ModeratorSheila Donohue - VeroVino Founder, CEO, and Sommelier is a New Yorker who has been living in Italy for 20 years. After becoming a sommelier and getting to know hundreds of smaller producers with great tasting authentic products, but mainly unknown around the US, she decided to start 'spreading the love' by bringing these hidden gems from anywhere in the world direct to people who want to explore and experience more out of wine, food and life.To learn more visit:Facebook www.facebook.com/verovinogustoInstagram verovinogustoTwitter verovinogustoLinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/sheiladonohue/Website www.verovinogusto.com/our-storyAbout today’s guest producer:Antonella Manuli is an entrepreneur who grew up in Italy, Switzerland and the United States, she finishes her university studies in California, where she meets and shares the values of the Organic Movement.In Italy she worked in the field of auditing and finance, before arriving in the Tuscan Maremma and following the Terme di Saturnia Spa Resort. In the meantime, falling in love with the territory and its original environmental, historical and landscape characteristics, she searches for the land that today makes up the biodynamic Fattoria La Maliosa which produces natural wines, extra virgin olive oil and honey. With the agronomist and researcher Lorenzo Corino, they developed the wine project, consolidating and growing together with him highly innovative agronomic techniques for an ever greater sustainability of wine and olive production, now codified with the name of CORINO METHOD.She collaborates with Lorenzo Corino in numerous cultural dissemination and training projects. She was editor of Corino's book “The Essence of wine and natural viticulture” and co-author of the essay “Vegetable biodynamics, the future of natural wine”, published by the Fondazione Istud – Mondadori Università. She is a teacher and speaker at numerous courses and conferences at national and international level, dedicated to the theme of sustainability in the world of wine and agriculture.To learn more visit:Facebook www.facebook.com/LaMaliosaInstagram lamaliosaTwitter fattorialamaliosaLinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/antonellamanuli/Website fattorialamaliosa.it/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/

Welcome to Episode 1179 Cynthia Chaplin interviews Amanda McCrossin, in this installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast.More about today’s guest:Amanda McCrossin is a certified sommelier, wine personality and TikTok/Instagram/YouTube creator. When she was sommelier and wine director at PRESS restaurant in Napa Valley, Amanda worked on the largest and most comprehensive selection of wines in the world for this area. Under her, this selection has thrived, garnering nominations, accolades and awards from nearly every major food, wine and hospitality publication. She has been featured in Food & Wine Magazine, the Food Network and the San Francisco Chronicle; she has been on the cover of SOMM Journal and most recently she has been featured in Wine Enthusiast, which named her “Sommelier of the Year”. Today Amanda is regarded as a distinguished expert on Napa Valley wine and is regularly invited by media and conference organizers such as the Aspen Food & Wine Classic and Premiere Napa Valley.Her wine2wine topic this year was entitled: #winetok: why time is running out on one of the greatest marketing tools in the world and how to take advantage of itTo learn more visit:www.amandamccrossin.com/about/www.instagram.com/sommvivant/twitter.com/sommvivantAbout today’s Host:Cynthia Chaplin is a VIA certified Italian Wine Ambassador, a professional sommelier with FIS and the WSA, a member of Le Donne del Vino, and a Professor of Italian wine and culture. Born in the USA, she’s lived in Europe since 1990. Italian wine, in particular rosé, is her passion. She works with embassies, corporations and private clients, creating and presenting tastings, events, seminars and in-depth courses. Cynthia is a wine writer, a judge at international wine and sake competitions, she consults with restaurants and enotecas developing comprehensive wine lists and food pairings, and she advises clients who want to curate an Italian wine collection. She currently works for Vinitaly International in Verona as a Project Manager, Educator, and the host of VOICES Series on The Italian Wine Podcast, focusing on diversity and inclusion in the global wine industry.To learn more 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!

Welcome to Episode 1178 in which Marc Millon interviews Sabrina Tedeschi in this installment of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon on the Italian Wine Podcast.More about today’s guest:Sabrina Tedeschi was born in a fermentor, as one of her mentors said. After completing a Master’s degree with honors in Food Technology in the Agronomic University of Milan and an internship in Burgundy an the Oenology University (Burgundy – France).She taught Oenology and Microbiology in the Oenology School of San Michele All’Adige Institute (the top oenology school in Italy, today) and she worked also as a Researcher. She collaborated with the Milan Agronomic University as well for seminar lessons.On January 2000 she joined her family’s wine business in Valpolicella, sharing responsibilities with her sister Antonietta and his brother Riccardo, the winemaker. She’s currently in charge of the Marketing, and manages part of the export sales. Today, Tedeschi is one of the leading wineries of the Valpolicella: recognized as one of the pioneers of cru wines in the region, the family contribute to the growing appreciation for the wines of the province of Verona across the globe.On April 2016 she became President of Historic Families (a 3 year term). Today she is the president of Antica Bottega del Vino, owned by Historic Families.She is member of Donne del Vino association.To learn more:Website: WWW.TEDESCHIWINES.COMInstagram: TEDESCHIWINESLinkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/15835865/admin/Facebook: TEDESCHIWINESTwitter: TEDESCHIWINESMore 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!

Welcome to Episode 1177 in which Steve Raye interviews Mike Wangbickler, in this installment of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People, on the Italian Wine Podcast.About today’s guests:Michael Wangbickler is President of Balzac Communications and Marketing, a specialist agency supporting the food and beverage industries. With nearly 30 years of experience in marketing and public relations, Mike is a trusted advisor and strategic consultant to his clients. His agency delivers tailored solutions for clients with values that align with his own.He guides clients through the process of achieving their vision and transforming their business through sustainable growth, teamwork, transparency and inclusivity.As a studied disciple of Walt Disney, Mike thinks it’s fun to do the impossible. He believes leadership, imagination, and innovation require a certain level of fearlessness and he encourages his team to step off the worn pathways and break new ground. He leads a team who are driven forward by the stories that inspire people to share in a dream. It is with this philosophy that he’s guided successful marketing and communications campaigns for more than 70 global companies and trade associations from a dozen countries.Mike earned his Level 4 Diploma in Wine & Spirits from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) in 2006; passed the rigorous Certified Wine Educator (CWE) from the Society of Wine Educators (SWE) in 2008; and became a WSET Certified Educator in 2012. In addition to his duties at Balzac, he also teaches wine classes at Napa Valley College (NVC). In 2021, Mike was appointed the President of the American Wine Society (AWS), the U.S.’s largest consumer wine appreciation and education organization in the United States.Learn more:linkedin.com/in/mwangbicklerbalzac.com (Company)htbpodcast.com (Podcast)greenwinefuture.com/ (Event)mwangbicklerMore 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!

Welcome to episode 1176, in which host Polly Hammond interviews Dave Foss, this week on Uncorked.This week, we welcome Dave Foss who has worked in hospitality for over 27 years in virtually every facet of the food and beverage industry. He is currently a partner at Invictus Hospitality a food and beverage consulting firm that works with hotels and restaurants across the United States. He is also an Operating Partner at LaLou, a beloved wine bar in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.His passion for beverage led him to manage a series of programs on the West Coast, both at the Mondrian Hotel and later at Fairfax Partners Restaurant Group, overseeing four properties in the Los Angeles area. Upon returning to the East Coast, Dave went on to oversee the beverage programs at the Soho and Tribeca Grand Hotels in Lower Manhattan. In 2011 Dave connected with Epicurean Group co-owner Joe Campanale, who had recently opened Anfora, a wine bar in NYC’s West Village; the fellow Italian wine obsessives clicked, and soon Dave began a stint at Anfora which grew into nearly a decade of wine buying for the highly regarded establishment. Most recently, Dave and Campanale realized a dream that began when they first met: to open a neighborhood wine bar together. LaLou – which Eater called “an exciting natural wine bar from some of NYC’s most underrated pros” – debuted in June 2019, and spotlights small production wines from Dave and Joe’s favorite producers and regions around the world.In 2015, Dave joined Invictus Hospitality with long time consulting partners Michael Tipps and Homan Taghdiri. Invictus works consults for restaurants, bars and hotels in nearly all types of markets, from as big as Los Angeles and New York City to as small as Havre, Montana. Dave is also a fixture at the Restaurant and Bar Convention held every year in Las Vegas speaking on numerous subject, with a general focus towards wine and beverage.His topic at the 2022 wine2wine Business Forum:Beware the wine trends that start in NYC and other urban centersTo find out more about Dave Foss visit: sommeliersocietyofamerica.org/david-fossMore about the host:Polly is Founder and CEO of 5forests. She splits her time between Barcelona, Auckland, and Napa, consulting, writing, and speaking about the trends that impact today’s wine businesses. She’s an advisor to New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, host of Uncorked with the Italian Wine Podcast, cohost of the Real Business of Wine with Robert Joseph, and, occasionally, a knitter.Polly is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where she earned degrees in International Relations and French. Those studies led to a deep and abiding love affair with behavioral Economics, and her wine work is based on insights into all the crazy and irrational reasons consumers engage with brands. With over 20 years’ experience in growing successful companies, Polly knows first-hand the challenges faced by independent businesses. She approaches each client experience with empathy and understanding for what it takes to adapt and thrive in the real world.To learn more visit:Twitter: @mme_hammondInstagram: @pollyhammond_website: 5forests.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!

Welcome to episode 1174, another installment of 'On The Road Edition', hosted by Stevie Kim. Today Stevie sits down with Giulia Di Cosimo of the Argillae Winery.More about today's show:Stevie visits Argillae winery in Orvieto, Umbria. She was introduced to the territory and some of the wines such as Panata, Vascellarus and Primo d’Anfora, a white wine fermented and sharpened in terracotta amphorae. The Argillae winery owes its name to the Latin word for the clay in which the terroir is rich. There are approximately 38 hectares of vineyards, situated at an altitude between 150 and 300 metres above sea level, with an east-west exposure on sunny hillsides. Its founder was Giuseppe Bonollo, who came from an important family of distillers. Today, the winery is managed by new generations of the Bonollo family.To learn more about Argillae visits: www.argillae.eu/index.php/en/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!