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Feb 25, 2022 • 19min

Ep. 803 Gianfranco Fino | On The Road With Stevie Kim

Welcome to episode 803, another on the Road Edition With Stevie Kim, Join her as she chats with Gianfranco Fino at his winery in Puglia.Learn more about Gianfranco Fino:The company was founded in 2004 with the purchase of a small vineyard in the countryside of Manduria of 1.30 ha. Today the company owns about 14.5 ha of company surface. Right from the start, the company mission was to produce wines from 50 to 90 year old vines, grown in Apulian sapling, with great personality and a strong territorial identity. The Es, primitivo di Manduria Doc, is immediately noticed by food and wine journalists and passionate bloggers… it divides the criticism, the Es, you love or hate it. From the 2004 vintage onwards, Gianfranco Fino obtained the most important national awards, bringing the title of Gambero Rosso Winemaker of the Year in 2010 to Puglia, an award that has never arrived before in Central - Southern Italy, (other winners Josko Gravner, Elio Altare, Romano Dal Forno, Marinella Camerani). The food and wine guides agree, buy an essay , give Gianfranco Fino Viticoltore the title of best company in Puglia, with great prestige for the region and for the territory of Manduria in particular. Es 2008 was also selected for the G8 of the Heads of State held in L'Aquila and was the wine chosen in combination with cheeses, for the private banquet of Queen Margaret II of Denmark for her 70th birthday. Gianfranco Fino is also one of the founding members of the Alberello Academy. The association takes care of the protection of this form of vine growing, so representative of our territory since the times of ancient Greece. The company, thanks to the visibility achieved at an international level, is a destination for tourists and enthusiasts who come from all over the world, last year it was also the subject of study by three Australian technicians, who studied aridoculture techniques.To learn more about Gianfranco Fino and his winery visit:www.gianfrancofino.it/More about the host 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/Until next time, Cin Cin!
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Feb 24, 2022 • 13min

Ep. 802 SOS Special | Everybody Needs A Bit Of Scienza

Episode 802 Stevie Kim chats with Richard Hough about the Professore’s new book, in our special SOS #everybodyneedsabitofscienza installment - this is a shout out to all the wine geeks out there - we need some feedback on the Professore's book, the English version of "Jumbo Shrimp guide to the origins, evolution and future of the grapevine" - The Italian Wine Podcast is part of the Mamma Jumbo Shrimp brand, and Mamma Jumbo Shrimp is all about breaking down difficult concepts into small bite size pieces... the issue here is that Professore Scienza's new book is well... a bit difficult to chew at this point, so we want to invite wine lovers out there to give us their input and advice, to make the final product more reader friendly. So have at it wine lovers, don't be shy! send your comments to @itawinepodcast on insta or info@italianwinepodcast.comIf 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!
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Feb 24, 2022 • 12min

Ep. 801 Andy Newman Question | Everybody Needs A Bit Of Scienza

Episode 801 Stevie Kim asks Professore Attilio Scienza another wine question, taken from the pool of questions posed by listeners all over Italy and beyond. In today’s episode he takes a question from Andy Newman.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!
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Feb 23, 2022 • 41min

Ep. 800 Celebrity Wines Enemy Of Terroir | wine2wine Business Forum 2021

Episode 800 Ep. 6 Celebrity wines: enemy of terroir? - Robert Joseph & Alessandro CellaiThese sessions were recorded through Swapcard at the Wine2Wine 2021 Business Forum and are being replayed here on the Italian Wine Podcast!The trend for celebrity wines has been growing in the wine market in recent years. Wines owned or labeled by celebrities or international influencers. During wine2wine Business Forum 2021 Robert Joseph uncorked these high-profile (marketing-wise) products and considered their impact on the industry.About the SpeakerRobert JosephRobert Joseph is a wine business consultant and an editorial consultant for Meininger’s Wine Business International, which he helped to launch in 2006. In 1983, after living in Burgundy for five years, he launched Wine International magazine; set up the International Wine Challenge; became wine writer for the Sunday Telegraph and wrote The Wine Lists, the first of his 25 books. He has chaired and launched over 50 wine competitions in Asia, Europe and the UK. Robert has been in Who’s Who since 2013, and awards he has received include the Jacob’s Creek ‘Golden Vine’; ‘the Best Wine Guide in the World’; the Glenfiddich (twice); The Wine Guild of the United Kingdom Premier; the Marques de Caceres. He regularly appears on television and radio, and has lectured at the Wine & Spirits Educational Trust, Burgundy and Sonoma Wine Business Schools. Joseph is one of the trio behind Hugh Kevin & Robert Wines whose le Grand Noir range now sell over 3.8m bottles per year in over 60 countries.ConnectInstagram: @wine_thinkerTwitter: @robertjosephLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/robertejoseph/Website: www.winethinker.com/About the Moderator (s)Alessandro CellaiAlessandro Cellai is originally from Siena. In 1989 he obtained the diploma of Agrarian Expert with Specialization in Viticulture and Enology at the Istituto Bettino Ricasoli in Siena, and then enrolled at the University of Pisa, where he graduated in chemistry. In 2003 he obtained an Honoris Causa Degree in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Milan. From 1990 to 1995 he was Technical Director of Rocca delle Macie (Castellina in Chianti). From 1996 to the end of 2020 he was General Manager of the Group Domini Castellare di Castellina (Castellare di Castellina, Rocca di Frassinello and Feudi del Pisciotto), group with 150 hectares of vines, 1.2 million bottles produced and marketed in 70 countries around the world. Since January 2021 he has been winemaker and General Manager of Az Agr Vallepicciola, a company with 105 hectares of vines and 600,000 bottles produced. In 2000 he started producing wine at his own winery, the Azienda Agricola Podere Monastero, located in Castellina in Chianti with 3 hectares of vines and a production of 8000 bottles. In 2009 he was awarded by Decanter magazine as the best young winemaker in the world. 62 times he has been awarded with the 3 Glasses from Gambero Rosso.ConnectFacebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1003247088Instagram: @cellaialeTwitter: @CellaialeLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/alessandro-cellai-51017a108/To find out more about the forum visit:wine2wine.net/?lang=enLet'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!
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Feb 23, 2022 • 1h

Ep. 799 Stefan Metzner Interviews Clemens Lageder | Clubhouse Ambassador's Corner

Episode 799 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode speaks with Clemens Ladeger. 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?About today’s guest Host:Stefan Metzner• Sommelier• Certified WSET educator• Laureat des ambassadeurs de Champagne• 3 decades in wine:o Started as a Sommeliero Changed into the wine trade• Now:o running a WSET wine school: www.weininstitut-muenchen.deo Judge for various wine guideso Tutorial tastingo Masterclasses• Italian Wine Certificationso Italian Wine Ambassador (VIA)o certified Italian wine educator (VIA)o Valpolicella wine specialistLearn more about the Guest Host:Facebook - www.facebook.com/stefan.metzner.7Instagram @stefan_metznerLinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-metzner-454655/Website www.stefanmetzner.comIf you want to learn more about today’s guest producer Alois Clemens Lageder:Born in Bolzano in 1987, Alois Clemens represents the sixth generation of a family winegrowing business that has a tradition going back to 1823 and which today is a point of reference when it comes to the evolution of wine production in South Tyrol.After graduating in sociology and modern history at University of Zurich, Alois Clemens began to study winemaking abroad, in Germany (Geisenheim University), and during an Erasmus program year in Dijon, France. He spent some training periods in the United States and France where he worked with prestigious wineries including Domaine Marquis d’Angerville, in Burgundy, among several others. From September 2013 until the end of 2015, he worked with the Oikopolis-Group in Luxembourg, which specialises in the production and sale of organic produce, and simultaneously studied for a Master’s Degree in Management for family-run businesses at the Zeppelin Universität in Germany.If you want to learn more about today’s guest producer, you can by visiting:Clemens Lageder aloisclemens@aloislageder.euFacebook - www.facebook.com/WeingutTenutaAloisLagederInstagram @alois.lagederLinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/alois-lageder/Website - aloislageder.eu/contactMore 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/
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Feb 22, 2022 • 40min

Ep. 798 André Hueston Mack | Voices With Cynthia Chaplin

Episode 798 Joy Livingston interviews André Hueston Mack, in this new installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast.About today’s guest:Iconoclastic sommelier André Hueston Mack was the first African-American to be named Best Young Sommelier in America by Chaine des Rotisseurs. He was a sommelier at Thomas Keller’s renowned French Laundry before opening Chef Keller’s three- Michelin-starred Per Se. As one of the top professionals in the wine industry he has worked with the likes of Amazon, Cadillac, Ebay, National Rental Car, Microsoft and has appeared on Anthony Bourdain's “The Taste” and NBC’s “Uncorked”. Recently, Mack has recently been featured in videos with Bon Appétit.In 2007, he founded Maison Noir Wines which incorporated his trademark attitude and personal perspective on wine subculture. The wines are unique and distinctive garage wines (micro-négociant) which source the best fruit possible in the Willamette Valley region of Oregon to produce wines showing the individuality of their respective sites and terroirs. Mack produces 40,000 cases annually which can be found in the best restaurants and retail stores in 45 states and 11 countries.A self-taught graphic designer, Mack designs all of his labels as well as a t-shirt line for Maison Noir Wines. He has also authored Small Thyme Cooks, the world’s first culinary coloring and activity book which he also illustrated, and 99 Bottles: A Black Sheep’s Guide to Life-Changing Wines, his part memoir and part wine guide. With his wife Phoebe Damrosch, Mack founded and runs & Sons Hospitality Group in the Prospect Lefferts Garden neighborhood of Brooklyn, which includes their wine shop, ham bar, and provisions shop with more to come.If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting:Website: andremack.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/andrehmack/Facebook: www.facebook.com/AndrehMackTwitter: twitter.com/andrehmackLinkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/andrehuestonmackAbout today’s Host:Joy Livingston is the Producer of the Italian Wine Podcast based in Verona, Italy. She has worked with Vinitaly International for several years. In the last year she took over responsibility for IWP; finding guests, liaising with hosts; recordings; all audio editing; jingle creation; scheduling; newsletter & press releases; & to a lesser extent marketing/social media promotion. She is also an editor of manuscripts, proposals, educational materials, books, and websites; a creative writer of blogs & marketing materials. She has also worked on new projects & collaborated in the organization of events throughout the year. A large part of her time has been spent performing translations from Italian to English - this includes books, articles, and blogs. Her background is in Ancient History and Archaeology of Ancient Greece and Rome but most of her professional career was spent in the legal field in various roles. She is proficient in: German and Spanish, with a working knowledge of French.If you want to learn more about today’s host, you can by visiting:www.linkedin.com/in/joy-livingston-13200381/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!
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Feb 21, 2022 • 23min

Ep. 797 Edoardo Patrone | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon

Episode 797 Marc Millon interviews Edoardo Patrone in this episode of Italian Food & Wine with Marc Millon on the Italian Wine Podcast.About the winery:“We are a family winery, located in the heart of the Lepontine Alps founded by Edoardo Patrone in 2016. Together with a team of enthusiastic young people who share a love for viticulture and oenology, we select the best grapes from the vineyards that grow on the slopes of the Ossola mountain and produce Nebbiolo wine locally called Prunent. Our wine-making concept is “Be natural”, which includes the use of natural fertilizer, no herbicides, and we reduce chemical use in the vineyard and the winery as much as possible.”If you want to learn more by visiting:Website: www.edoardopatrone.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/az.edoardopatrone/Facebook: www.facebook.com/Az.vitivinicolaPatrone/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, EnglandIf you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting: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!
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Feb 20, 2022 • 31min

Ep. 796 Laurie Millotte | Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People

Episode 796 Steve Raye interviews Laurie Millotte in this installment of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People on the Italian Wine Podcast.About today’s guest:Laurie Millotte, Founder and Chief Amazement OfficerVancouver, BC, CanadaFavorite drink: Pinot Noir from BurgundyWith 15+ years of experience as a Creative Director and Designer in the wine industry, is a problem-solver at heart. After seeing her clients struggle with bottle imagery and miss out on sales and distribution opportunities, she created Outshinery… because here’s the thing: compelling wine photography doesn’t have to be that hard!You can find out more about Laurie by visiting:Website: www.outshinery.com/Instagram: www.instagram.com/outshinery/Facebook: www.facebook.com/OutshineryTwitter: twitter.com/outshineryLinkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/outshineryMore 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!For more information on the host Steve Raye you can check out his website, Bevology Inc. here: 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!
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Feb 19, 2022 • 41min

Ep. 795 Susan And Chloe Pate | Uncorked

Welcome to episode 795 – in which host Polly Hammond interviews Susan and Chloe Pate of Pate International in San Francisco on this week’s installment of “Uncorked”.Show description:We're joined today by powerhouse Mother and Daughter team Susan and Chloe Pate, the creative team behind some of the wine world's most iconic designs. Through the lens of two generations of design and business, we'll discuss the timelessness and evolution of wine branding, and hear some terrific stories along the way.Speaker Bio:Susan Roach Pate is the proprietor and creative director of Pate International, where she is joined by daughter Chloe in driving design excellence for wine icons such as Domaine Chandon, Opus One, Robert Mondavi, and Luce, the Mondavi joint venture with Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi. Pate International has designed all of the branding and packaging for Bill Harlan’s cult wines, including Harlan Estate, BOND, Mascot, The Napa Valley Reserve and PROMONTORY. Recent successful campaigns have been launched for Diageo Chateaux and Estates, Jackson Family Wines, The PlumpJack Group and Campari’s SKYY Vodka. In addition to its wine and spirits clients, Pate International has also worked with numerous high-end hospitality entities, including The Ritz Carlton, Northstar Ski Resort and the Silverado Country Club.If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting: www.pateinternational.com/LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/pate-int…al-design/about/Facebook: www.facebook.com/Pate-Internation…533925533334490/More about the host Polly Hammond: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 behavioural 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 about Polly Hammond visit:Twitter: @mme_hammondInstagram: @5forestswebsite: 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!
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Feb 18, 2022 • 19min

Ep. 794 Elena Fucci Pt. 2 | On The Road With Stevie Kim

Welcome to episode 794, another on the Road Edition With Stevie Kim, Join her as she continues her visit to Elena Fucci’s winery in Basilicata.Learn more about Elena Fucci:“Our winery was founded in 2000 at a time when our family was discussing whether to sell the beautiful vineyards surrounding the house where I grew up.The vineyards were purchased in the 60’s by my grandfather Generoso, who chose to buy the highest part of the vineyard in Contrada Solagna of Titolo at the foot of Mount Vulture (an extinct volcano). Over the years that followed my grandfather and great-grandfather took care of the vineyards, selling the grapes after harvest and keeping just enough to produce some wine for personal consumption. Our first thought was that “six hectares of land are too much to keep for fun” thus we decided to sell the land, also in consideration of the fact that my parents are teachers and both me and my siblings felt our future studies at the University would take us far from our home town of Barile. Interested buyers knocking at our door were numerous, but at the last moment I took a shot to the heart. I could not bear the idea that someone may take away from our family the vineyard that I grew up in (our house is located right in the middle of the vineyard) or accept the possibility that another name may do something great with the oldest vineyards on Mount Vulture; the majority of which are 55-60 years old, while some were planted over 70 years ago. Thus, I completely changed the plans I had for my future and my family and I decided to invest in our area and in the resource that allowed my father, and before him, my grandparents and great-grandparents to live and grow in Vulture.It may seem like a story written by a novelist, but when I confided to my parents the idea I had and my intention to study enology at the University they were immediately delighted and willing to lend a hand. Especially my father, who seemed to harbor this dream for some time. In fact, I found him to be well versed in agronomy and everything else that would be needed to start this new venture.The winery came to life with the 2000 vintage concurrently with my studies at the Faculty of Viticulture and Enology. Initially, we were assisted by an external consultant, while in 2004 all facets of the winery were taken over in first person. The choice from the beginning, without any regret, was to stake everything on a single label, the "TITOLO" envisioning it as a high quality, first class wine or "cru". A unique wine for objective reasons related to the yields of the vineyards and the quality of the vines, considering their age. A unique wine to best represent the characteristics of the Aglianico grape and the territory of the Vulture, where the particular mix of microclimate and terroir transmits to our wine one of the best and most unique expressions of this fabulous area that is Contrada Solagna del Titolo.To learn more about Elena Fucci and her winery visit:www.elenafuccivini.com/en-IT/history…/?Item=storiaTo 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!

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