Italian Wine Podcast

Episode 773 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode Catherine Stratton IWA interviews Giulia Monteleone. 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:Catherine Stratton IWAEducator, Owner of C.S. Selections LLC and Sales Manager for Strade Bianche Wines. Catherine Stratton Wenger was raised in her family’s restaurant business, in Los Angeles. A first trip to Italy in 2001 led to her moving there at age 19 to pursue a degree in Art Restoration in Florence. She achieved a Certificate in Wine Education and Management from UCLA; she is also an Italian Wine Specialist from the North American Sommelier Association and a certified Yoga Instructor. In 2016 she founded Vino and Vinyasa Tours, a boutique travel company focused solely on Italy with winery visits and personal yoga instruction. In 2018, she founded CS Selections a wine brokerage working with several small importers in Southern California. In 2019 she finished second in her course at the Vinitaly International Academy in Los Angeles, becoming Italian Wine Ambassador. Currently she lives in Portland, Oregon, where she works as Sales Manager for Strade Bianche wines, a direct importer of Italian wine, and she manages the Oregon and Southern California markets for Charles Neal Selections, a French importer. Moreover, she co-founded the brand Due Terre Wines – producing certified organic wines from indigenous grapes in Sicily. On May 11 she will graduate with an Executive MBA – beyond the standard business coursework she has specialized in supply chains & operations, startup entrepreneurship, and strategic thinking.If you want to learn more about today’s guest host, you can by visiting:Facebook - www.facebook.com/cat.strattonInstagram - www.instagram.com/paroleinutili/Twitter - twitter.com/catspringboardLinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/catherinestratton222/About today’s guest producer:Giulia Monteleone was born in Palermo in 1989, after her studies she used to write for several magazines and guides about food and wine (L’Espresso, Slow Food) nonetheless - through bizarre turns of events - she met her current husband Benedetto Alessandro, a winemaker. They were both very passionate about Etna’s wines, so after a long research, in July 2017 Monteleone project took shape: Giulia bought an old, two-hectare vineyard near the river Alcantara.In the following years Giulia has been focusing on expanding her knowledge of the Volcano through new vineyards which would be the basis for new wines.Today they cultivate around 5 hectares in 3 different Contrada, in the North and in the East face of Mount Etna.If you want to learn more about today’s guest producers, you can by visiting:Facebook - www.facebook.com/giulia.monteleone.94Instagram - www.instagram.com/giuliamonteleone___/Website: www.monteleonetna.com/chi-siamo/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 @itawinepodastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/

Episode 772 Cynthia Chaplin interviews Renée Sferrazza, in this new installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast.About today’s guest:Renée has dedicated her life to grapes. As a Court of the Master Sommeliers Certified Sommelier, she has made wine her life’s work, and her entrepreneurial spirit has driven her to be a curator of wine experiences.In her work as a Wine Communicator, Curator of Virtual Experiences, Brand Consultant, Educator and Wine Writer Renée brings to life her love of wine in a way that is contagious. She has a flair for making wine fun and understandable, sharing her passion for the vine.Ask how her passion started, and she will be the first to say her love affair with wine began not as expected. But like make in the wine industry she was pulled into the romance of wine. Falling head over heels and has become forever set on exploring the world’s great wines and its regions under vine.Read her work in her monthly wine column, The Wine Effect, for The Distillery District Magazine and on Holr Online Magazine.Find her community-driven work through Femmes du Vin Non-Profit and The Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers.Follow her on @wine.by.renee on IG for the daily wine journey!If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting:Website: winebyrenee.comInstagram: @wine.by.reneeFacebook: Renée SferrazzaLinkedin: Renée SferrazzaAbout today’s Host:Cynthia Chaplin is a Vinitaly International Academy certified Italian Wine Ambassador, a professional sommelier with Fondazione Italiana Sommelier, a member of Le Donne del Vino, and a Professor of Italian wine and culture. Born in the USA, Cynthia moved to Europe in 1990 where she has lived in Spain, Belgium, England and Italy. She chose to center her career in Rome and immerse herself in the Italian wine sector, which is her passion. She has taught university students and expats, works with embassies, corporations and private clients, creating and presenting tastings, events, seminars and in-depth courses. Cynthia is a wine writer, translator, and a judge at international wine and sake competitions. She consults with restaurants and enotecas assisting in the development of comprehensive wine lists and excellent food pairings, as well as advising private clients who want to develop a comprehensive Italian wine collection. She lives with her British photographer husband on the shore of Lake Bracciano, north of Rome, where they share their beautiful garden with one massive grapevine, two border collies and an arrogant diva cat.If you want to learn more about today’s host, you can by visiting: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 @itawinepodastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!

Episode 771 Marc Millon interviews Valeria Perzia from the Libera Terra Consortium, in this episode of Italian Food & Wine with Marc Millon on the Italian Wine Podcast.About Terra Libera:Libera Terra ("Freed Land") was created with the aim of developing stunning but historically "difficult" territories. After a social and productive rehabilitation of assets freed from various mafia groups, the organization aims to obtain high quality products, which respect both the environment and the dignity of its workers. But Libera Terra also plays an active role by involving other producers, who share the same principles, and by promoting organic farming more generally.The mission of the Libera Terra project is to give dignity to territories with a strong mafia presence through the creation of autonomous and cooperative farms that are self-sufficient, stable, and that are able to create work places, thereby establishing a moral economic system based on legality, social justice and market.If you want to learn more about Libera Terra you can by visiting:www.liberaterra.it/en/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 @itawinepodastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!

Episode 770 Steve Raye interviews Andy Morton in this installment of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People on the Italian Wine Podcast.About today’s guest:Andy Morton has worked at global beverages trade publication Just Drinks for almost 10 years, reporting on everything from non-alcoholic wine to cannabis-infused soft drinks. Before joining Just Drinks, he spent several years writing and editing for a wide range of publications including the Shanghai Daily, the Sydney Morning Herald and The Glaswegian. He also won TV game show The Chase and co-owned a bar in China.You can find out more about Andy Morton through his social media and websites:linkedin.com/in/andymortonWebsites• rorybutternuts.blogspot.com/ (Blog)• just-drinks.com (Company Website)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!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!

Welcome to episode 768, another on the Road Edition With Stevie Kim, Join her as she continues her adventure in Campania, at the L'Azienda Agricola San Salvatore speaking with Giuseppe Pagano, Principal of the Company. This is part 3 of this 4 part series. Today they discuss his Hotels and being in the hospitality industry in southern Italy.About today’s guest:Giuseppe Pagano is a successful entrepreneur in the hospitality sector. Nowadays his business vision and passion has expanded into the world of fruit orchards, vegetables, olive groves, buffalo products and of course wine!Learn more about Giuseppe Pagano's Hotels discussed in the pod:www.hotelesplanadepaestum.com/?lang=enwww.hotelsavoybeach.com/"I’VE SEEN A BUFFALO THROUGH THE GRAPEVINES AND I’VE DRANK WINE.I’VE SEEN A BUFFALO AND IT HAS SEEN ME."The idea for the San Salvatore Winery was first conceived in the mid-40s in Boscoreale, on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius. It was Giuseppe's father that had first made wine in this area. The San Salvatore winery is named after Giuseppe's father and after many years in the Hotel industry Giuseppe and his brother decided to go back to their roots; buying land in Campania in 2003 and developing the winery that we see today. They have a love for organic and biodynamic agriculture, making sure not to stress their vines, respecting nature; the rhythms and traditions of a special terroir. The vineyards are located in the Cilento National Park, it is an area distributed among Stio, Paestum and Giungano. And it is here, at 700m from the vineyard and in view of the Temples, they also have their modern winery, equipped with a 96kW photovoltaic system that allows them to minimize the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The family prides itself on their 97 hectares of land, of which 21.5 are under vine and the rest are divided between orchards, olive groves and woods, including 450 beloved buffalo that are exported all over the world, from Australia to the United States. Their plans for the future are equally as interesting: a series of outlets where their products and the best products of the national park will be prepared by women, Tune-in and find out more!To learn more about the L'Azienda Agricola San Salvatore visit:www.sansalvatore1988.it/en/azienda/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 @itawinepodastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/We also want to give a shout out to our sponsor Ferrowine. The largest alcoholic beverage shop in Italy since 1920! They have generously provided us with our brand new Italian Wine Podcast T-shirts, and we love them! Check out Ferrowine’s site, they have great wines, food pairings and so much more!www.ferrowine.it/Until next time, Cin Cin!

Episode 767 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 discusses PIWI wines!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 @itawinepodastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/We also want to give a shout out to our sponsor Ferrowine. The largest alcoholic beverage shop in Italy since 1920! They have generously provided us with our brand-new Italian Wine Podcast T-shirts, and we love them! Check out Ferrowine’s site, they have great wines, food pairings and so much more!www.ferrowine.it/Until next time, Cin Cin!

Episode 766 – Women in the Russian wine importing industry with speakers’ Eleonora Scholes and Irina Fomina. These sessions were recorded through Swapcard at the Wine2Wine 2021 Business Forum and are being replayed here on the Italian Wine Podcast!Welcome 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.More about Eleonora ScholesEleonora Scholes is an award-winning Russian wine journalist with 20 years of experience. Since 2012 she has published spaziovino.com, the premier Russian language website about Italian wines and lifestyle.Eleonora has co-authored several books, the latest being “Aperitivo. The Italian Happy Hour”, due for release in autumn 2021 in Denmark. For the past decade Eleonora has been contributing to the international bestselling wine guide “Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book”.Before making Italian wines her principal area of specialisation, Eleonora was writing on fine wines for numerous publications in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, UK, USA and other countries. Her articles appeared in Forbes, Decanter, Falstaff, and The World of Fine Wine. Eleonora’s marketing background came in useful for various consulting projects and at international wine events. She was a Russian correspondent for Meininger’s Wine Business International. Her consulting services were retained by Wine Intelligence and Vinitaly International. She has been a speaker at a number of high-profile international events.If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting:Website: www.spaziovino.comInstagram: @spaziovinoFacebook: @SpazioVino.com.Since2012Twitter: @spazio_vinoLinkedin: @EleonoraScholesMore about the Irina FominaIrina Fomina is the founder and chairman of the board of MBG Wine, has a PhD in International Economic Relations. In 1995 she founded the Moscow Business Group, which includes MBG Wine and MBG Beauty and the following year she signed her first import contract with the famous Antinori brand. MBG Wine is currently one of the leading Fine Wine companies in Russia and boasts a portfolio that includes iconic Italian brands such as Antinori, Allegrini, Cusumano, Livio Felluga, Argiolas, Bisol, Col d'Orcia, Michele Chiarlo and more.In 2005, in partnership with the Novikov group and the Antinori family, he opened the Cantinetta Antinori restaurant in Moscow, one of the most famous high-end Italian restaurants in the capital. In 2007 Irina was awarded the rank of Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, the highest honor by the Republic for her important contribution to the development of commercial and cultural cooperation between Italy and Russia. In 2014, however, together with several partners, she opens the elegant but accessible Khleb I Vino (Pane e Vino) wine bars in Moscow, which rock the HoReCa scene in Russia.In 2019 Irina Fomina was awarded the Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy in recognition of her promotion of Italian wine and lifestyle.If you want to learn more about Irina Fomina you can by visiting:Facebook: MBG-WineInstagram: @MBGWineTo 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 @itawinepodastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!

Episode 765 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode Laura Donadoni interviews Eliza Dilavanzo. 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:Hailing from Bergamo, Italy, her career started as a columnist and wine and food reporter for several prestigious Italian magazines such as Gambero Rosso and anchorwoman on the radio news for local and national radio networks; she also had her own food and wine show on the Italian broadcasting network Mediapason (second largest private tv network in Italy).Upon moving to the U.S., she translated her passion into The Italian Wine Girl blog, Instagram, Podcast and Youtube channel, spreading wine education and wine culture.She is a contributor and columnist for The Tasting Panel and The SommJournal magazines (published in the U.S. and in Canada).She is an official reviewer for the international wine guide Slow Wine.Her book Come il vino ti cambia la vita was launched in June 2020 in Italy and the English version will be published in the U.S., in Asia and Europe in 2021.She founded LA COM Wine Agency, a licensed wine importing company and a strategic P.R. and communications firm focused on wine and food industry.If you want to learn more visit:theitalianwinegirl.com/About today’s guest producers:2010. Recruited by a hotelier who had just acquired an estate in the gorgeous Euganean Hills in Italy’s Veneto region, Elisa was asked to help restore the estate’s vineyards, which had been abandoned for decades.She was inspired to express all of those elements in her wines. She discovered that Fior d’Arancio, a unique variety of Yellow Muscat (Moscato Giallo) found in the area, grows particularly well in the volcanic terroir of the Euganean Hills.One of Elisa’s main goals has been to promote the versatility of the sweet sparkling wine, which is traditionally served as a dessert wine. She proposes it as an aperitif as well, given its marked minerality. To achieve her goal, Elisa has involved owners of restaurants and wine bars, sommeliers and opinion leaders in the world of food and wine in her project, as well as anyone with the talent and imagination to make a contribution toward demonstrating the versatility of the Moscato Fior d’Arancio grape and driving her innovative project forward. Two people who were key to the success of Maeli are Gianluca and Desiderio Bisol, respectively the CEO and winemaker of the eponymous Prosecco winery in Valdobbiadene, who believed and invested in the project from the beginning.In addition to the award-winning Maeli Moscato Fior d’Arancio DOCG, Elisa also produces a still white wine, Bianco Infinito, made from her favored Moscato Giallo. The wine stands out for the aromatics and structure that are the result of the grapes from which it is made. Rosso Infinito, a red blend, and Dila, a traditional method sparkling wine, complete the Maeli portfolio.If you want to learn more about today’s guest producers, you can by visiting:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/elisadilavanz…inalSubdomain=itInstagram: @elisadilavanzo, @maeliwineWebsite: maeliwine.com/Facebook: Maeli WineTwitter: maeliwineMore about the moderator Stevie Kim:Facebook: @steviekim222Instagram: @steviekim222Website: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/Let's keep in touch!Instagram @italianwinepodcastFacebook @ItalianWinePodcastTwitter @itawinepodastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/

Episode 764 Cynthia Chaplin interviews Caro Maurer MW, in this new installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast.About today’s guest:In 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.Furthermore Caro is hosting educational seminars and tastings for numerous generic wine associations such as Wines of Alentejo, Wines of Greece or VDP. She is judging in international wine competitions, at Decanter WWA in London she is a panel chair. Besides, Caro is consulting the wine buying team of Edeka, Germany’s biggest supermarket chain.She will be the General Chair this year at 5StarWines in Verona.If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting:www.caromaurer.de/en/home/Facebook: @caromaurerInstagram: @ caro.maurerTwitter: caro.maurerAbout today’s Host:Cynthia Chaplin is a Vinitaly International Academy certified Italian Wine Ambassador, a professional sommelier with Fondazione Italiana Sommelier, a member of Le Donne del Vino, and a Professor of Italian wine and culture. Born in the USA, Cynthia moved to Europe in 1990 where she has lived in Spain, Belgium, England and Italy. She chose to center her career in Rome and immerse herself in the Italian wine sector, which is her passion. She has taught university students and expats, works with embassies, corporations and private clients, creating and presenting tastings, events, seminars and in-depth courses. Cynthia is a wine writer, translator, and a judge at international wine and sake competitions. She consults with restaurants and enotecas assisting in the development of comprehensive wine lists and excellent food pairings, as well as advising private clients who want to develop a comprehensive Italian wine collection. She lives with her British photographer husband on the shore of Lake Bracciano, north of Rome, where they share their beautiful garden with one massive grapevine, two border collies and an arrogant diva cat.If you want to learn more about today’s host, you can by visiting: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 @itawinepodastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!