Italian Wine Podcast

Episode 664 Steve Raye interviews David Othenin-Girard in this episode of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People on the Italian Wine Podcast.About today’s guest:David Othenin-Girard has been a buyer for 13 years at K&L Wines, one of America's leading specialty retail shops with three stores in California. He has curated a unique range of products that are not commonly found or carried by other retailers. In addition he writes the K&L Spirits Journal ( spiritsjournal.klwines.com/), one of the best-read wine newsletters in America with circulation to over 90,000 K&L customers. David has been an "influencer" long before the concept became popular. The difference being his knowledge of and access to an incredibly wide range of brands and a curiosity that drives him to seek out the new, innovative, and best of the "long tail" of spirit and wine brands to make them available to U.S. customers.He has an eclectic and opinionated (in a good way) point of view, something that both brick and mortar and e-comm stores have found holds immense appeal. In his interview with Steve he shares some valuable insights into how the U.S. market is evolving.If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting:www.klwines.comspiritsjournal.klwines.comwww.linkedin.com/in/david-othenin-girard-94190510More 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 @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 663 Day 2- Part 5 of Professore Attilio Scienza's Seminars at the Vinitaly International Academy (Translated into English by Francesco Marchio).About The Seminar:Welcome to another installment of #everybodyneedsabitofscienza. Class is in session! Follow the Professore in his advanced Wine Seminars during the Vinitaly International Ambassador Certification Course, Flagship Edition in Verona! Seminars were on the Ten must-know Italian soils - “I Vini del Fuoco”, “I Vini del Mare” & I Vini del Ghiaccio”..just think Fire, Water, and Ice... very Game of Thrones...but way nerdier and of course starring our very own Super Hero Professore Scienza. oh and for all those English speakers-only in the house, Scienza's sidekick Francesco Marchio was there to back him up all the way, translating all the material on the spot!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/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 662 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner. In this episode Cynthia Chaplin interviews Ilaria Tachis - 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 Cynthia Chaplin:Cynthia Chaplin was born in the USA and moved to Europe in 1990 where she has lived in Spain, Belgium, France, England and Italy. She is a qualified sommelier with Fondazione Italiana Sommelier, a Vinitialy International Italian Wine Ambassador, and she is also a professor of Italian wine and culture. She has worked with embassies, corporations and private clients, creating and presenting tastings, events, team building sessions, seminars and in-depth courses. Cynthia expands her communication within the sector as a wine writer, translator, and a judge at international wine and sake competitions.If you want to learn more about today’s guest host, you can by visiting:www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-chapl…inalSubdomain=itAbout today’s guest producer Ilaria Tachis:Ilaria is the daughter of the legendary enologist, Giacomo Tachis, who passed away in 2016. She now runs Podere La Villa, the vineyard she started with her father and her husband, Raffaele D’Amico, in 2004. Hear how Ilaria went from a university degree in English Literature to becoming the proprietor of a successful winery, currently producing two award winning wines from sangiovese and merlot.If you want to learn more about today’s guest producer, you can by visiting:podere-la-villa.comMore 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 @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 661 Rebecca Lawrence interviews Tanya Morning Star Darling in this episode of Voices on the Italian Wine Podcast.About today’s guest Tanya Morning Star Darling:Tanya Morning Star Darling is a full time wine educator, and writer with nearly 3 decades of industry experience. Her school, Cellar Muse is the approved program provider for Wine Scholar Certifications (French, Italian, and Spanish) in the Seattle area. She is also a Certified Wine Educator, an approved WSET instructor for L1-L4 curriculums, an official Ambassador of Bourgogne Wines, the Official Educational Ambassador of Orvieto Wines, the Educational Chair on the board of the Alliance of Women in Washington Wine, and she is very proud to have recently become a VIA Italian Wine Ambassador!Tanya is deeply interested in the why and how of wine. Through her undergraduate studies at the Sorbonne and New York University, coupled with her love of travel, Tanya became interested in history and cultural identity, which guides her work, and research. Tanya recently published an online Wine History Foundations course through Napa Valley Wine Academy, with more online courses in the works.If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting:Tanya Morning Star Darling CWE, FWS, IWS, SWSCellar Muse Wine Schoolwww.cellarmuse.comMore about the host Rebecca Lawrence:Future voice of the BBC and English Language voice of Professor Attilio Scienza, Rebecca Lawrence has stepped in to host special this series on the Italian Wine Podcast. An esteemed wine educator, writer, and all-around polymath Rebecca is adding a fresh voice to the Italian Wine Podcast lineup. Her show Voices focuses on diversity and allyship in the wine sector, often interviewing guests that are doing their part to enact positive changes within the wine industry all over the world.To find out more about Rebecca visit:www.rosmarinoevino.com/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 660 Joy Livingston interviews Marc Millon in this episode of Italian Wine People. In this episode the Italian Wine Podcast introduces Marc and his new show, Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon.About today’s guest Marc: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:www.marcmillon.co.uk/To find out more about Marc visit: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 659 Steve Raye interviews Deborah Brenner in this episode of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People on the Italian Wine Podcast.About today’s guest Deborah Brenner:Deborah Brenner is the Founder & CEO of Women of theVine & Spirits® (WOTVS), an all-encompassing globalmembership organization dedicated to boldly pushingthe wine, beer and spirits industry toward a more diverse,equitable and inclusive era that empowers all to succeed.She is also the President of the Women of the Vine & SpiritsFoundation, 501(c)3, which provides scholarships for thepurpose of helping women advance their careers in thefood, wine, spirits, beer, and hospitality industries througheducation, leadership, and professional development.Known for her entrepreneurial spirit and enthusiasm forsocial equality, Deborah is constantly strategizing andadvocating for a more diverse, equitable and inclusivealcohol beverage industry.AREAS OF EXPERTISE• The importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I)and why it is imperative for business development &innovation (BD&I)• Women in the workplace: Fostering gender diversity andfeeding the talent pipeline• Woman owned business and entrepreneurship• Engaging male allies in critical conversations• Mentorship: If you can’t see it, you can’t be it• Fostering community and leading throughchallenging timesKEY INITIATIVES• WOTVS Foundation, 501(c)3• WOTVS Foundation Assistance Program• WOTVS C-Suite: Women Behind the Brands• WOTVS Certified Women Owned Program• WOTVS Pledge of Commitment to End WorkplaceHarassment• Badass Bartender®If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting:olivia@womenofthevine.comwomenofthevine.comMore 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 @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 2 Day - Part 4 of Professore Attilio Scienza's Seminars at the Vinitaly International Academy (Translated into English by Francesco Marchio).About The Seminar:Welcome to another installment of #everybodyneedsabitofscienza. Class is in session! Follow the Professore in his advanced Wine Seminars during the Vinitaly International Ambassador Certification Course, Flagship Edition in Verona! Seminars were on the Ten must-know Italian soils - “I Vini del Fuoco”, “I Vini del Mare” & I Vini del Ghiaccio”..just think Fire, Water, and Ice... very Game of Thrones...but way nerdier and of course starring our very own Super Hero Professore Scienza. oh and for all those English speakers-only in the house, Scienza's sidekick Francesco Marchio was there to back him up all the way, translating all the material on the spot!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/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 657 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner. In this episode Jodie Hellman interviews Enrico Dellapiana- 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 Jodie Hellman:Jodie is an avid traveller and she especially loves Italy and attending the massive trade shows such as Vinitaly and visiting wineries all around the country. Currently she is the Sales Consultant for Johnson Brothers Distribution – Nevada - selling wine, spirits and beerIn the past she was the Western Regional Manager for The Sorting Table (6yrs), Nevada State Manager for J. Lohr Vineyards and WinesSommelier on Las Vegas strip for 10 years. Worked for Daniel Boulud, Tom Collichio, Bobby Flay, Wolfgang Puck, among many others.If you want to learn more about today’s guest host, you can by visiting:www.linkedin.com/in/jodie-hellman-a07a382aAbout today’s guest producer Enrico Dellapiana:Wine Maker of Rizzi Estate. Born in 1978, Enrico is Ernesto Dellapiana’s younger child.Enrico grew up with a passion for the land and the wine since his family are wine producers.After a first university degree in History in 2001, he graduated in Viticulture and Oenology in Turin. He finished his studies and became an oenologist in 2004.Since 2004 he has begun to deal with the technical, production and sales management of the Cantina Rizzi.If you want to learn more about today’s guest producer, you can by visiting:www.cantinarizzi.com/en/homeMore 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 @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 Episode 656 Rebecca Lawrence interviews Maria Calvert in this episode of Voices on the Italian Wine Podcast.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.Before transitioning to food & wine, Maria was the Vice President of Global Communications at a currency broker on Wall Street. Maria has always been committed to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives and was nominated Co-Chairman of the company's Charity Committee. Maria spearheaded initiatives to give back to the local community by securing partnerships with non-profit organizations in the tri-state area. After several years in finance, in 2018, she decided to follow her palate to the wine industry, joining a renowned PR agency in New York City, as a Senior Account Executive. During her time at the agency, Maria led integrated communications campaigns for institutions and brands in food & wine from all over the globe.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 about Maria, you can visit:Website: www.hispanicsinwine.com/www.mariacalvertpr.com/Instagram: www.instagram.com/hispanicsinwine/www.instagram.com/mariarcalvert/Facebook:Twitter: twitter.com/MariaRCalvertMore about the host Rebecca Lawrence:Future voice of the BBC and English Language voice of Professor Attilio Scienza, Rebecca Lawrence has stepped in to host special this series on the Italian Wine Podcast. An esteemed wine educator, writer, and all-around polymath Rebecca is adding a fresh voice to the Italian Wine Podcast lineup. Her show Voices focuses on diversity and allyship in the wine sector, often interviewing guests that are doing their part to enact positive changes within the wine industry all over the world.To find out more about Rebecca visit:www.rosmarinoevino.com/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 655 Monty Waldin interviews Anna Alessandro of the Camporeale Winery in this episode of Biodynamic & Organic on the Italian Wine Podcast.About today’s winery:ALESSANDRO DI CAMPOREALE is a family winery located in the province of Palermo, Sicily, founded in 2000 by the Alessandro brothers (Rosolino, Antonino e Natale) and now run by 3 cousins: Benedetto (the winemaker), Benedetto (the Marketing Manager) and Anna who joined the family company focussing on administrative management and developing wine tourism, upon graduating with a degree in Law.Strengthened by years of honing a wide range of skills in their roles at the Alessandro di Camporeale company, in 2005 the cousins decided to embark on a new endeavor on Etna, giving life to a new company named GENERAZIONE ALESSANDRO.Our production model is based in the vineyard and in good winemaking practices to have wines with a unique, strong identity.If you want to learn more about Camporeale you can by visiting:Website: www.alessandrodicamporeale.itInstagram: instagram.com/adicamporeale/Facebook: facebook.com/AdiCamporeale/Twitter: twitter.com/adicamporealeLinkedin: linkedin.com/company/alessandro-di-camporealeMore about the host Monty Waldin:The one with the voice, personality, and background in organic wines. Often recording from his fortress somewhere in the hills of Tuscany… he got into wine as a teenager having worked at several Bordeaux vineyard. Later Monty started traveling around the world to work on organic and biodynamic estates, writing books on organic/biodynamic wines and winemaking. However, Monty prefers radio (or its modern-day reincarnation, the podcast).To find out more about Monty visit:Website: www.chateaumonty.comLet'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!