Italian Wine Podcast

Ep. 605 Monty Waldin interviews Helena Variara from Colombaia WineryMore about Colombaia:Colombaia has 4 hectares of vineyards, exposed to the southwest, with a house and cellar. The soil is clay/calcar full of fossils shells. Dante and Helena work the vineyard like it were a big garden, the biodynamic method allowed them to work in active perception, following the rhythms of nature, helping vines reach the mineral elements found in the soil. Activities in the cellar respect the mantra "least amount of intervention as possible". Fermentation is spontaneous, using natural grape yeast. The process is slow and careful, keeping the vital cycles of fermentation, without clarifying, filtering or stabilizing.Certified Organic by Suolo e Salute (1999, ITBIO-004)Certified Biodynamic by Demeter (2007, 275)Memberships: Renaissance des Appellations, AVN Association Vin Naturel Francesee also: The Italian Winemakers' Cult - The New York TimesTo find out more visit:Website: www.colombaia.itInstagram: colombaiavinoTwiNer: colombaiavinoLet'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!

Ep. 604 Steve Raye interviews Jeff Nadeau in this episode of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People.About Jeff:Jeff Nedeau is the Director of Strategic Business Development for 3x3, a data-driven shopper engagement company for the Bev/Alc industry, connecting consumers, retailers, and brands.Find out more about 3X3 by visiting:Website: www.3x3.usFacebook: www.facebook.com/poweredby3x3/Instagram: www.instagram.com/poweredby3x3/Twitter: twitter.com/poweredby3x3Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/3x3/mycompany/For more information on Steve Raye you can check out 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/Until next time, Cin Cin!

Ep. 603 Stevie Kim interviews the personalities from the Foradori Winery along with Attilio Scienza - Pt. 2 of 5.#everybodyneedsabitofscienza is back! with another fantastic episode, part of a 5 part pod - Stevie Kim and the Professore visit Azienda Agricola Foradori on the border between Trentino and Alto Adige. Here the family "show and tell" their winery, wines and food. Tune in for a real Italian Wine country experience!More about Foradori:At the helm today, a fourth generation of winemakers run Foradori’s activities. It was Elisabetta Foradori and Rainer Zierock’s work that led to the salvage and regeneration of the Teroldego grape variety through their cultivation of the grape’s original genetic family. Today their children Emilio, Theo and Myrtha Zierock continue in their footsteps to run the winery.Philosopher-winemaker Emilio manages wine production, while political journalist Theo oversees the winery’s business and commerce from his home in Naples. Market gardener Myrtha takes care of Foradori’s farming and gradual expansion.Together the three of them oversee the smooth running of the winery, supported constantly by their mother Elisabetta.Though Rainer sadly passed away in February 2009, his influence remains fundamental and today his ideas still continue to steer the development of the winery.If you want to know about this great winery visit them at:www.agricolaforadori.com/en/the-winery/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!

Ep. 602 Joy Livingston interviews Robert Joseph in this 5StarWines 2021 SpecialRobert JosephEditor at Large, Meininger’s Wine Business InternationalRobert 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 the Wine International magazine; set up the International Wine Challenge; became wine writer for the Sunday Telegraph and wrote his first book: The Wine Lists. He is the Chairman of the Wine Institute of Asia, and has chaired and launched wine competitions in several countries. Robert has been on the UK Who’s Who list since 2013, and the 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 he is also regularly invited to lecture at the Wine & Spirits Educational Trust. Joseph is one of the trio behind Hugh Kevin & Robert Wines whose wines now sell over 2.5m bottles per year in 40 countries. His blog is The Joseph Report." I wear several hats in the wine world. These include wine production (as one of the trio behind Hugh, Kevin & Robert, with brands including le Grand Noir, Greener Planet; public speaking (MUST, Wine2Wine, FineMinds4FineWines, Nedbank/Vinpro etc); consultancy (to companies and generic organisations); industry journalism (as editor at large of Meininger's Wine Business International); and teaching - Burgundy Business School, Sonoma State etc).Co-creator of realbizwine.com/My next book - The Future of Wine has Changed will be published in June 2020)Winner: 2018 Vinventions Award for InnovationsSpecialties: wine evaluation, wine brand creation, publishing, industry analysis, public speaking, book authorship/editing/publishing."You can find Roberty on instagram @wine_thinkerLet'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!

Ep. 601 Rebecca Lawrence interviews Whitney Pope in this episode of VoicesMore on Whitney Pope:"I am a forward-thinking event executive with 13+ years of experience shaping high-impact experiential events and brand strategies across luxury and lifestyle brands within the hospitality, CPG, and fashion industries. Equal parts creative and strategic, I bring bold concepts to life by curating meaningful experiences that connect consumers to brands in powerful, authentic ways. An inclusive and energizing leader, I am known for thriving under pressure and nurturing collaboration among teams, partners, and agencies to fuel best-in-class results.In addition to leading events and branding, I am a certified Sommelier, and in 2020, launched a natural wine education website, WHIT & WINE. (whitandwine.com / IG: @_whitandwine). I was recently profiled on Glamour.com as a subject matter expert on natural wine."You can find Whitney on Instagram at @whitandwineLet'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!

Ep. 600 Monty Waldin interviews Pierluigi Bolla from Valdo SpumantiMore about Pierluigi:Pierluigi Bolla, Chairman of Valdo Spumanti, was born in 1951 in Verona. Graduated in Economics and Business from the University of Verona, and he carries out industrial activities in the wine sector. He was a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Council of Province of Verona, National Vice President of Federvini, President of the Wine & Food Institute of New York. From 1983 to 1989: Chairman and CEO of F.lli Bolla SpA and from 1989 to 1995: Chairman of F.lli Bolla International Wines Inc.The Company was founded in 1926 by a group of local wine growers and in 1934 was acquired by the Bolla Family from Verona, already in the second generation of wine-markers in the region. In 1940 the company name was changed from "Società Anonima Vini Superiori" to Valdo Spumanti and started the production of high-quality sparkling wines. Finally, starting from 1960, with improvement in both quality and sales force, the presence of the Spumanti in both Italian restaurants and, afterwards, in the retail market, was being improved.To find out more visit:Website: www.valdo.comInstagram: @valdo_spumantiFacebook: @valdo.spumanti @valdo.spumanti.dachLinkedin: @Valdo SpumantiLet'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!

Ep. 599 Steve Raye interviews Sergiu Briceag in this episode of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People.About Sergiu: Sergiu Briceag is the Maketing Manager at BestWineImportersWith more than 16 years of experience in both traditional and digital marketing, Sergio is always looking for the latest technologies to pitch the best product to the perfect audience. BestWineImporters is a company with information on more than 28.000 wine importers, distributors and retailers from 160 countries, BestWineImporters is the leading source of information for the export departments of wineries worldwide.Find out more about Sergiu visit:Website: www.bestwineimporters.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/BestWineImportersLinkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/bestwineimportersFor more information on Steve Raye you can check out 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/Until next time, Cin Cin!

Ep. 598 Stevie Kim interviews the personalities from the Foradori Winery along with Attilio Scienza - Pt.1 of 5.#everybodyneedsabitofscienza is back! with another fantastic 5 part pod - Stevie Kim and the Professore visit Azienda Agricola Foradori on the border between Trentino and Alto Adige. Here the family "show and tell" their winery, wines and food. Tune in for a real Italian Wine country experience!More about Foradori:At the helm today, a fourth generation of winemakers run Foradori’s activities. It was Elisabetta Foradori and Rainer Zierock’s work that led to the salvage and regeneration of the Teroldego grape variety through their cultivation of the grape’s original genetic family. Today their children Emilio, Theo and Myrtha Zierock continue in their footsteps to run the winery.Philosopher-winemaker Emilio manages wine production, while political journalist Theo oversees the winery’s business and commerce from his home in Naples. Market gardener Myrtha takes care of Foradori’s farming and gradual expansion.Together the three of them oversee the smooth running of the winery, supported constantly by their mother Elisabetta.Though Rainer sadly passed away in February 2009, his influence remains fundamental and today his ideas still continue to steer the development of the winery.If you want to know about this great winery visit them at:www.agricolaforadori.com/en/the-winery/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!

Ep. 597 Stevie Kim hosts this recorded Clubhouse edition of: Is There More To Italian Sparkling Wine Than Prosecco?Who loves Sparkling Wine? We do! and once again we bring you a great live session recorded on Clubhouse and then replayed here on the podcast. The 3 Muskateers Gabriele Gorelli, Andrea Lonardi and Pietro Russo discuss Sparkling wines with Stevie Kim.Remember "Wine business" and "Italian wine Clubhouse" happens every Wednesday and Thursday at 8pm UCT+ feel free to join in!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 582 - Welcome to this episode of Giro D'Italia, Stages 14, 15 and 16 where Marc Millon talks wines and cycling!A while back we held an exceptional ClubHouse Room dedicated to Giro d’Italia but…it was not recorded. I know, I know, bummer. But anyway, we thought about sharing some notes about the stages of the Giro - written and read by Marc Millon - a food, wine, and travel writer, and the author of numerous books as well as magazine articles published on both sides of the Atlantic. Stay tuned for more episodes to come!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!