Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to Episode 1794 and another installment of "On The Road Edition", hosted by Stevie Kim. Join us today for another exciting installment featuring an Instalive sub-series titled "Livin’ The Dolce Vita," where Stevie and Jeff Porter share their adventures as globe-trotting wine professionals in Italy. In today’s episode, Steve shares her invaluable advice for Jeffrey as he starts his Dolce Vita journey in Italy..More about today’s co-moderatorJeff is an American beverage professional with over 22 years experience in retail and restaurants. He specializes in wine and beverage education, restaurant operations and management. He is part of the Wine Enthusiast team covering Italian wines. In addition to his consulting business Jeff hosts the Italian travel and wine series, SIP TRIP, now streaming on SOMMTV. He has recently relocated to Torino in northern Italy where he will spend the next six months with his family.Connect:Instalive: www.instagram.com/jeffporterwine/Youtube: www.youtube.com/@siptripitalywithjeffporter4938Website: www.jeffreyeporter.com/More about the host Stevie Kim:Stevie Kim hosts Clubhouse sessions each week (visit Italian Wine Club & Wine Business on Clubhouse), these recorded sessions are then released on the podcast to immortalize them! She often also joins Professor Scienza in his shows to lend a hand keeping our Professor in check! You can also find her taking a hit for the team when she goes “On the Road”, all over the Italian countryside, visiting wineries and interviewing producers, enjoying their best food and wine – all in the name of bringing us great Pods!Connect:Facebook: @steviekim222Instagram: @steviekim222Website: www.vinitaly.com/eventi/operawine/stevie-kim/_______________________________Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcastTwitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcastTiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimpLinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!Remember to follow us!! - Travel Italy, food and wine, winery visits and so much more!

Welcome to Episode 1793, where Prof. Scienza takes questions from the wine community and answers them in his inimitable way! These shows are generally in the Italian language. Today’s question comes from Corinne KeddieIf you want to learn more about the Professor: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/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: www.vinitaly.com/eventi/operawine/stevie-kim/_______________________________Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcastTwitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcastTiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimpLinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!Share your love for our lovely Professor if you are a true Italian Wine Geek :)

Welcome to Episode 1792; part of our Italian wine interview series set in Bologna! Today’s interview features Gregorio Ferro of Scarpa WineryStevie Kim and her team traveled to the Bologna Slow Wine Fair in March 2023. There they conducted dozens of interviews with some of Italy's most inspiring producers. Join the fun every Thursday afternoon!Tune-in each Thursday as we bring you the great interviews that unfolded over the course of 3 days.More about today’s winery:“Scarpa combines an agricultural spirit with an innate vocation for hospitality. Passion, quality and commitment give rise to one of the most prestigious productions of iconic wines of Piedmont.We cultivate a single-body vineyard that stretches for 25 hectares between Castel Rocchero and Acqui Terme, in the splendid Poderi Bricchi estate. We also manage an additional 5 hectares situated in the most prominent Barolo and Barbaresco crus: Roncaglie, in La Morra; Monvigliero, in Verduno; and Canova, in Neive.Scarpa is purity, elegance and time. Just like our wines, we know how to wait: focusing on the creation of a distinctive and enduring legacy.”Connect:Website: www.scarpawine.com/en/Instagram: www.instagram.com/scarpawine/_______________________________Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcastTwitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcastTiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimpLinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!Thanks for tuning in! Listen to more stories from the Italian Wine Community here on Italian Wine Podcast!

Welcome to Episode 1791, where we present the session recordings from the wine2wine Business Forum 2023. In today's episode, we delve into ‘Italian Fine Wine in Sweden - Examples from a Wine Collectors’ Club’' presented by Niklas Bergqvist IWE, moderated by Alessandra AngeliniItalian Wine Podcast is proud to be a media partner of wine2wine Business Forum and we are pleased to present this series of market focus sessions, recorded during the Forum held in Verona in November 2023.wine2wine Business Forum is an international wine business event, held annually in Verona, Italy since 2014. The event is a key annual reference point for wine producers and wine professionals from around the world, providing an opportunity to network, develop and expand their wine business worldwide.Abstract:Vinkällaren Grappe is Sweden’s oldest and largest club for wine collectors, with more than 1,500 members. Founded in 1986 and situated in the heart of Stockholm, it cares for its members’ collections in its climate-controlled cellar vaults.The clientele is mainly private collectors, but also corporate members. Besides storing their bottles under suitable conditions, it offers a database overview of the collection that is linked to Liv-Ex data for market value.By looking at the evolution of the thousands of bottles that make up the collective inventory of the Club, Niklas Bergqvist will paint a picture of how the Swedish interest in Italian Fine Wine has changed over the years.Focusing on 2008, 2018 and 2023 he will first investigate how Italian wine has performed in relation to wines from other countries in terms of both volume and value. Afterwards, the evolution of the relative importance between the different regions and origins within Italy in the same years will be explored.Finally, there will be a brief overview of which options for sourcing wines are open to wine collectors in the Swedish monopoly-based wine market.More about today’s presenter:Niklas Bergqvist started out in the kitchens of various restaurants in Stockholm, Sweden. A deep interest in wine drove him to take a sommelier course to understand the concepts of matching wine and food. After a serious skiing accident that left him unable to walk due to a badly broken leg, he used his rehabilitation time focusing on the WSET Diploma; he finished the programme as the best Continental European student in 2012. Since then he has been working with wine full time as head sommelier in a private wine club for wine collectors. Bergqvist is also a WSET educator and Italian Wine Expert through the Vinitaly International Academy.Connect:LinkedIn: Niklas Bergqvist DipWSETInstagram: www.instagram.com/vinkallarengrappe/Website: www.restaurangakademien.se/forelasare/…-bergqvist/_______________________________Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcastTwitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcastTiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimpLinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!Thanks for tuning in! Listen to more stories from the Italian Wine Community here on Italian Wine Podcast!

Welcome to Episode 1790 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors’ Corner – In this episode, Russ Lorber interviews Nicoletta Pala. 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?Co-Moderator - Russ LorberRuss is the founder of Wide Roots, a wine import and wholesale business based in Baltimore in the US. The philosophy of Wide Roots is to work with family owned small producers making terroir driven wines, growing responsibly and sustainably. The company combines this with education, delivered through tastings, events, and social media. He is certified by VIA as an Italian Wine Ambassador, and the subject of the documentary Wine Hunter, a story about his entry into the wine business that is streaming on YouTube.Guest Moderator: Russ LorberFacebook www.facebook.com/russ.lorber/Instagram www.instagram.com/wine_hunter_russ/Twitter @widerootsllcLinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/russlorber/Website www.widerootsllc.comGuest Bio - Nicoletta PalaShe is Nicoletta Pala, together with her brother Salvatore in 2014 founded the audarya winery after a great family tradition. She is currently in charge of export and hospitality. The winery is located in southern Sardinia, in serdiana, a small village strongly important for wine. It covers 50 hectares where only native Sardinian varieties are grown. The winery’s philosophy is to produce just still wines from authentic grapes.Guest Speaker: Nicoletta PalaFacebook m.facebook.com/AudaryaViniSardegnaInstagram www.instagram.com/audaryawineryTwitter Audarya viniLinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/audarya/Website www.audarya.itMore 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: www.vinitaly.com/eventi/operawine/stevie-kim/_______________________________Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcastTwitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcastTiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimpLinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!Follow Italian Wine Podcast for more great content - winery interviews from the Clubhouse sessions! Psssst…FYI, this show is our most popular show, find out why by tuning-in!

Welcome to Episode 1789, in which Cynthia Chaplin interviews Amy Gross in this installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast.More about today’s guestAmy Gross is the Founder and CEO of VineSleuth/ Wine4.Me, the US National President of Women For WineSense and the Vice-Chaiman of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Winery Relations Committee.Gross formed VineSleuth/ Wine4.Me to give consumers an easy way to shop for wines using flavor as their guide. In 2011, she began working with sensory scientists, winemakers and wine educators to build a uniform method for flavor mapping wines using sensory panels. Then she pulled together a team to build a technology platform to put that data to use. The resulting white-labeled software is used on winery and retailer websites and in mobile applications for events across the US and Europe.In 2020, she was recognized as one of the top 30 women in AI in Texas and was honored to be named a Rising Star by the Women For WineSense. Her insights and achievements in wine and AI have been covered in the New York Times, Fortune, CNN, and Meininger’s Wine Business International, among others.Connect:Website: wine4.me/Instagram: www.instagram.com/amy_c_grossLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/amycgross/About today’s Host:Cynthia Chaplin is a VIA certified Italian Wine Ambassador, a professional sommelier with FIS and the WSA, a member of Le Donne del Vino, and a Professor of Italian wine and culture. Born in the USA, she’s lived in Europe since 1990. Italian wine, in particular rosé, is her passion. She works with embassies, corporations and private clients, creating and presenting tastings, events, seminars and in-depth courses. Cynthia is a wine writer, a judge at international wine and sake competitions, she consults with restaurants and enotecas developing comprehensive wine lists and food pairings, and she advises clients who want to curate an Italian wine collection. She currently works for Vinitaly International in Verona as a Project Manager, Educator, and the host of VOICES Series on The Italian Wine Podcast, focusing on diversity and inclusion in the global wine industry.Connect: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 www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcastTwitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcastTiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimpLinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!Share this pod! Remember Voices is all about diversity, equity, and heart-warming personal stories about real people!

Welcome to Episode 1788 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Mara LonaMore about today’s guestCembrana DOC, born in 1978, graduated in 2004 in foreign languages and literatures, specializing in Russian and English, Mara began her journey in the world of food and wine in 2005 after a master's degree abroad in marketing and business administration. She began a collaboration with the Valle di Cembra Development Promotion Committee in the drafting of the promotion and communication plans for the newly created Strada del Vino e dei Sapori Colline Avisiane, Faedo, Valle di Cembra, of which he became a councilor from 2010 to 2022. Before dedicating herself definitively to Val di Cembra, she decided to put her studies to good use and from 2006 to 2012 she worked for a historic Trentino distillery, dealing with the foreign market and its commercial development, as well as the company's marketing. However, her passion for the valley is strong and in 2012 she returned to Val di Cembra to work for the private cellars and distilleries in the area who founded the Cembrani D.O.C. consortium. (Of Cembrana Origin) for territorial promotion through the valorisation of viticultural products. It deals with b2c marketing through the website www.cembranidoc.it, local and national trade fairs, the development of wine tourism and hospitality, territorial events such as Baiti En Festa and Caneve En Festa with the aim of building a strong territorial brand, a challenge that involves and excites her more and more every day.Connect:Website: www.cembranidoc.itInstagram, Facebook & Twitter: @cembranidocLinkedIn: Mara LonaMore 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, EnglandConnect:quaypress.uk/marcmillon.co.ukvino.co.ukquaypress.comLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marc-millon-50868624Twitter: @Marc_Millon_______________________________Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcastTwitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcastTiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimpLinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!Thanks for listening! - This show is all about food and wine pairings, and traveling through Italy with Marc. Join his food, wine and cultural journey!

Welcome to Episode 1787 on Italian Wine Podcast, Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo. In today's episode, she interviews Shakera JonesAbout today’s guestShakera Jones is a NYC-based food and wine writer, content creator, host, podcaster and educator. Her show Weekly Wines, on the streaming platform SOMMTV, explores grape varieties and production regions to broaden the palates of her followers. She is committed to breaking down the intimidation often associated with the world of fine wines.Through her page @blackgirlsdinetoo she has focused on creating a community that promotes and supports diversity, equity and inclusion efforts for women and other underrepresented groups in the culinary and fine wine industries.She was recently recognized as one of Wine Enthusiast Magazine's 40 under 40 Tastemakers in 2021. She has been named as a cast member on Season 2 of the James Beard Award nominated competition show Sparklers, set to air in 2024 and was recently featured in the Tastemade series “Street Somm”.Connect:Website: www.blackgirlsdinetoo.comInstagram: @blackgirlsdinetooTwitter: @BlackGirlsDine2More about Juliana Colangelo:Juliana Colangelo is a leading communications and marketing professional for the beverage alcohol industry. Currently, Juliana is a Senior Brand Manager at Frederick Wildman, where she is focused on building their Italian wine portfolio. Prior to that, she led the California Division as a Vice President at Colangelo & Partners, the leading wine and spirits communications agency in the U.S. for over 10 years. During her tenure at C&P, Juliana led the development of the California office, growing the agency’s domestic presence to a dedicated office of 15 people with representation of leading wine companies such as Jackson Family Wines, Far Niente, Charles Krug Winery, Foley Family Wines and more. Juliana has completed her WSET Level 3 and her eMBA in Wine Business with Sonoma State University. In 2021, Juliana was named one of PR News’ Top Women in PR in the “Rising Stars” category. In 2022 Juliana became a Vinitaly International Academy Italian Wine Ambassador.Connect:Instagram: www.instagram.com/julezcolang/Facebook: www.facebook.com/jules.colangelo/Twitter: twitter.com/JulezColangLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/juliana-colan…lo-mba-04345539/_______________________________Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcastTwitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcastTiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimpLinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!Tune-in and hit the like! - Business, US Market advice, importing, exporting, business, personal stories and advice, plus she is very fun to listen to!

Welcome to Episode 1786 of the Italian Wine Podcast. In this Italian Grape Geek series we explore personal stories of travel and tasting with Italy’s must know grape varieties.In this episode, Gianluca Queiroli geeks out on Manzoni Bianco, Marzemino, exploring the origins, history and characteristics of the grape, sharing her personal connections with wines made from this variety.Chart your own course with My Italian Grape Geek Journal, your personal tasting companion to accompany the series. Support the show by donating at www.italianwinepodcast.com.Donate five euros or more and we’ll send you a copy of our latest book, My Italian Grape Geek Journal. Absolutely free! To get your free copy of My Italian Grape Geek Journal, click support us at www.italianwinepodcast.com or wherever you get your pods.More about today’s host:After being an international tax consultant for 20 years, Gianluca made a career switch and joined the wine industry 8 years ago. Originally from Italy, he is now based in the Boston area where he owns and runs Wine Empire, a fine wine retailer. Gianluca holds a law degree, a Master in Accounting & International Tax, and speaks fluently three languages. He also dedicated himself to many aspects of the wine world: tasting events, writing, wine education. He became an Italian Wine Ambassador & Educator (through Vinitaly International Academy) in 2019 and is a certified French Wine Scholar, American Wine Expert, Bordeaux/Burgundy/Alsace Specialist, Sherry Wine Specialist, holds the WSET Diploma & currently a MW candidate. In 2021, he launched in the U.S. the Italian Wine Maestro Certification.Connect:Facebook @mywineempireInstagram @mywineempireTwitter @mywineempireLinkedIn @mywineempire /@gianlucaqueiroli_______________________________Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/ Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast Twitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!Remember to follow us so that you won't miss an episode of the Italian Grape Geek Podcast!

Welcome to Episode 1785 in which host McKenna Cassidy interviews Diletta Tonello this week on The Next Generation where young Italian wine people 30 and under shake up the wine scene.More about today’s winery:“I'm Diletta Tonello, an italian winemaker. I make wine in the amazing land of Monti Lessini, it's a volcanic area between the province of Verona and Vicenza (Veneto). The winery it is in Montorso Vicentino, a small town located in the cru of the Chiampo Valley, in the province of Vicenza. My dad, Antonio, founded the winery in the '80, and today we have 12 hectares of vineyard. The variety that we use for our production are : 2 local variety, which are the Durella and the Garganega and 4 international variety: Chardonnay, Melot and Cabernet”ConnectWebsite: www.vinitonello.comMore about the host:McKenna found her love of wine while serving in a Napa Valley tasting room. She later graduated from the University of Notre Dame and pursued wine on the East Coast with E. & J. Gallo Winery. She has worked in wine distribution for restaurants and luxury retail stores for the past three years.Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, McKenna is a Certified Specialist of Wine (2021), Certified Sommelier (2022), and Italian Wine Ambassador (2023).She loves country swing dancing, hosting brunch parties, and sipping Italian Wine.Connect:Facebook @mckennacassidyInstagram @mckennacassidyLinkedIn McKenna CassidyWebsite Youtube: McKenna Cassidy_______________________________Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcastTwitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcastTiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimpLinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!If you want to be part of the next generation then like and share this track! We will remember you when you need dentures and a straw for your wine!