Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to Episode 1711 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Antonio Cesari of Azienda Agricola BigaldaraMore about today’s wineryThe family owns Brigaldara since 1928 but only in the 80s Stefano starts a long-lasting collaboration with Roberto Ferrarini, perhaps one of the most important innovators in the history of Amarone and Valpolicella. in 2010s years Stefano and his sons Lamberto and Antonio initiate a profound renewal of the production methods and of the cellar. They promote a rational arrangement of the vineyards, specializing each one of them according to the most suitable varieties for each area. In addition to the properties around the villa in San Floriano, we have the vineyards in Marano, where Corvina and Corvinone are cultivated; the Case Vecie vineyard, in Grezzana, dedicated to a special "Amarone Vigne Alte - High-hill Amarone"; the Cavolo vineyard, also in Grezzana, dedicated to the production of an Amarone with delicate floral notes; and the new vineyards in Marcellise, where the autochthonous vines of Valpolicella found their home: Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and the rediscovered native variety of Oseleta.Connect:Website: www.brigaldara.itInstagram: www.instagram.com/brigaldaraFacebook: www.facebook.com/BrigaldaraMore 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 1710 on Italian Wine Podcast, Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo. Today, she will be interviewing Jay James MS, President of Benchmark Wine Group & Chairman Emeritus of SommFoundation (Guild of Sommeliers Education Foundation)Connect:Website: blog.benchmarkwine.com/2023/11/21/ja…rk-president/LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jay-james-433578a/More about Juliana Colangelo:Juliana Colangelo is a Vice President at Colangelo & Partners, the leading wine and spirits communications agency in the U.S. Juliana joined Colangelo & Partners in 2013 with previous experience in events, hospitality, and nonprofit development. During her tenure at C&P, Juliana has led the development of the California office, growing the agency’s domestic presence to a dedicated office of 13 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, allowing her to bring a strategic and sales-oriented approach to communications strategy for the agency. 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/Website: www.colangelopr.com/_______________________________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 1709 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, Russ Lorber geeks out on the Rondinella grape, 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.About today’s Host:“In 2013, a wine guru walked into my life, and I set off on a path of demystifying the wines of Europe–a section of stores and wine lists that I previously avoided. This path rewarded me with an understanding of what wine really is…a centerpiece of gatherings with families and friends; something to facilitate celebration. When visiting family wineries in Europe, I found the experience to be like an invitation to a family gathering, and I admired the passion of the winemakers for their craft. I launched Wide Roots to bring the essence of this experience to more wine drinkers, hoping to help them in unlocking this world much the same way that I did for myself. I am certified by Vinitaly International Academy as an Italian Wine Ambassador. I am also the subject of Wine Hunter, a documentary that follows my journey launching Wide Roots and my travels through the vineyards of Italy.”Connect:Website: www.widerootsllc.com/wide-roots-llc/Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnO0yzn91YALinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/russlorber/_______________________________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 so that you won't miss an episode of the Italian Grape Geek Podcast!

Welcome to Episode 1708 in which host McKenna Cassidy interviews Valentina Adami of Graziano Prà this week on The Next Generation where young Italian wine people 30 and under shake up the wine scene.More about today’s wineryGraziano Prà winery is the sum of the farsighted choices of its winemaker, who has always placed at the center of his work the enhancement of the territory in which it is born. The winery has forty hectares planted in the hills of Soave, with volcanic soils, and eight hectares in Valpolicella, where he cultivates vines at an altitude of 500m, on calcareous soil and in an area characterized by large diurnal range, influenced by cold currents from the Lessini Mountains and Mount Carega. A pioneer for the use of the screw cap in Italy and founder of Gli Svitati, Graziano Prà produces five labels from vineyards in Soave, Otto, Staforte, Monte Grande, Colle Sant'Antonio and Passito Bianco delle Fontane, and the Morandina line from vineyards in Valpolicella: Valpolicella, Ripasso and Amarone della Valpolicella.Connect:Website: www.vinipra.it/it/More 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!

Welcome to Episode 1707 –Part 48 of this fantastic wine book series in which Marco Gandini narrates the new Mamma Jumbo Shrimp Guide, Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0. Today, Marco narrates: Calabrese - Nero d'Avola, Canaiolo Nero, CannonauEach week, Marco will provide some new quality edutainment, as he reads from the second edition of this wine geek smorgasbord.Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0, offers a comprehensive guide to the world of Italian wine and winemaking with contributions from Professor Attilio Scienza (including his groundbreaking research on the topic), has won the prestigious OIV - International Organisation of Vine and Wine Award 2023 in the Wines and Territories category.Get a copy on Amazon: amzn.eu/d/ajX2gwNTo learn more visit:Website: www.mammajumboshrimp.comMore about the Narrator:Marco Gandini is a Communications Manager at Vinitaly International, he also seems to love being a student since he is always studying and harnessing his brain! When he is not helping out with events in the office such as wine2wine, or helping out the social media department, he can be found in the Italian Wine Podcast booth, narrating this very very long book!!!_______________________________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 so that you won't miss an episode of this very awesome set of narrations!

Welcome to Episode 1706 on another episode of “On The Road Edition”, hosted by Stevie Kim. Today is a Christmas Special Edition with Italian Wine Podcast Hosts - Juliana Colangelo, Marc Millon, Cynthia Chaplin, Victoria Cece, Giulia Stocchetti, Mckenna Cassidy and Producer - Lyka Caparas.Juliana Colangelo’s mentioned episodes :Dan Petroski - on.soundcloud.com/ASJ7FJermaine Stone - on.soundcloud.com/73KNSKaren MacNeil - on.soundcloud.com/AXC2LMarc Millon’s mentioned episodes :Marilena Cocci Grifoni - on.soundcloud.com/5s6nYAcadémie Du Vin Library Authors Special - on.soundcloud.com/rfsxvPiero Mastroberardino Pt.1 - on.soundcloud.com/yT7diPiero Mastroberardino Pt.2 - on.soundcloud.com/YKApqMore about Italian Wine PodcastThe Italian Wine Podcast is a storytelling project dedicated to the Italian wine world; new episodes are published each weekday so stay tuned!Italy has more native grape varieties concentrated within its borders than any other country in the world, and Italian wine and grape diversity is a story worth telling. Meanwhile, the popularity of Italian wine continues to grow on an international scale. This increasing appreciation most likely comes from the close link between wine and Italian culture. Wine is central to Italian cuisine, lifestyle, and agriculture. It has even shaped the very landscape of Italy.Connect:Website: www.italianwinepodcast.com/about/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: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/_______________________________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 1705, 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 Richard Hough part 3 of 4If 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: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/_______________________________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 1704; part of our Italian wine interview series set in Bologna! Today’s interview features Letizia Ferracchiato of Cantina FongoliStevie 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:The Fongoli company was founded by Decio Fongoli in the early 1900s, when he took over a property made up of several farms, located at the top of the hill in S. Marco, in the centre of the Montefalco wine-making area. As usual with the farms of the period, they produced wine and oil, as well as rearing pigs and cattle, and cultivating arable land. The first bottled wines date back to the 1940s, thanks to Angelo Fongoli, son of Decio, who produced Bianco S.Marco, Rosso di Montefalco and Vino Sagrantino Pregiato, at that time classified as table wines. Angelo's great passion led him to see the recognition of the DOC for Sagrantino di Montefalco in 1977, the only one in that year. Awards such as the Dujia D'Or for Montefalco Rosso in 1981 and 1983 and other local awards arrived in those years.Since the end of the 1980s until 1999, the winery was run by his nephew Decio and since 1999, by his great-nephew Angelo, both of whom follow the original approach with ageing in large oak barrels, bottling strictly in-house and vinification with indigenous yeasts using only their own grapes. Today the property covers about 35 hectares in a single body, 23 of which are vineyards, 6 woodland, and the rest truffle ground and meadows, and is managed entirely according to biodynamic principles.Connect:Website: www.fongoli.com/en/history/_______________________________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 1703, where Cynthia Chaplin interviews Italian wine producers during the wine2wine Business Forum 2023 Podcast Marathon. Today she interviews Romina Leopardi of Tenute Rubino featuring the wine - Torre Testa DOC Brindisi Susumaniello 100%Italian 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.More about today’s winery:Tenute Rubino’s roots date back to the 1980s when Tommaso Rubino, an avid supporter of Apulia’s viticultural and oenological potential, created a foundation for production divided between five estates. The goal was to express the best of local viticulture through hand-crafted wines showcasing Puglia’s native varieties, including Primitivo, Negroamaro, and the revival of Susumaniello, which was on the verge of extinction. In 1999, Tommaso teamed up with his son Luigi and daughter-in-law Romina to create the brand Tenute Rubino, based in Puglia’s Brindisi region. Today, the Tenute Rubino winery produces an array of authentic, terroir-driven wines which have revitalized the reputation of Apulian wines across the globe. In March 2022 the company has obtained the Equalitas, Sustainable Organization Module, Certification, the standard that promotes the sustainability culture in the agricultural and viticultural industry on an international basis.Connect:Website: www.tenuterubino.com_______________________________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 1702 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors’ Corner – In this episode, Erik Schneider interviews Federico Ceretto. 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-ModeratorBorn in Sweden, Erik Schneider grew up in Germany and France. He moved to Italy to study Italian and, as an interpreter, was assigned to the Vinitaly trade fair in 1994. It was here that he first fell in love with the wine trade.Since then, he’s worked as a wine agent, interpreter, sommelier and sales rep, while always dreaming of opening the first authentic wine Bar in Malmo. He realized that dream in 2015 and opened two more wine bars in 2019.In 2023 he left the hospitality sector in search of greater freedom as a wine guide, wine educator and wine advisor.Connect:Facebook Erik SchneiderInstagram @wineradicalschneiderTwitter Erik SchneiderGuest BioFederico Ceretto, the youngest of the family, son of Bruno, was born in 1977.After high school, he chose the University Diploma Course in Business Administration and while continuing his studies, he already entered the heart of his profession, beginning to deal with Ceretto's commercial management and especially with foreign markets, collaborating mainly with importers, and also following the sales network in Italy, supporting agents in their visits to customers.Dynamic, sociable and a great wine lover, he immediately invested a lot of time and dedication in the search for new export markets, exploring new countries that proved to be very interesting for market development."My generation is lucky to have inherited solid bases and strong values built in the past years by my father and uncle. Our challenge now is to commit to following this path with a new and fresher vision.""For foreign markets," says Federico, "high-level public relations and direct customer relationships will be increasingly important."Federico is the CEO of Aziende Vitivinicole Ceretto and He is taking care of the family restaurants La Piola and Piazza Duomo with the Chef Enrico Crippa***.Connect:Facebook @cerettowineryInstagram @cerettowineryMore 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 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!