Italian Wine Podcast Ep. 1056 Rebecca Severs Interviews Giovanni Nordera | Clubhouse Ambassador's Corner
Welcome to Episode 1056 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode Rebecca Severs interviews Giovanni Nordera (Pasqua Winery). 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 about today’s guest host:
Rebecca Severs is from Memphis, TN. Her passion for wine and love of Italy was the inspiration for her to become a restaurateur at an early age. She and her husband opened Bari Ristorante e Enoteca nearly 20 years ago. She is the owner, front of the house manager, and wine buyer for the restaurant and they are proud to say that they are the only restaurant in Memphis that has an all Italian wine list. In 2017, she decided to dive into her love for wine a little further and became a Certified Italian Wine Professional in 2017 through Napa Wine Academy. She is currently a Vinitaly Academy student and travels to Italy whenever she gets the chance.
To learn more visit:
Website: www.Barimemphis.com
Instagram: @Rebecca@Bari and @Bariristorante
Facebook: Rebecca Bari and Bari Ristorante e Enoteca
Twitter: @BariRistorante
Linkedin: Rebecca Severs
About today’s guest producer:
Born in 1978, Giovanni is originally from Vicenza, a small town near Verona. He joined Pasqua in 2005, he is now technical director of production. He graduated in Viticulture and Oenology from the University of Udine. After his studies, he gained several international experiences as an oenologist at Hamilton Russell in South Africa, in Chile at Santa Rita and Vina Morandè studying the oenological aspects and the various fermentation techniques on different local varieties.
He spent time at the university of Bordeaux, France, where he was able to study viticulture topics in particular the effects of cycadella (empoasca vitis) on the vineyard. Giovanni has also worked at Piovene Porto Godi, a family winery as a consultant and at a winery in St Emilion where he supervised the vinification of Chardonnay and Sauvignon and local red varieties such as Merlot and Cabernet. His international experience has given him a very broad knowledge of the wine world. Fluent in English and French, Giovanni is also an avid skier, a surfer, loves the sea and the mountains. He has two children Tommaso and Letizia.
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More 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: @steviekim222
Instagram: @steviekim222
Website: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/
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