

Italian Wine Podcast
Italian Wine Podcast
The Italian Wine Podcast is a storytelling project dedicated to the fascinating world of Italian wine. New episodes are published every day – so stay tuned! With more grape varieties and more diverse grape growing regions than any other country in the world, the story of Italian wine is a rich and captivating one. While the popularity of Italian wine continues to grow in every corner of the globe, inspired by a deep affection for the Italian way of life, the Italian Wine Podcast seeks to entertain, educate and inform. Embracing Italian food, travel, lifestyle and culture, IWP has something for every taste!
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Aug 15, 2023 • 26min
Ep. 1514 Matthieu Taunay | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon
Welcome to Episode 1514 in which Marc Millon interviews Matthieu Taunay of Monteverro in today’s episode of Wine, Food & Travel. The winery is awarded the Best Organic White Wine 2023 Trophy for Toscana IGT Chardonnay Vino Biologico 2020, in Wine Without Walls, a section of 5StarWines – the Book wine selection in 2023More about today’s wineryMonteverro lies at the foot of the small medieval town of Capalbio on the southern edge of Tuscany in Maremma, a region well-known for its originality and tradition.The vineyard estate is situated in close proximity to the coast and is characterised by its unusual slopes on stony, red clay soil. But it is also the people who make Monteverro so unique. The pure pleasure of wine commits us to uncompromising manual work and selection in the vineyards, and through precision and innovative technology in the cellar, we are ultimately helping every vine variety, every location and every vintage to achieve their optimum expression.Connect:Website: www.monteverro.com/en/_______________________________Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram @italianwinepodcastFacebook @ItalianWinePodcastTwitter @itawinepodcastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!

Aug 14, 2023 • 29min
Ep. 1513 Jeremy Hart | Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo
Welcome to Episode 1513 on Italian Wine Podcast, today on Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo she will be interviewing Jeremy HartMore about today’s guestJeremy Hart is a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience in the hospitality industry, specializing in sales, brand management, and strategic marketing. He managed over 400 SKUs from 56 brands across six states while covering national accounts for a renowned importer for seven years. His visionary brand ideation contributed to the success of a multiyear Wine Spectator's Top 100 Winner. Recognized as a leading industry expert, Jeremy hosted the closing dinner at the prestigious TexSom Conference for five consecutive years. He co-founded Inknowlogy Marketing Agency, created his wine brand Explicit Content, and holds the significant role as the Chief Strategic Marketing and Co-Founder at Somm.ai. Jeremy is dedicated to pushing the beverage industry's growth and promotion through data-enhanced methods.Connect:Instagram: www.instagram.com/inknowology/?hl=en & www.instagram.com/wineknerd/?hl=enWebsite: inknowology.com/about-us/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 @italianwinepodcastFacebook @ItalianWinePodcastTwitter @itawinepodcastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @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!

Aug 13, 2023 • 19min
Ep. 1512 Natalino Colantonio | The Next Generation
Welcome to Episode 1512 in which host Victoria Cece interviews Natalino Colantonio this week on The Next Generation.The Next Generation where Victoria Cece interviews young Italian wine people shaking up the wine scene.More about the guestNatalino was a manager and had a dream of making wine. "It's just one of the many challenges that have characterized my life." In the midst of a virtuous career, he decided to devote himself to his greatest passion, wine. Studies, meetings with producers and sincere friendships began; Eventually his trolley became the tractor and his laptop the vineyard shears. Passionate about music, creativity, and the romance of the countryside.Andrea and Nat met in 2018 through introductions made by a mutual friend during an evening at a pub.They told each other about the past, dreams, ambitions and passions. Inevitably the subject of wine comes up and their strong understanding leads them to immediately embark on a wine path together.And so, a few weeks later, they founded Bossanova, starting from that small plot of just over an acre that Andrea's grandfather planted in the 1970s.From that moment everything changed, from one note, a symphony was born, constantly evolving.Connect:Website: www.vinibossanova.com/More about the host:Victoria Cece is a food and beverage storyteller whose curiosity is somewhere deep in a bowl of pasta or a bottle of wine. A fool for history, you can find her reading up about ancient grape varietals or wandering around a little Italian town eating everything in sight, under her alias Slutti Spaghetti.Connect:Instagram: @sluttispaghettiTwitter: @sluttispaghettiLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-cece/_______________________________Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram @italianwinepodcastFacebook @ItalianWinePodcastTwitter @itawinepodcastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @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!

Aug 12, 2023 • 11min
Ep. 1511 Marco Gandini Narrates Pt. 29 | Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0
Welcome to Episode 1511 – Part 29 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: BasilicataEach 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 International Organisation on Vine and Wine (OIV) Award 2023 in the Wines and Territories category.Get a copy on Amazon: www.amazon.it/Italian-Wine-Unplu…2Caps%2C261&sr=8-1To 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!

Aug 12, 2023 • 29min
Ep. 1510 Dorli Muhr | On The Road With Stevie Kim Throwback Instalive
Welcome to Episode 1510 on another episode of “On The Road Edition”, hosted by Stevie Kim. Today we are bringing you a throwback (the first of several to come) to Stevie’s conversation series “Wonderful Women in Wine” recorded on instalive during the pandemic. In this episode Stevie sits down with Dorli Muhr.More about today’s guestDorli Muhr – who discovered her enthusiasm for wine during university studies training as an interpreter (French & Spanish) – founded an agency for marketing and PR work in 1991 called Wine&Partners and developed a highly specialised business for communications involving wine, gourmet products and the culinary world.The desire to have her own wine production – which burned in the blood of farmers’ daughter Dorli – led ultimately to her replanting the fallow parcels on the Spitzerberg in 1995. Together with her then-husband Dirk van der Niepoort, Dorli Muhr recommenced wine production in 2002. Seeking perfection and maximum finesse, she began to acquire other parcels of vines to complement the family patch, so that the Weingut Muhr-van der Niepoort grew continually each year, in both quantity and quality.Ten years after Muhr and Niepoort ended their marriage, they finally concluded their business relationship. Dorli Muhr took over Dirk Niepoort’s holdings, and is carrying on with the estate under her name alone. At the same time, she was able to acquire a small, old house in Prellenkirchen and move her business headquarters there. Together with her daughter Anna, she is returning to the same village where Anna’s great-grandmother spent her childhood and teenage years.Connect:Website: dorlimuhr.at/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 @italianwinepodcastFacebook @ItalianWinePodcastTwitter @itawinepodcastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @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!

Aug 11, 2023 • 11min
Ep. 1509 Markus Patz | Everybody Needs A Bit Of Scienza
Welcome to Episode 1509, where the professore 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 Markus Patz part 2!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/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 @italianwinepodcastFacebook @ItalianWinePodcastTwitter @itawinepodcastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Share your love for our lovely Professor if you are a true Italian Wine Geek :)

Aug 10, 2023 • 7min
Ep. 1508 Alberto Paltrinieri | Slow Wine 2023
Welcome to Episode 1508; part of our Italian wine interview series set in Bologna! Today’s interview is between Cynthia Chaplin and Alberto Paltrinieri from Cantina PaltrinieriStevie Kim and her team travelled 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 - Cantina PaltrinieriLocated in the heart of Sorbara, in the center of the fertile province of Modena, the Cantina Paltrinieri is a family-run farm dedicated to the production of Lambrusco di Sorbara DOC for three generations.Connect:Instagram: www.instagram.com/cantinapaltrinieri/Facebook: www.facebook.com/cantinapaltrinieri/Website: cantinapaltrinieri.it/_______________________________Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram @italianwinepodcastFacebook @ItalianWinePodcastTwitter @itawinepodcastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/

Aug 10, 2023 • 1h 17min
Ep. 1507 The African Wine Market | wine2wine Business Forum 2022
Welcome to Episode 1507, The African wine market - Why, Where, How and Whom should I be partnering with! - Deslandes Monteiro, Nicolaas Wilem Smit, Soraiya Ladak, Vannessa Koko Djaba, Victor Ikem, moderated by Temitope AkintolaThis is the wine2wine Business Forum 2022 Series. The sessions are recorded and uploaded on Italian Wine Podcast.wine2wine Business Forum is an international wine business forum, held annually in Verona Italy since 2014. The event is a key reference point for wine producers and a diverse variety of wine professionals eager to develop and grow their wine business worldwide.About today’ session:According to the United Nations, by 2050, 25% of the World Population will be Africans. 2050 is in 28 years and most of us and the wineries we represent will still be alive. What’s our plan to develop a relationship with this market? The African wine market session will serve as an eye opener to quite an obscure market with the intention of giving the participants the right tools to enter or develop an existing presence on this very important market for the present and the future. For the present, Africa’s wine market represents one of the fastest growing geographies. A major contributor to this growth is the rapid rise of the middle class in major markets like South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya.More about today’s speakersMonteiro Deslandes graduated in Business Consulting and Business Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Brescia, with specializations in Marketing and International Trade and Financial Markets, areas in which he has always been particularly interested.Nicolaas Wilem Smit was born and bred in Paarl, the heart of the Cape Winelands. He joined the wine industry at the age of 19. While working full time in the Industry, Nico dedicated himself to expanding his knowledge both in Marketing and Sales, by obtaining a National Diploma in Marketing and Sales at Boland College and BComm Degree in Business Marketing at the University of South Africa. He recently obtained a Diploma in Wine through Cape Wine Academy, ensuring he stays efficacious.Soraiya Ladak is a WSET Level 3 certified Sommelier, and Managing & Sales Director at The Wine Shop Kenya. The Wine Shop is a family run business that has been in both the Kenyan and Uganda markets in East Africa, dealing in the fields of Wine importation, distribution, and travel retail for over 20 years in both Kenya and Uganda. The Wine Shop is also a premium wine retailer, and an exclusive Wine Bar and Restaurant with an active e- commerce platform.Vannessa Koko Djaba is the CEO and owner of VDB Consultancy and Trade Ghana Limited with interests and investments in Fashion and Clothing, Real Estate, and the Food & Beverage Industries.Victor Ikem is the founder and director of Drinks Revolution Limited. He was formerly the National Brand Manager in charge of Campari Group business in Nigeria and the General Manager at Wine & Things Limited, Nigeria.More about today’s moderatorAkintola Temitope (Temi) started his first business in Nigeria at the age of 17, grew it until when he ran into troubles with the regulatory bodies in the country abandoned it at the age of 26 to follow a career as an Engineer in the Oil and Gas Industry. Currently Temi is the Area Manager for Mediterranean Europe and Africa at ZONIN1821 where he and the team are responsible for the growth of the business on the continent. Temi is also responsible for ZONIN1821’s e-commerce business worldwide._______________________________Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram @italianwinepodcastFacebook @ItalianWinePodcastTwitter @itawinepodcastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/

Aug 10, 2023 • 1h 3min
Ep. 1506 Vinicius Santiago Interviews Flavio Geretto | Clubhouse Ambassadors’ Corner
Welcome to Episode 1506 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors’ Corner – In this episode, Vinicius Santiago interviews Flavio Geretto of Villa Sandi. 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 - Vinicius SantiagoProfessional Sommelier certified by the ABS (Brazilian Association of Sommeliers), Beer Sommelier certified by Doemens Academy, WSET Diploma, Certified Sherry Educator, Certified Port Educator, French Wine Scholar and an Italian Wine Ambassador. I am also obtaining my undergraduate degree in viticulture and enology at the IFRS-BG (Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology).Connect:Facebook www.facebook.com/vinimiragoInstagram www.instagram.com/vinimiragoLinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/vinimirago/Guest Producer – Flavio GerettoFlavio Geretto is the Chief Commercial Director of Villa Sandi Winery. He joined the company in 2015 taking care previously of Eastern Europe and UK markets, and then USA, Americas and Asia Pacific.Flavio comes to us from the Veneto/Friuli region with +18 years in the wine business. He comes from a family of small wine producers for 3 generations and previously he managed small to medium-sized Italian wineries from different regions.He graduated in Economics at the University of Padua, with “honors” on his final exam focused onwine marketing.He accomplished the diplomas of:-ONAV (Italian Organization of Wine Tasters)-FISAR (Italian Federation of Sommeliers)-WSET 2-Slow Food Wine level 3.He has been a board member of the Friuli DOC Wine Consortium, and professor of Wine Marketing at the CUOA Master Foundation in Altavilla Vicentina (VI). He was requested to doseminars about wine export and marketing for the prestigious Schools of Winemakers of Conegliano and San Michele all’Adige.He is first and foremost a great wine lover, always seeking new wines and looking to discover new winemakers; he tries to visit wineries in Italy and abroad and attend wine-tasting evenings whenever possible.He is firmly convinced that education is crucial in the wine business, and he did many Masterclasses and professional tastings about Villa Sandi and Borgo Conventi in the past years, with appreciable results in terms of brand awareness and sales.Connect:Facebook www.facebook.com/VillaSandiProseccoInstagram @villasandi, @flaviogerettoWebsite www.villasandi.it/it/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: @steviekim222Instagram: @steviekim222Website: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/_______________________________Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:Instagram @italianwinepodcastFacebook @ItalianWinePodcastTwitter @itawinepodcastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/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!

Aug 9, 2023 • 37min
Ep. 1505 Helen McGinn | Voices With Cynthia Chaplin
Welcome to Episode 1505, in which Cynthia Chaplin interviews Helen McGinn in this installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast.More about today’s guestHelen McGinn is an award-winning author, drinks writer and presenter. After spending a decade as a supermarket wine buyer, she founded wine blog The Knackered Mother’s Wine Club, now a best-selling wine book. She co-chairs the International Wine Challenge, one of the world’s biggest wine competitions, and is the drinks writer for the Daily Mail’s Femail Magazine and Waitrose Food Magazine. She regularly appears on television as a wine expert on BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen and ITV’s This Morning and accolades include Best Online Drinks Writer at Fortnum & Mason’s inaugural Food & Drink Awards. Helen is also a fiction writer and has written three books. Her latest, This Is Us, was published last year and she’s currently working on her fourth.Connect:Instagram: www.instagram.com/knackeredmother/Facebook: www.facebook.com/knackeredmotherswineclubTwitter: twitter.com/knackeredmuthaWebsite: www.knackeredmotherswineclub.com/about-me/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 @italianwinepodcastFacebook @ItalianWinePodcastTwitter @itawinepodcastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @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!


