Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to Episode 1407, in which Cynthia Chaplin interviews Ryan Robinson in this instalment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast.About today’s guest:In 2023 Ryan Robinson is a Vinitaly International Academy student. He is the Wine Director at Cornerstone Hospitality Group in Connecticut and an Advanced Sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers. Originally from Idaho, Ryan is pursuing the Master Sommelier Diploma and has concurrently completed the WSET Diploma. In-between studying and working the floor, Ryan teaches Wine Appreciation and Top Shelf Beverages at the University of New Haven.To learn more visit:Instagram: @sommryanwww.linkedin.com/in/ryan-robinson-91723425/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.To learn more visit: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!

Welcome to Episode 1406 in which Marc Millon interviews Elena and Eleonora Charrère from Les CretesMore about today’s guests:Elena and Eleonora's family has been operating in the agricultural sector in the Aosta Valley for 6 generations. Thanks to the foresight of Eleonora's father, Costantino, in the mid-1950s, produced the first bottles of Cru La Sabla that were put up for sale. In 1989 Les Crêtes was founded.In 2007, together with some Aosta Valley producers, Elena and Eleonora founded the Valle d'Aosta delegation of Women of Wine.Les Crêtes ‘ winery is located in the scenic Aymavilles area of the Aosta Valley.Their Vineyards are spread over 20 hectares among parcels in six different villages, and planted in both indigenous vinifera varieties (Petite Arvine , Petit Rouge, Prëmetta , Fumin , Mayolet , Cornalin), as well as the more traditional vinifera varieties (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Muscat). The soils that have developed over the centuries on the glacial morain hillsides around Aymavilles are composed of a mixture of sand and calcareous rocks.To learn more visit:Facebook www.facebook.com/lescretesInstagram www.instagram.com/les.cretes/Twitter twitter.com/lescreteswineryWebsite www.lescretes.it/More 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, EnglandTo learn more visit:quaypress.uk/marcmillon.co.ukvino.co.ukquaypress.comLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marc-millon-50868624Twitter: @Marc_MillonLet'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!

Welcome to Episode 1405 on Italian Wine Podcast, today on Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo she will be interviewing Aly Walansky.More about Aly Walansky:Aly Walansky is an award-winning travel and food journalist with over 20 years experience in the field writing for many outlets, from Wine Enthusiast to Food Network, Forbes, TODAY Show, Southern Living, AllRecipes, The Kitchn, and many more. Muck Rack rated her the #1 food journalist of 2022, and she spent much of the pandemic cooking at home, stretching budget and ingredients, for her Instagram audience, so that everyone could be together and cooking together, and no one felt alone. Her Substack, which she sends out six days a week, was recently rated a Substack bestseller and reaches thousands of people each day.You can learn morel by visiting:alywalansky.substack.comwww.instagram.com/alywalansky/muckrack.com/aly-walanskyalywalansky.contently.com/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.To learn more visit:Instagram: www.instagram.com/julezcolang/Facebook: www.facebook.com/jules.colangelo/Twitter: twitter.com/JulezColangLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/juliana-colan…lo-mba-04345539/Instagram: www.instagram.com/colangelopr/Facebook: www.facebook.com/ColangeloPRTwitter: twitter.com/ColangeloPRLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/colangel…public-relationsLet'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!

Welcome to episode 1404, in which host Victoria Cece interviews Valentin Bufolin this week on The Next Generation.The Next Generation where Victoria Cece interviews young Italian wine people shaking up the wine scene.More about today’s guest:Valentin Bufolin is a multi-channel marketing professional with a deep passion for wine. Raised in Slovenia, wine and vineyards were always in his life since he was a child. He holds his WSET 3 certification and is the Chief Commercial Officer (COO) of Drinx, an online and retail wine, spirits, and gourmet shop.To learn more visit:Website: www.drinx.si/Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/valentinbufolin/Facebook:Instagram: @valentinbufolinMore 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.To learn more visit: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!

Welcome to episode 1403, part 18 of this fantastic wine book series in which Marco Gandini narrates the new Mamma Jumbo Shrimp Guide, Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0Each week, Marco will provide some new quality edutainment, as he reads from the second edition of this wine geek smorgasbord.And if you want a copy of the book just head to: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 bettering 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 @italianwinepodcastFacebook @ItalianWinePodcastTwitter @itawinepodcastTiktok @MammaJumboShrimpLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcastIf you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/Until next time, Cin Cin!

Welcome to episode 1402, another episode of “On The Road Edition”, hosted by Stevie Kim. In this episode Stevie sits down with Vania Valentini at Wine Cube, an event organized by Partesa.More about today’s guest:Vania Valentini was born in Correggio, in Emilia Romagna. She later moved to London and that is where she discovered a passion for wine. Once back in Italy in 2008, she became an AIS Sommelier and, subsequently graduated from the Wine communication and marketing Master’s in ALMA, the International Academy of Italian Cuisine of Gualtiero Marchesi. Finally, in 2012 she obtained the title of AIS Official Taster in Milan. She became an ALMA teacher, took part in tastings in wine guides and competitions, started to collaborate in the drafting of the Grandi Champagne Guide as Vice-Curator and, since 2017, has held lessons dedicated to Champagne a the International University of Gastronomic Sciences UNISG, at the Higher Education at the INTRECCI hall and at the MACH Foundation, Trento. She also writes about champagne in Passione Gourmet and holds numerous seminars throughout Italy dedicated to Champagne and Sparkling Wine.Find out more:vaniavalentini.com/about-vania/Find out more about Wine Cube at: www.partesa.it/partesaforwine-evento.Find out more by visiting: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!To learn more 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/Until next time, Cin Cin!

Welcome to Episode 1401, another episode of everybody needs a bit of scienza! Today we are sharing part 2 of our 5-part series of the Professore’s advanced seminar at Vinitaly 2023. In this advanced seminar, Professore Attilio Scienza shares some reflections on the viticulture of the future, focusing on the characteristics of resistant vines. The Professore is best known for his extensive research on the origins of Italian grapes and their DNA and as one of the leading academics in the study of Italian wine.To find out more about Attilio Scienza visit:vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/via-faqs/winenews.it/en/an-italian-profe…l-be-one-of_307764/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/Until next time, Cin Cin!

Welcome to Episode 1400; part of our Italian wine interview series set in Dusseldorf, Germany. Today Joy Livingston interviews Marzia Varvaglione from Varvaglione 1921.Stevie Kim and her team travelled to Dusseldorf, Germany this March to collaborate with ITA, the Italian Trade Agency. ITA was organizing some incredible Masterclasses featuring the best wines Italy has to offer. Each masterclass was led by the Master Sommelier Eros Teboni (awarded Best Sommelier Worldwide in 2018), and they wanted us there to document the amazing 3 days!Tune-in each Thursday as we bring you the great interviews that unfolded over the course of 3 days.About today’s guest and winery:Marzia was born in Taranto on March 24, 1989 where she lived until the age of 18; she is the elder sister of 3 brothers, a fundamental and integral part of her life and her company. She studied at the Universities of Milan, Lugano, Lausanne and London where he had the opportunity to focus on business strategy and marketing. Then the most beautiful and exciting but also difficult path begins: joining the family business, a wine producing company still focused on the marketing of bulk wine. The company is now led by the father with her and her brothers. Marzia has been at her side as Business Developer and Marketing and Sales director for 10 years. Thus, at the same time, she also began to train in the wine sector by obtaining the WSET L3.La Varvaglione 1921 ( Vini di Puglia Varvaglione 1921, at the gates of Salento!) today it exports 5 million bottles to more than 70 countries around the world.Varvaglione 1921 has been making wine for almost one hundred years, spanning four generations of the family. Today, it is one of the biggest and fastest developing companies in Puglia, steadily increasing the number of bottles produced and the quality of its wines. The company is based in Leporano on the Gulf of Taranto, in the famous Salento region. Experience and tradition have found synergy in the company’s use of innovative winemaking technology.Today the company has three production areas: the winemaking plant and cellar, the bottling site and the shop, which used to be the headquarters of the company.The feather in the cap today is the Masseria Pizzariello, a traditional Pugliese estate that symbolizes all of the history and way of life that is typical of the warm hospitality in this region.More about today’s guest and winery:www.varvaglione.com/en/azienda-viniMore about the interviewer:Joy Livingston is the Producer of Italian Wine Podcast. Narrator extraordinaire and Scienza whisperer Joy Livingston has been known to edit the occasional book from time to time. When Joy is not busy Producing the podcast she is also working hard on the Mamma Jumbo Shrimp YouTube channel where many of the interviews stream on video!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!

Welcome to Episode 1399 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode John Camacho Vidal interviews Simone Scaletta. 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 - John CamachoAfter moving on from the financial services industry, John began working as a portfolio manager for Italian Wine Merchants in New York where he honed his passion for wine. John worked for more than ten years at IWM, becoming Senior Portfolio Manager, Showroom Manager, Seminar Director, and lecturer making him a well-informed educator of Italian wine.John believes in sharing not just the experience of tasting wine, but also the stories behind it. These two passions led him to create Wine Stories NY, giving him the opportunity to provide clients with fun and unique wine experiences bringing wine to life through story while providing history, unknown facts, and tales of the development of classic wines.Having worked, working with DP – Selezioni as manager of sales and business development, he is an ambassador to a collection of boutique wineries from Italy's most notable regions, providing educational training and additional sales & marketing support in the US to some well-known brands along with many small and first-generation rising stars.John has been invited to Verona Italy by the Italian Trade Agency to attend the Italian Wine Ambassador program at Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) which is deemed to be the gold standard of Italian.John was also invited by the Orvieto wine Consorzio in Umbria Italy, to participate in the first Ambassador Accreditation for the Orvieto wine region this past Spring.If you want to learn more you can by visiting:Website: – www.dp-selezioni.com / www.winestoriesny.comInstagram: winestoriesny / johncamachovidalFacebook: john camacho vidalLinkedin: John Camacho Vidal / Wine Stories NYMore about the Producer:Simone Scaletta is one of the new rising stars amongst the new winemakers in the Langhe. His passion for wine and for the Langhe speaks for itself. This same passion led him to give up his day job in Turin and without any family holdings in Barolo, he set out to build a magnificent cantina in the heart of Monforte d’Alba. In an area with no real estate, he was able to obtain vineyards in famous Crus that had nonavailable. As far as his wine-making goes, he is someone who uses cutting-edge techniques in a region known for tradition and blends them with a type of viticulture philosophy that is extra careful about the soil quality and the area’s biodiversity.To learn more visit:Facebook www.facebook.com/simonescalettavini/Instagram www.instagram.com/simonescaletta/?hl=enwww.simonescaletta.it/?fbclid=IwAR06…vlwrxYfDss9QhcMore 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/

Welcome to Episode 1398, in which Cynthia Chaplin interviews Dr. Nathalie Spielmann in this installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast.About today’s guest:Nathalie SPIELMANN is an Italian Wine Ambassador (IWA) – she is a Full Professor of Marketing and Director of the MSc Wine & Gastronomy at NEOMA Business School. She holds a PhD in Marketing from the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University in Montreal (Canada). Dr. Spielmann has published widely in international peer-reviewed publications (Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Service Research, Journal of Association of Consumer Research, Journal of Advertising Research, Journal of Business Research) on topics related to Marketing Strategy, Consumer Behaviour, Advertising, and Wine. She currently serves as an Editorial Review Board Member for three international top-tier journals. Dr. Spielmann currently teaches Consumer Behavior: Sensory and Experiential Marketing and Territorial Marketing at the graduate level.Dr. Spielmann currently works with the City of Reims in the aim of developing coherent and strategic marketing offers in the experiential marketing and tourism sectors. Additionally, she is regularly invited to present her research at professional wine and tourism events (e.g., wine exhibitions, technical conferences, seminars) in France and abroad. She is also co-owner of a champagne wine bar located in the vineyards just outside of Reims.To learn more visit:neoma-bs.com/professors/spielmann-nathalie-2/linkedin.com/in/nathalie-spielmann-phdAbout 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.To learn more visit: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!