Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to episode 1278, in which host Victoria Cece interviews in which host Victoria Cece interviews Tommaso and Alvise Canella 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 guests:Tommaso and Alvise Canella are the third generation of Casa Vinicola Canella, founded in 1947. Tommaso joined the company in 2017, handling communication, marketing, and foreign markets. Alvise took his first steps in the company in 2021, diving into digital communication and graphics. The two are taking the challenge of innovating such a historic product with a frankly fun and snazzy lifestyle approach.To learn more visit: bellinicanella.com/Instagram: @tommasocanella @alvisecanellaMore 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 1277, part 4 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 1276, another episode of “On The Road Edition”, hosted by Stevie Kim. In this episode Stevie interviews Marco Tonelli, at the Wine Cube event organized by Partesa in Milan, it took place between the 10th and 11th of October. More about today’s guest: Marco Tonelli is Editor of Spirito Divino. Wine writer, Wset 3, and the first Italian Habanos sommelier, he collaborates with Società Excellence in the organization of Modena Champagne Experience. He also created Bordeauxgraphy, the first Italian web space dedicated exclusively to Bordeaux wines.To learn more: Instagram:@spiritodivinomagazine To discover more about Wine Cube visit: https://www.partesa.it/partesaforwine... 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: @steviekim222 Instagram: @steviekim222 Website: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodcast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

Welcome to Episode 1275, of #everybodyneedsabitofscienza. 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 Michele Longari.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/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 1273 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode Tanya Morning Star interviews Mr. Riccardo Cotarella. 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?Guest-ModeratorTanya Morning Star is a full time wine educator, and writer with nearly 3 decades of industry experience. Her school, Cellar Muse is the approved program provider for Wine Scholar Certifications (French, Italian, and Spanish) in the Seattle area. She is also a Certified Wine Educator, an approved WSET instructor for L1-L4 curriculums, an official Ambassador of Bourgogne Wines, the Official Educational Ambassador of Orvieto Wines, the Educational Chair on the board of the Alliance of Women in Washington Wine, and she is very proud to have recently become a VIA Italian Wine Ambassador!To learn more visit:Instagram www.instagram.com/cellarmuse/Twitter twitter.com/cellarmuseLinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/tanyamorningstar/Website www.cellarmuse.com/About today’s guest producer:Riccardo Cotarella, president and winemaker of Falesco Winery, is currently President and General Manager of the Riccardo Cotarella Winemaking Consultancy, Professor of Viticulture and Enology at the University of Viterbo, consultant for over 80 wineries in Italy and worldwide, President of Assoenologi Italy, Union Internationale des Œnologues and he was President of the Scientific Committee for the construction of the Pavilion Wine - A Taste of Italy at EXPO Milano 2015.Furthermore, he has received many awards during his career, among which: Business and Culture Award 2001 (Chamber of Commerce of United States of America in New York), Best Italian Winemaker 2001 (Gambero Rosso), Winemaker of the Year 2001 (Wine Enthusiast), Best Italian Winemaker 2002 (AIS), International Award 2007 (Verona Fiere Vinitaly), Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 2008 (Presidency of the Council of Ministers), Honorary Degree in Agronomy in 2011 (University of Viterbo), Honorary Degree in Economics and Management in 2019 (University of Sannio).To learn more visit:Facebook: www.facebook.com/FamigliaCotarellaOfficial/Twitter: twitter.com/FalescoOfficialInstagram: www.instagram.com/famigliacotarella/YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/FalescoChannelMore 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 1274; Understanding of the Belarusian market. Features of distribution and promotion in both HoReCa and Retail channelsWelcome to Wine2Wine Business Forum 2021 Series. The sessions are recorded and uploaded on Italian Wine Podcast. wine2wine 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 this SessionThis session will present the economical and geopolitical situation in Belarus, taking into account how COVID and political issues influenced the Country. The current place of Italian wines on the Belarussian market will be analyzed thanks to figures compared to major players, highlighting growth opportunities and the main tendencies and features in the HoReCa and Retail channel.About the SpeakerMaria ZhalezniakMaria Zhalezniak graduated in Social Psychology, then she pursued wine education in Moscow at Enotria Wine School, achieving WSET Advanced Certificate. As part of her career in the Wine&Spirit industry, Maria worked as portfolio development manager for key Belarusian distributor – Prime Reserve. She was also responsible for the Moet Hennessy portfolio in the Belarusian market. She worked for LLC Eurotorg (the biggest retailer in Belarus) as Head of Wine&Spirit category. After these experiences, Maria decided to create her own company, 1811 Wines&Gourmandises, a boutique winery distribution for the HoReCa channel that represents Lehmann Glass in the Belarus market.To find out more:Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004029740755Instagram: @maria_zhelezniakLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/maria-zhalezniak-65b418119/About the Moderator:Veronika BuselVeronika Busel is a Wine Marketing Manager, Wine Writer and the Managing Partner at the Wine Travel Awards. Coming from a background on Economics she holds a Master’s Degree in Wine Marketing and Tourism from the ISVV at the University of Bordeaux (France), as well as a joint Master’s Degree in Wine and Tourism Innovation in the University of Rovira i Virgili (Spain) and University of Porto (Portugal).To find out more:Instagram: @veronica.buselLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/veronikabusel/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 1272, Welcome to todays episode, part of another new mini-series on Voices about the Vinitaly International Academy Italian Wine Ambassadors who contributed to the new edition of Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0. This new Mamma Jumbo Shrimp Publication was released in January 2023 and it provides a foundation for the vinitaly International Academy, Italian wine Ambassador's course. Listen in as Cynthia chats with the personalities who made this revised edition possible and remember, you can also tune in each saturday afternoon to hear narrated installments of this new book or you can head to amazon.com to pick up a copy today. Today Cynthia sits down with Ciro Pirone.About today’s guest:He is the Director of Italian Wines for Horizon Beverage Company, and a Vinitaly Italian Wine Ambassador. He grew up in Italy and has worked and travelled in England, Italy and the US. He has been based in the US since 1999 and completed his wine studies at Boston University, International Sommelier Guild, WSET, Wine Scholar Guild and North American Sommelier Association.To learn more visit:@divinoboston (Instagram)@vinofilosofia(Twitter) Ciro PironeAbout 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 1271 in which Marc Millon interviews Peter Vinding-Diers, award winning wine and travel writer in this installment of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon on the Italian Wine Podcast.Today’s interview is part of a special sub-series dedicated to some of the most influential wine personalities in the business. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of Peter’s latest book, please visit: academieduvinlibrary.com/ and use code ITALIANWINE in the coupon option at the checkout to receive £5 off your purchase!More about today’s guest:Peter Vinding-Diers was born in Denmark, son of the writer Ole Vinding and his wife, the painter AnneLise Grantzau-Christensen, and educated in Denmark, England and France where he studied agriculture and journalism. His adventurous life began with his stint as a journalist in Paris in the mid-sixties, then as a war correspondent in 1966 covering Nigeria, the Straits of Malaya, the Hong Kong riots, Vietnam – where he parachuted with the 101st airborne division – and Aden. His career in wine has covered many key innovations and business successes around the world. He shows no signs of stopping as his Sicilian Montecarrubo wines, made on the shores of the Ionian Sea, attract increasing attention.To learn more about Peter Vinding-Diers visit:academieduvinlibrary.com/viking-in-th…nding-diers/cluboenologique.com/story/meet-pete…dest-innovator/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 1270 in which Steve Raye interviews Deborah Gray, in this installment of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People, on the Italian Wine Podcast.More about today’s guest:Importer and wine business consultant, importing and distributing fine wines since 1992, utilizing this valuable industry knowledge and expertise to help others with their new businesses through goal oriented consulting and a range of practical services.Author, with a groundbreaking book entitled How to Import Wine - An Insider's Guide which won Best Professional Wine Book 2011 USA by Gourmand International and second in World Wine Book Winners competition in Paris, France, with entries from 163 countries. The Exporter's Handbook to the U.S. Wine Market, released 2016. Second edition of How to Import Wine released in 2018.Specialties: Relationship building within the wine industry. Specialized knowledge of the U.S. three tier wine distribution system, and foundations of U.S. wine importing, distribution and sales.To learn more visit:linkedin.com/in/deborah-m-gray-4035448Websitesbluestonewinesolutions.com (Company)howtoimportwine.com (Portfolio)deborahgraywine.com (Blog)More about the host Steve Raye:Steve Raye of Bevology Inc originally joined our weekly lineup with narrations from his book “How to get US Market Ready” - but everyone just loved him so much, we brought him back with this series of interviews that informs and inspires! Each week he speaks to industry professionals; guests who have gained valuable experience in the Italian wine sector and have insightful tips and stories that can help anyone who wants to learn about getting US Market Ready!To learn more visit:Website: www.bevologyinc.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!

Welcome to episode 1269 in which host Victoria Cece interviews Alessandro Scarzella, 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:Alessandro was born and raised in Piemonte, Italy, where he runs his family winery Scarzella with his 2 brothers in Rocchetta Tanaro. He studied Viticulture and Oenology in Trentino Alto Adige, doing a bit of research on pepper aroma in red wines. He then traveled the world to evolve his wine knowledge, spending most time in France and Australia. His passion is wine, but he also adores traveling, languages and exploring different cultures.To learn more visit:Website: www.scarzella.itLinkedin:Facebook:Instagram: @scarzellawinesMore 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!