Italian Wine Podcast

Ep. 607 Welcome to this special On The Road Edition in which Cesare Benvenuto talks with Stevie Kim about the Pio Cesare Winery in the area of Alba.More About Pio Cesare:Pio Cesare has been producing wines for 135 years and through five generations in its ancient cellars in the center of the town of Alba.The Pio Cesare winery was founded in 1881, by Cesare Pio. He was a very successful entrepreneur and was inspired to produce a small and select quantity of wines from the hills of Barolo and Barbaresco for himself, his family, friends, and customers. Cesare Pio was dedicated to the terroir of the Piedmont region and to producing wines of the highest quality. Over the years, Cesare Pio built a thriving business.His entrepreneurial spirit encouraged him to travel throughout Europe in the early 20th century to publicize and promote Pio Cesare’s wines. His passport, which is proudly displayed at the winery in Alba, bears the number 55.His son, Giuseppe Pio, the second generation, found himself with a thriving winery at the turn of the century. He carried on his father’s passion and invested in the expansion of the cellars and the trade, making Pio Cesare a benchmark brand for the wines of the region. In 1940, Giuseppe Pio’s only child, Rosy, married Giuseppe Boffa, a young and well-known engineer from Alba, who managed a large company in Milan at the time. Then Italy began to struggle during the Second World War, Giuseppe Boffa decided to leave his job in Milan to dedicate himself to the Pio Cesare winery.Thanks to his efforts, the Pio Cesare brand gained fame and prominence both domestically and internationally, becoming one of the most respected names among Italian wine producers, with a special focus on its renowned Barolo. Rosy and Giuseppe Boffa named their youngest son Pio, in honor of his great-grandfather’s surname. Pio Boffa, the fourth generation, leads and directs the company today. In the early 1990’s Pio Boffa asked his cousin Augusto to join him in the company.His sister’s son, Cesare Benvenuto, has been active since 2000 as the fifth generation and recently Pio Boffa’s daughter, Federica Rosy, joined Pio Cesare, representing the future of the Family.Today, the family members travel extensively to more than 50 countries around the world, echoing what Cesare Pio himself did at the beginning of our history—promoting the name and reputation of the Pio Cesare winery to restaurants, hotels, wine shops and wine lovers worldwide.You can find out more about this winery by visiting: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!

Ep. 606 Rebecca Lawrence interviews Cara Bertonw in this episode of VoicesMore on Cara:Cara has held leadership roles across every channel of the wine industry. Her consistent leadership style has garnered her and every team she works with, extraordinary results. She is highly recognized for her passion and commitment to fine wine and has stayed a persistent advocate for creating a more inclusive workforce.Bertone is the Vice President of Lift Collective and is the Co-Founder for Be The Change Job Fair and Initiative. Her work has been recognized by Forbes, Wine Enthusiast, VinePair, and featured by ABC and NBC news affiliates. She is also an active member of the Les Dames d’Escoffier’s Austin Chapter.Above all, Cara loves traveling and spending time outdoors with her wife and two young children in Austin, Texas.You can find out more about Cara by visiting:www.liftcollective.org; www.bethechangejobfair.com; www.drinkavaline.comInstagram:@cara_bertoneFacebook: Cara BertoneLinkedin: Cara BertoneLet'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!

Ep. 605 Monty Waldin interviews Helena Variara from Colombaia WineryMore about Colombaia:Colombaia has 4 hectares of vineyards, exposed to the southwest, with a house and cellar. The soil is clay/calcar full of fossils shells. Dante and Helena work the vineyard like it were a big garden, the biodynamic method allowed them to work in active perception, following the rhythms of nature, helping vines reach the mineral elements found in the soil. Activities in the cellar respect the mantra "least amount of intervention as possible". Fermentation is spontaneous, using natural grape yeast. The process is slow and careful, keeping the vital cycles of fermentation, without clarifying, filtering or stabilizing.Certified Organic by Suolo e Salute (1999, ITBIO-004)Certified Biodynamic by Demeter (2007, 275)Memberships: Renaissance des Appellations, AVN Association Vin Naturel Francesee also: The Italian Winemakers' Cult - The New York TimesTo find out more visit:Website: www.colombaia.itInstagram: colombaiavinoTwiNer: colombaiavinoLet'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!

Ep. 604 Steve Raye interviews Jeff Nadeau in this episode of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People.About Jeff:Jeff Nedeau is the Director of Strategic Business Development for 3x3, a data-driven shopper engagement company for the Bev/Alc industry, connecting consumers, retailers, and brands.Find out more about 3X3 by visiting:Website: www.3x3.usFacebook: www.facebook.com/poweredby3x3/Instagram: www.instagram.com/poweredby3x3/Twitter: twitter.com/poweredby3x3Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/3x3/mycompany/For more information on Steve Raye you can check out Bevology inc here www.bevologyinc.com/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!

Ep. 603 Stevie Kim interviews the personalities from the Foradori Winery along with Attilio Scienza - Pt. 2 of 5.#everybodyneedsabitofscienza is back! with another fantastic episode, part of a 5 part pod - Stevie Kim and the Professore visit Azienda Agricola Foradori on the border between Trentino and Alto Adige. Here the family "show and tell" their winery, wines and food. Tune in for a real Italian Wine country experience!More about Foradori:At the helm today, a fourth generation of winemakers run Foradori’s activities. It was Elisabetta Foradori and Rainer Zierock’s work that led to the salvage and regeneration of the Teroldego grape variety through their cultivation of the grape’s original genetic family. Today their children Emilio, Theo and Myrtha Zierock continue in their footsteps to run the winery.Philosopher-winemaker Emilio manages wine production, while political journalist Theo oversees the winery’s business and commerce from his home in Naples. Market gardener Myrtha takes care of Foradori’s farming and gradual expansion.Together the three of them oversee the smooth running of the winery, supported constantly by their mother Elisabetta.Though Rainer sadly passed away in February 2009, his influence remains fundamental and today his ideas still continue to steer the development of the winery.If you want to know about this great winery visit them at:www.agricolaforadori.com/en/the-winery/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!

Ep. 602 Joy Livingston interviews Robert Joseph in this 5StarWines 2021 SpecialRobert JosephEditor at Large, Meininger’s Wine Business InternationalRobert is a wine business consultant and an editorial consultant for Meininger’s Wine Business International, which he helped to launch in 2006. In 1983, after living in Burgundy for five years, he launched the Wine International magazine; set up the International Wine Challenge; became wine writer for the Sunday Telegraph and wrote his first book: The Wine Lists. He is the Chairman of the Wine Institute of Asia, and has chaired and launched wine competitions in several countries. Robert has been on the UK Who’s Who list since 2013, and the awards he has received include the Jacob’s Creek ‘Golden Vine’; ‘the Best Wine Guide in the World’; the Glenfiddich (twice); The Wine Guild of the United Kingdom Premier; the Marques de Caceres. He regularly appears on television and radio, and he is also regularly invited to lecture at the Wine & Spirits Educational Trust. Joseph is one of the trio behind Hugh Kevin & Robert Wines whose wines now sell over 2.5m bottles per year in 40 countries. His blog is The Joseph Report." I wear several hats in the wine world. These include wine production (as one of the trio behind Hugh, Kevin & Robert, with brands including le Grand Noir, Greener Planet; public speaking (MUST, Wine2Wine, FineMinds4FineWines, Nedbank/Vinpro etc); consultancy (to companies and generic organisations); industry journalism (as editor at large of Meininger's Wine Business International); and teaching - Burgundy Business School, Sonoma State etc).Co-creator of realbizwine.com/My next book - The Future of Wine has Changed will be published in June 2020)Winner: 2018 Vinventions Award for InnovationsSpecialties: wine evaluation, wine brand creation, publishing, industry analysis, public speaking, book authorship/editing/publishing."You can find Roberty on instagram @wine_thinkerLet'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!

Ep. 601 Rebecca Lawrence interviews Whitney Pope in this episode of VoicesMore on Whitney Pope:"I am a forward-thinking event executive with 13+ years of experience shaping high-impact experiential events and brand strategies across luxury and lifestyle brands within the hospitality, CPG, and fashion industries. Equal parts creative and strategic, I bring bold concepts to life by curating meaningful experiences that connect consumers to brands in powerful, authentic ways. An inclusive and energizing leader, I am known for thriving under pressure and nurturing collaboration among teams, partners, and agencies to fuel best-in-class results.In addition to leading events and branding, I am a certified Sommelier, and in 2020, launched a natural wine education website, WHIT & WINE. (whitandwine.com / IG: @_whitandwine). I was recently profiled on Glamour.com as a subject matter expert on natural wine."You can find Whitney on Instagram at @whitandwineLet'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!

Ep. 600 Monty Waldin interviews Pierluigi Bolla from Valdo SpumantiMore about Pierluigi:Pierluigi Bolla, Chairman of Valdo Spumanti, was born in 1951 in Verona. Graduated in Economics and Business from the University of Verona, and he carries out industrial activities in the wine sector. He was a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Council of Province of Verona, National Vice President of Federvini, President of the Wine & Food Institute of New York. From 1983 to 1989: Chairman and CEO of F.lli Bolla SpA and from 1989 to 1995: Chairman of F.lli Bolla International Wines Inc.The Company was founded in 1926 by a group of local wine growers and in 1934 was acquired by the Bolla Family from Verona, already in the second generation of wine-markers in the region. In 1940 the company name was changed from "Società Anonima Vini Superiori" to Valdo Spumanti and started the production of high-quality sparkling wines. Finally, starting from 1960, with improvement in both quality and sales force, the presence of the Spumanti in both Italian restaurants and, afterwards, in the retail market, was being improved.To find out more visit:Website: www.valdo.comInstagram: @valdo_spumantiFacebook: @valdo.spumanti @valdo.spumanti.dachLinkedin: @Valdo SpumantiLet'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!

Ep. 599 Steve Raye interviews Sergiu Briceag in this episode of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People.About Sergiu: Sergiu Briceag is the Maketing Manager at BestWineImportersWith more than 16 years of experience in both traditional and digital marketing, Sergio is always looking for the latest technologies to pitch the best product to the perfect audience. BestWineImporters is a company with information on more than 28.000 wine importers, distributors and retailers from 160 countries, BestWineImporters is the leading source of information for the export departments of wineries worldwide.Find out more about Sergiu visit:Website: www.bestwineimporters.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/BestWineImportersLinkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/bestwineimportersFor more information on Steve Raye you can check out Bevology inc here www.bevologyinc.com/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!

Ep. 598 Stevie Kim interviews the personalities from the Foradori Winery along with Attilio Scienza - Pt.1 of 5.#everybodyneedsabitofscienza is back! with another fantastic 5 part pod - Stevie Kim and the Professore visit Azienda Agricola Foradori on the border between Trentino and Alto Adige. Here the family "show and tell" their winery, wines and food. Tune in for a real Italian Wine country experience!More about Foradori:At the helm today, a fourth generation of winemakers run Foradori’s activities. It was Elisabetta Foradori and Rainer Zierock’s work that led to the salvage and regeneration of the Teroldego grape variety through their cultivation of the grape’s original genetic family. Today their children Emilio, Theo and Myrtha Zierock continue in their footsteps to run the winery.Philosopher-winemaker Emilio manages wine production, while political journalist Theo oversees the winery’s business and commerce from his home in Naples. Market gardener Myrtha takes care of Foradori’s farming and gradual expansion.Together the three of them oversee the smooth running of the winery, supported constantly by their mother Elisabetta.Though Rainer sadly passed away in February 2009, his influence remains fundamental and today his ideas still continue to steer the development of the winery.If you want to know about this great winery visit them at:www.agricolaforadori.com/en/the-winery/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!