Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to episode 2136 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 162 of Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Martina Molino of Mauro Molino winery in Piemonte, a family-owned winery founded in 1982.  The winery’s Barolo DOCG Conca 2020 was awarded the Best Red Wine 2024  at https://www.5starwines.it.  More about today’s guest:   Mauro Molino is a family-owned winery founded...

Welcome to Episode 2135 of the Italian Wine Podcast. In this episode of Masterclass US Wine Market, Juliana Colangelo interviews award-winning Master Sommelier and restauranter Bobby Stuckey. Juliana delves into the role of wellness in the wine industry and how industry leaders like Bobby Stuckey are setting great examples for everyone to follow. More about today’s guest: Bobby Stuckey As a founde...

Welcome to Next Generation and Episode 2134 of the Italian Wine Podcast. Today Karla Ravagnolo interviews Michele Griggio. Join Karla as she discusses resistant vines with Michele Griggio, Head Sommelier at Ca'Apollonio, a recently Michelin-Guide referred restaurant that focuses on PIWI labels. What is PIWI? Can PIWI satisfy the increasing demand for authentic sustainability? What is the feedback...

Welcome to Episode 2133 of On The Road Edition. Today Stevie Kim is in Sicily to talk about Sicilia DOC with Antonio Rallo, president of the Consorzio di Tutela Vini DOC Sicilia. More about today’s guest:  The controlled designation of origin for Sicilian wines was established on 22nd November 2011 by a decree issued by the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies. On 12th June 2012, t...

Welcome to Episode 2132 of the Italian Wine Podcast and Everybody Needs a Bit of Scienza, where Professo Scienza takes questions from the international wine community and answers them in his own inimitable way! These shows are generally in the Italian language. Today’s questions about birthday celebrations and regrets comes from Stevie Kim! Today’s questions:  How would you like to celebrate your...

Welcome to Episode 2131, where we present a session recording from the wine2wine Business Forum 2023. Today’s episode is entitled “The Wine World of the Future - demographic and consumption scenarios” and features Carlo Flamini, Marzia Varvaglione, Filippo Polegato and Andrea Andreoli. Italian Wine Podcast is proud to be a media partner of wine2wine Business Forum and is pleased to present this se...

Welcome to Episode 2130 of the Italian Wine Podcast with Stevie Kim’s Ambassadors’ Corner on Clubhouse. In this episode Larissa Lawrence interviews Sebastian Van de Sype, of the Sebastian Van de Sype winery in Modena. Today’s learning objectives: What’s the cultural orientation of Lambrusco? What is distinct and unique about Lambrusco, relative to other Italian wines? How might I enjoy it personal...

Welcome to Episode 2129 of the Italian Wine Podcast. In this installment of Voices, Cynthia Chaplin interviews Judy Chan, CEO & Executive Director of Grace Vineyard, one of China’s most highly regarded wine producers.   About today’s guest: Judy Chan is CEO & Executive Director of Grace Wine Holdings Limited, the brand more commonly known as “Grace Vineyard”, one of China’s most highly regarded wi...

Welcome to episode 2128 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 161 of Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Cristina Genna of Cantine Colomba Bianca, a cooperative of wine growers from the province of Trapani in southeastern Sicily founded in 1970.  The winery was awarded Best Organic Red Wine 2024 at www.5starwines.it. More about today’s guest:   Cristina is the marketing...

Welcome to Episode 2127 of the Italian Wine Podcast in which Jessica Dupuy interviews Francis Percival live from TEXSOM 2024! Francis Percival is a food writer and columnist for The World of Fine Wine.   Join us at TEXSOM 2024 as Texas-based wine journalist Jessica Dupuy interviews top writers, journalists, sommeliers, and wine professionals at this influential event. In this special series, Jessi...

Welcome to Next Generation and episode 2126 of the Italian Wine Podcast. Today McKenna Cassidy interviews Margherita Mascagni. In this episode, McKenna and Margherita take us on a journey through the rich history, the flavors and aromas of Cantina Argiano. They explore the timeless beauty of Montalcino and Siena, delving into the art, cuisine, and charm of these stunning regions. All of this, seen...

Welcome to Episode 2125 of On The Road Edition. Join us today for another exciting installment featuring an Instalive sub-series titled "Livin’ The Dolce Vita," where Stevie and Jeff Porter share their adventures as globe-trotting wine professionals in Italy. To mark the 4th July celebrations the dynamic duo tasted a selection of 10 exciting Italian rosé wines from across Italy. Broadcasting live...

Welcome to Episode 2124 of the Italian Wine Podcast and Everybody Needs a Bit of Scienza, where Professo Scienza takes questions from the international wine community and answers them in his own inimitable way! These shows are generally in the Italian language. Today’s question about soil analysis and grape choice comes from Mihai Popescu. Today’s question:  If you were to choose a new vineyard si...

Welcome to Episode 2123, where we present a session recording from the wine2wine Business Forum 2023. Today’s episode is entitled “Chefs and Wine: A complicated relationship” and features Gurvinder Bhatia and Gino Colangelo. Italian Wine Podcast is proud to be a media partner of wine2wine Business Forum and is pleased to present this series of market-focus sessions, recorded in Verona in November...

Welcome to Episode 2122 of the Italian Wine Podcast with Stevie Kim’s Ambassadors’ Corner on Clubhouse. In this episode Anna Obuhovskaya interviews Marilena Leta, of Tenuta Gorghi Tondi. Today’s learning objective: To learn more about the area where these wines are made, and have a better picture of Trapani and Marsala features - wine and food from this beautiful area. Co-Moderator - Anna Obuhovsk...

Welcome to Book Club and Episode 2121 of the Italian Wine Podcast with Richard Hough. Today Richard is in conversation with wine writer, educator and sommelier Kelli White, author of “Wine Confident: There’s no wrong way to enjoy wine”. Amongst other things, the conversion covers Kelli’s career in wine, her move to Napa Valley and the challenges involved in publishing her magnum opus, “Napa Valley...

Welcome to episode 2120 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 160 of Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Roberta Testa of Tenuta degli Angeli, a winery founded in 1984 in the locality of S.Stefano degli Angeli in Carobbio degli Angeli in the province of Bergamo in the northern Italian region of Lombardy.  The winery was awarded Best Sparkling Wine for Vsq Brut Metodo Cla...

Welcome to Episode 2119 of the Italian Wine Podcast. In this episode of Masterclass US Wine Market, host Barbara Fitzgerald interviews Ben Salisbury, a consultant, coach, content creator, public speaker, thought leader and subject matter expert for the wine & spirits industry.  In this episode they discuss how wine producers can stay afloat and even thrive in an industry with too little distributo...

Welcome to Episode 2118 of the Italian Wine Podcast. Today Giulia Stocchetti Interviews Niko Kanellopoulos with his stepson Guglielmo Giordano. Today’s episode is a special one brought to you in both Italian and English. It is a call to action for the Next Generation of winemakers and enthusiasts to start their career in the industry so that they can continue generations of winemaking similar to N...

Welcome to Episode 2117 of On The Road Edition. Join us today for another exciting installment featuring an Instalive sub-series titled "Livin’ The Dolce Vita," where Stevie and Jeff Porter share their adventures as globe-trotting wine professionals in Italy. In today’s episode they discuss age-worthy white wines: which grapes are the best for aging, and aging trends from the Campi Flegrei region....

Welcome to Episode 2116 of the Italian Wine Podcast and Everybody Needs a Bit of Scienza, where Professo Scienza takes questions from the international wine community and answers them in his own inimitable way! These shows are generally in the Italian language. Today’s questions about undervalued grape varieties and the impact of climate change come from Andrea Mattei. Today’s questions:  "Quali s...

Welcome to Episode 2115, where we present a session recording from the wine2wine Business Forum 2023. Today’s episode is entitled “Female entrepreneurship and finance: why women don't talk about money” and features Luisa Ortu, Matilde Poggi, Laura Donadoni  Italian Wine Podcast is proud to be a media partner of wine2wine Business Forum and is pleased to present this series of market-focus sessions...

Welcome to Episode 2114 of the Italian Wine Podcast with Stevie Kim’s Ambassadors’ Corner on Clubhouse. In this episode Wim Sas interviews Judith Unterholzner of Gump Hof winery, located on the northern-southern route cutting across the Alps, hailing back to the Middle Ages. Today’s learning objective: Discovering the wines of  Alto Adige which is well-known which is gaining fame. However, when pe...

Welcome to Episode 2113, in which Cynthia Chaplin interviews Vanessa Robledo and her daughter Jocelyn Solis in this installment of Voices on the Italian Wine Podcast. Vanessa Robledo is founder and CEO of Vintneràs Diary, a Latina-owned wine brand in California.   About today’s guest: Vintner's Diary is a 100% Latina-Owned wine brand. The Robledo family began working in the 1940s as Mexican vineya...

Welcome to episode 2112 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 159 of Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Amedeo Moretti Cuseri of Feudo Maccari, a winery in the Val di Noto region of south-eastern ​​Sicily. The winery was awarded the Best Organic White Wine Trophy for Animaetnea at 5StarWines – the Book wine selection in 2024. More about today’s guest: After studying Bus...