Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to Episode 2111, in which Jessica Dupuy interviews Yannick Benjamin live from TEXSOM 2024! Yannick Benjamin is a New York based sommelier.   Join us as esteemed wine journalist, Jessica Dupuy interviews top writers, journalists, sommeliers, and wine professionals at this renowned event. In this special series, Jessica will delve into the experiences and insights of key attendees, exploring...

Welcome to Episode 2110 of the Italian Wine Podcast. In this Italian Grape Geek series we explore personal stories of travel and tasting with Italy’s must-know grape varieties.   In this episode, Jodie Hellman geeks out on the Carignano and Cesanese varieties, exploring the origins, history and characteristics of the grape, and sharing personal connections with wines made from this variety, includ...

Welcome to Episode 2109, where a brand new Next Gen host, George Michael Grima, interviews Ludovica Colombo. Coming straight out of the University scene in Bologna, they have experiences and insights to share about the Gen Z market and its relation to the food and wine industry. Having grown up in Bologna, Ludovica also shares her passions about the local food and wine specialities! More about tod...

Welcome to Episode 2108 of On The Road Special Edition in which Stevie Kim takes a deep dive into Barbera d'Asti, one of Italy’s most famous wines from the Piedmont region of north-western Italy. Today Stevie sits down with Davide Champion, CEO at Scarpa to talk about the winery’s rich history and their commitment to an ever-increasing level of quality.  More about today’s winery:  Scarpa combines...

Welcome to Episode 2107 of the Italian Wine Podcast, 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 reincarnation and the olfactory impact of wine come from Cameron Jones and Claudia Stern. Today’s questions:  If you could be reincarnated as an Italia...

Welcome to Episode 2106, where we present a session recording from the wine2wine Business Forum 2023. Today’s episode is entitled “New Economic and Financial Tools for Winery Strategic Development” and features Massimo Boccoli, Claudio Bergamasco, Giovanni Mantovani. Italian Wine Podcast is proud to be a media partner of wine2wine Business Forum and is pleased to present this series of market-focu...

Welcome to Episode 2105 of the Italian Wine Podcast with Stevie Kim’s Ambassadors’ Corner on Clubhouse. In this episode Michele Longari interviews Cecilia Longo of premium Italian wine merchant Longo 1961. These sessions are recorded on Clubhouse and reproduced here on the Italian Wine Podcast!  The focus of today’s conversation is less on the production and more on the commercial, logistics and m...

Welcome to episode 2104 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 158 of Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Denise Marrone of Agricola Gian Piero Marrone, a family-run winery that can be found in Annunziata near La Morra, in the middle of the Langhe of Barolo. The winery is awarded the Best Italian Wine (Banco BPM) Trophy for Barolo Docg Bussia 2019 in 5StarWines – the Book...

Welcome to Episode 2103 of the Italian Wine Podcast. In this episode of Masterclass US Wine Market, our new host Barbara Fitzgerald interviews Polly Hammond, a leading digital marketing consultant. In this episode they discuss how to give an approachable edge to wine, both for the general US market and more specifically the younger generations. Tune in for tips, tools and skills being used to make...

Welcome to Episode 2102 of the Italian Wine Podcast. In this Italian Grape Geek series we explore personal stories of travel and tasting with Italy’s must-know grape varieties.   In this episode, Jodie Hellman geeks out on the Carricante and Catarratto Bianco Comune varieties, exploring the origins, history and characteristics of the grape, and sharing personal connections with wines made from thi...

Welcome to Episode 2101, where host Karla Ravagnolo interviews Travis Padilla. In this episode, Karla unravels Gen-Z's call for action to the wine industry with the help of Travis Padilla; a New-York based Sommelier who blends classic wine expertise with modern cultural intersections. Is it true that younger consumers drink less? What does it mean 'ethical wine'? Is wine too pretentious? Tune in t...

Welcome to Episode 2100 of On The Road Special Edition in which Stevie Kim takes a deep dive into Barbera d'Asti, one of Italy’s most famous wines from the Piedmont region of north-western Italy. Today Stevie sits down with Pico Maccario to talk about the colourful history of the winery, their iconic packaging and much more.  More about today’s winery:  Led from the beginning by the brothers Pico...

Welcome to Episode 2099 of the Italian Wine Podcast, where Professo Scienza takes questions from the international wine community and answers them in his inimitable way! These shows are generally in the Italian language. Today’s question about the impact of climate change comes from Kerri Chambers. Today’s question:  With regard to climate change and its impact on viticulture, how can we best meet...

Welcome to Episode 2098, where we present a session recording from the wine2wine Business Forum 2023. Today’s episode is entitled “Uncorking the future of wine for Gen Z” and features William Predhomme DipWSET, IWA and Valentina Abbona of the Marchesi di Barolo winery. Italian Wine Podcast is proud to be a media partner of wine2wine Business Forum and we are pleased to present this series of marke...

Welcome to Episode 2097 of the Italian Wine Podcast with Stevie Kim’s Ambassadors’ Corner on Clubhouse. In this episode Hugh Preece interviews Raffaella Merlini of the Bugno Martino family winery in the province of Mantua in the southern part of Lombardy specializing in the production of organic Lambrusco wines. These sessions are recorded on Clubhouse and reproduced here on the Italian Wine Podca...

Welcome to Episode 2096, in which Cynthia Chaplin interviews Lucia Palm in this installment of Voices on the Italian Wine Podcast. Lucia Palm is a certified sommelier who teaches wine education on social media in a fun and engaging way. About today’s guest: Lucia first became interested in wine while attending the Culinary Institute of America in 2012 during a mandatory wine class. After graduatin...

Welcome to episode 2095 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 157 of Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon, which marks the 3 year anniversary of the show! To celebrate this milestone, Marc is hosting a 2-part special episode focusing on all 20 regions, their typical wines, picturesque sights and delicious local foods; finishing with the last 10 this week. More about the host Marc Millon: Marc M...

Welcome to Episode 2094, in which Jessica Dupuy interviews Laura Rhys live from TEXSOM 2024! Laura Rhys is a Master Sommelier and Global Ambassador at Gusbourne Estate in London. Join us as esteemed wine journalist, Jessica Dupuy interviews top writers, journalists, sommeliers, and wine professionals at this renowned event. In this special series, Jessica will delve into the experiences and insigh...

Welcome to Episode 2093, where host Giulia Stocchetti interviews Tamara Ohanjanyan. In this episode, Tamara shares with us her experience and point of view having been a sommelier since 2015, hosting engaging wine tastings to educate people and make them more confident and comfortable with wine. More about today’s guest: Tamara Ohanjanyan  A sommelier with passion! Tamara started her journey in th...

Welcome to Episode 2092 of On The Road Special Edition. Stevie Kim takes a deep dive into the wine region of Piemonte. Today she sits down with Mariuccia Borio at the Cascina Castlet winery to talk about the winery’s long history and her own involvement since she inherited the estate from her father in 1970.  More about today’s winery:  An estate is initially a project. And a project is a dream wh...

Welcome to Episode 2091, where Prof. Scienza 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 Riccardo Bernasconi Today’s question:  Climate change is threatening our industry with a magnitude and speed that we are struggling to understand and to keep pace with. Among many Italian varietie...

Welcome to Episode 2090, where we present a session recording from the wine2wine Business Forum 2023. In today's episode, we delve into the sustainability of the screw cap & co. with Walter Massa, Emanuele Sansone, Luca Dal Lago, Guido Stecchi Italian Wine Podcast is proud to be a media partner of wine2wine Business Forum and we are pleased to present this series of market focus sessions, recorded...

Welcome to Episode 2089 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors’ Corner – In this episode, Markus Patz interviews Bianca Ferrini. These sessions are recorded from Clubhouse and replayed here on the Italian Wine Podcast! In this interview, today’s guest moderator covers many learning objectives from inspirations over achievements to aspirations, with the main focus being how to learn loving an...

Welcome Book Club and Episode 2088 of the Italian Wine Podcast with Richard Hough. Today Richard is in conversation with Don and Petie Kladsturp, authors of, amongst other things, Wine & War: The French, the Nazis, and France’s Greatest Treasure. On the bookshelf: The books discussed in today’s show include: The Dead Lions series by Mick Herron The Shardlake series and Winter in Madrid by C.J. San...

Welcome to episode 2087 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 156 of Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon, which marks the 3 year anniversary of the show! To celebrate this milestone, Marc will be hosting a 2-part special episode focusing on all 20 regions, their typical wines, picturesque sights and delicious local foods; starting with 10 this week. More about the host Marc Millon: Marc Millon...