Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to Episode 1418; part of our Italian wine interview series set in Dusseldorf, Germany. Today Joy Livingston interviews Giulio Bruni from Tasca d'alMerita 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...

Welcome to Episode 1416, in which Cynthia Chaplin interviews Cristina Mercuri in this installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guest: Cristina Mercuri DipWSET, is a Presenter, Wine Educator and Master of Wine Candidate. Cristina left her career as a lawyer to devote herself to her greatest passion, wine. Today she is the Founder and Head of Education of Mercuri Wine Club,...

Welcome to Episode 1415 in which Marc Millon interviews Federico Giuntini of Fattoria Selvapiana in today’s episode of Wine, Food & Travel More about today’s guests: Selvapiana was created in the Middle Ages as a watchtower and defense of the city of Florence to the north, along the valley of the river Sieve. Transformed into a villa, during the Renaissance it was the summer residence of noble Flo...

Welcome to Episode 1414 on Italian Wine Podcast, today on Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo she will be interviewing Jules Herd. More about Jules Herd: Graduating with a BA Hons in Public Relations, Jules has spent 20+ years working in communications, quitting the corporate life in 2018 to start her own consultancy Five in a Boat. She was formerly the Global VP of Communications fo...

Welcome to episode 1413, in which host Victoria Cece interviews Jemma Styer 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: Jemma Styer is a wine professional from Johannesburg, South Africa. She holds her WSET 3 Level certification and is co-owner of Acid food and wine bar. She is p...

Welcome to episode 1411, another episode of “On The Road Edition”, hosted by Stevie Kim. In this episode Stevie sits down with Alessio Planeta to talk about his family, the winery, the wines and of course White Lotus, the TV series! More about today’s guest: For centuries and through seventeen generations, Planeta has been active in changing and improving agriculture in Sicily. Alessio Planeta has...

Welcome to episode 1412, part 19 of this fantastic wine book series in which Marco Gandini narrates the new Mamma Jumbo Shrimp Guide, Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0 Each 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=8-1 To learn mo...

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...

Welcome to Episode 1406 in which Marc Millon interviews Elena and Eleonora Charrère from Les Cretes More 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 Cr...

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,...

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 sin...

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 2.0 Each 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=8-1 To learn mo...

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 Som...

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...

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 yo...

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 w...

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 C...

Welcome to Episode 1397 in which Marc Millon interviews José Rallo of the Donnafugata winery, winner of the best sweet wine (Passito di Pantelleria DOC Ben Ryè 2021 with 95 points) at the 5StarWines and Wine Without Walls wine selection in 2023. More about today’s guest: Josè Rallo is Donnafugata CEO and co-owner with her brother Antonio, 5th generation of a family with over 170 years of experienc...

Welcome to Episode 1396 on Italian Wine Podcast, today on Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo she will be interviewing Bruce Hunter of Shaw-Ross Importers. More about Bruce Hunter: He is the Managing Director of Shaw-Ross and he joined the company in 1995 as Executive Vice President, Director of Wines. He was appointed Executive Vice President, Director of Marketing in 1998 and overs...

Welcome to episode 1395, in which host Victoria Cece interviews Barbara Fitzgerald 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: Barbara is an Italian-American who's family is among the California wine industry pioneers -- her great-grandfather (in immigrant from Tuscany) obtained...

Welcome to episode 1393, another episode of “On The Road Edition”, hosted by Stevie Kim. In this episode Stevie sits down with Riccardo Cottarella at Wine Cube, an event organized by Partesa. More about today’s guest: Riccardo Cotarella is a renowned winemaker and president of Assoenologi, the national association of winemaking professionals. In today's episode, Stevie discusses Riccardo's career...

Welcome to episode 1394, part 17 of this fantastic wine book series in which Marco Gandini narrates the new Mamma Jumbo Shrimp Guide, Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0 Each 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=8-1 To learn mo...

Welcome to Episode 1392, another episode of everybody needs a bit of scienza! Today we are sharing part 1 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...

Welcome to Episode 1391; part of our Italian wine interview series set in Dusseldorf, Germany. Today Joy Livingston interviews Hannes Rottensteiner from the Rottensteiner Family Wineries 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....

Welcome to Episode 1390 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode Pablo Fernandez interviews Anderson Hernanes. 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 you...