Welcome to episode 822 in which host Polly Hammond interviews Carol Franzia in this episode of Uncorked. Four generations of California winemaking, a pop culture icon, and one seriously badass grandmother. Today, we sit down with Carol Franzia to share the real stories of history, heritage, and the legacy of hard work that inspires Zinc House Farm, the next step for the Franzia family. More about today’s guest: Carol Franzia is Co-Founder, Winemaker & Food Product Development for Zinc House Farm. When Carol isn’t making wine she can be found gardening, making preserves and soap, teaching Master Foods Preserver courses at the local agriculture extension office or on gopher patrol on the farm. The mother of triplet girls, Carol is also the head of Zinc House Farm’s egg operation with over 30 happy hens. She is responsible for sourcing and making our delicious and memorable handcrafted wines. Currently, Carol has a 2018 Amador County Zinfandel and 2019 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon that she sourced and crushed, aging in oak barrels. If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting: zinchousefarm.com/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/zinchousefarm/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/zinchousefarm/ More about the host Polly Hammond: Polly is Founder and CEO of 5forests. She splits her time between Barcelona, Auckland, and Napa, consulting, writing, and speaking about the trends that impact today’s wine businesses. She’s an advisor to New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, host of Uncorked with the Italian Wine Podcast, cohost of the Real Business of Wine with Robert Joseph, and, occasionally, a knitter. Polly is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where she earned degrees in International Relations and French. Those studies led to a deep and abiding love affair with behavioural Economics, and her wine work is based on insights into all the crazy and irrational reasons consumers engage with brands. With over 20 years experience in growing successful companies, Polly knows first hand the challenges faced by independent businesses. She approaches each client experience with empathy and understanding for what it takes to adapt and thrive in the real world. To learn more about Polly Hammond visit: Twitter: @mme_hammond Instagram: @5forests website: 5forests.com/ 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 821, the second in our new 7-part series with our fantastic partner LUX Wines. We are proud to present this series of interviews, diving deep into the heritage and legacy of their excellent Italian producers, in the run up to the launch of the new brand identity for their importer, which will be shared on March 16 in an episode with Marilisa Allegrini. Tune in every Saturday from 5 March through 16 April as we take an intimate look at these highly esteemed, historic producers and their role as part of the Lux family of wines. This episode is an interview with Sicilian winemaker Giuseppe Tornatore and Sarah Bray, selected by LUX Wine Portfolio as moderator for 3 episodes of the series. The Tornatore family have been growing grapes on the slopes of Mt. Etna in Sicily since 1865. Deep ties to Castiglione di Sicilia were developed when Giuseppe’s grandfather and uncle worked closely with the local government to define vineyard boundaries and names of local districts. The winery lies on the northern side of the volcano, benefitting from the rich soil where lava, ash and lapilli stones have slowly disintegrated over time. The climate is mild and allows for late maturation of the grapes, assisted by altitudes ranging from 500-700 meters above sea level and strong thermal excursions. Tornatore produces high quality wines from their 60 acres of vineyards, one of the largest in the Etna DOC production zone. The vineyards have been recently restructured to improve quality and exalt the territory, with traditional high planting density and precise use of exclusively native varietals. Harvest is all by hand, maintaining high standards of quality and respect for tradition. Wines are aged in cellars insulated with local basalt rock underneath the winery. Wines include red, white, rosé and sparkling, all classified Etna DOC. Tornatore focuses on low environmental impact, with renewable energy sources. The wines are highly recognized, including the December 2021 award of 95 points by James Suckling for Etna Bianco Zottorinotto 2019. To learn more about Tornatore visit: tornatorewine.com/ To learn more about LUX and the rich heritage of the Luxury Portfolio, visit: www.luxwines.com/ More about the host Sarah Bray: Sarah is the co-founder of Batonnage Forum and holds the DipWSET. She is a wine-focused communications professional with a background in editorial and brand content creation, strategic development and implementation, event planning and execution, digital marketing, and education. To find out more about Sarah Bray visit: Facebook:www.facebook.com/sarah.h.bray Instagram: www.instagram.com/sarah.h.bray/ Website: sarahhbray.com/ Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/sarahhbray/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodcast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn: If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

Episode 819 Stevie Kim asks Professore Attilio Scienza another wine question, taken from the pool of questions posed by listeners all over Italy and beyond. In today’s episode he takes a question from Valeria Tenison. 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: @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!

Episode 820 Stevie Kim chats with Richard Hough about the Professore’s new book, in our special SOS #everybodyneedsabitofscienza installment - this is a shout out to all the wine geeks out there - we need some feedback on the Professore's book, the English version of "Jumbo Shrimp guide to the origins, evolution and future of the grapevine" - The Italian Wine Podcast is part of the Mamma Jumbo Shrimp brand, and Mamma Jumbo Shrimp is all about breaking down difficult concepts into small bite size pieces... the issue here is that Professore Scienza's new book is well... a bit difficult to chew at this point, so we want to invite wine lovers out there to give us their input and advice, to make the final product more reader friendly. So have at it wine lovers, don't be shy! send your comments to @itawinepodcast on insta or [email protected] 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: @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!

Episode 818 Dollars and Grapes: How to optimize profitability of your on premise wine program, Marian Leitner-Waldman, Alicia Towns Franken These sessions were recorded through Swapcard at the Wine2Wine 2021 Business Forum and are being replayed here on the Italian Wine Podcast! Wine2Wine is an international wine business forum, and has been 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 today’s session: The restaurant industry, which accounts for 10 percent of the U.S. workforce, saw the most significant sales and job losses during the Covid 19 pandemic. Close to 9 million restaurant employees were furloughed or laid off, and the industry lost more than $250 billion in sales during the first year of the pandemic. Clearly, there is much work ahead for the industry. As the world continues to recover, restaurant operators will need information and council, to thrive. Why are we all coming together today? We all care about wine, hospitality, sustainability, and finding solutions to the problems that restaurants will continue to face in the years to come as we rebuild. A successful wine program is essential to generate a profitable revenue stream for any restaurant or wine bar. It has never been more important for restauranteurs to find unique and cost effective ways to thrive while simultaneously creating beautiful, inviting experiences for guests. As bars and restaurants continue to rebound following the pandemic, preserving craftsmanship and artistry is critical like never before. ew and exciting opportunities exist for alternative packaging like canned and keg wine and beyond in order to achieve those goals. Archer Roose Founder & CEO Marian Leitner and VP Wine Portfolio Alicia Towns Franken will speak about the benefits of alternative packaging (cans and kegs) and how these formats can be leveraged to drive profitability of bar program. About the Speaker Marian Leitner-Waldman Marian Leitner-Waldman is the founder and CEO of Archer Roose Wines, one of the leading canned wine companies in the U.S. She is on a mission to democratize fine wine by making the wine industry more inc lusive and leveraging format to fit the lifestyles of modern consumers. Archer Roose has been recognized by Wine Spectator and the Beverage Tasting Institute. Her wines can be found in James Beard Award Winning restaurants, grocery stores and JetBlue. To learn more, you can by visiting: Facebook: www.facebook.com/marian.leitner.52 Instagram: @mariankleitner Twitter: @MarianKLeitner LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/marianleitner/ About the Moderator Alicia Towns Franken Alicia Towns Franken, with over 25 years in the hospitality industry, is VP Wine Portfolio at Archer Roose, one of the leading canned wine companies in the U.S.. She is responsible for growing the wine portfolio of Archer Roose and for creating an industry-focused program to helped strengthen category awareness of alternative packaging, by developing stronger ties with the winemakers, thinkers, critics, distributors, movers and shakers that are the gatekeepers in this industry in order to raise Archer Roose’s profile. To learn more, you can by visiting: Facebook: www.facebook.com/alicia.t.franken Instagram: @artowns Twitter: @TownsFranken LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/alicia-towns-franken-4313525/ To find out more about the forum visit: wine2wine.net/?lang=en 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!

Episode 817 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode Julianne Farricker interviews Amanda Courtney. 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? About today’s guest host Julianne Farricker Julie is a Vinitaly Italian Wine Ambassador and an owner of The Italian Cellar, a wine shop that exclusively sells Italian wines. She has also traveled to all 20 regions of Italy and her next goal is to try every DOCG/DOC/IGT wine. When she is not keeping track of that list or educating customers about the beauty of Italian wine and gastronomy, she is also a high school English and history teacher. If you want to learn more about today’s guest host, you can by visiting: Guest Moderator: Julianne Farricker Facebook Instagram: @giuliafarr Twitter @farrjul LinkedIn: Julianne Farricker Website: www.theitaliancellar.com About today’s guest producer Amanda Courtney Amanda Courtney is the owner of Amanda’s Wine Adventures. She was born and raised in the United States. Currently she lives and works in Italy, focusing most of her time in Barolo, Barbaresco and Etna wine regions. Since living in Langhe in 2011, she traveled extensively to the entire country of Italy, extensively discovering all the specifics of Italian wine, food, and culture. She is a WSET Diploma Student and certified Court of Master Sommelier. She since then has started up a small winery project with her husband Gianni called Delinquent where they work with only indegneous varieties of the Monferrato area: Nebbiolo, Grignolino, and Freisa. If you want to learn more about today’s guest producer, you can by visiting: Facebook @amandaswineadventures , www.facebook.com/delinquentvino Instagram @amandaswineadventures , @delinquent_vino Website www.amandaswineadventures.com , www.delinquentvino.com More 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: @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/

Episode 816 Cynthia Chaplin interviews MJ Towler, in this new installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guest: MJ Towler is the host executive producer and creator of The Black Wine Guy Experience podcast MJ got his start and wine in 1998 working at storied retailer Acker Wines in New York City. From there he became Assistant Wine Director at the Sparrow Wine & Liquor Co. in Hoboken NJ before heading out West landing in Santa Barbara California. MJ became the retail store manager and Sommelier at The Montecito Wine Bistro. In April of 2000 MJ became the first ever African-American fine and rare wine auctioneer participating in Acker's 1.5 million dollar spring auction at the Helmsley Park Lane Hotel in New York City MJ has worked in all facets of the wine business from retail, wholesale, auctions and wine consulting. MJ is known for his unique ability to explain wine in terms everyone can understand in a light and humorous way. His podcast The Black Wine Guy Experience debuted at number 17 in the food category when it launched last October He has a growing and loyal following on and off of social media. If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting: www.linkedin.com/in/marvintowler linktr.ee/BlackWineGuy (Personal Website) Twitter: MarvinTowler About today’s Host: Cynthia Chaplin is a Vinitaly International Academy certified Italian Wine Ambassador, a professional sommelier with Fondazione Italiana Sommelier, a member of Le Donne del Vino, and a Professor of Italian wine and culture. Born in the USA, Cynthia moved to Europe in 1990 where she has lived in Spain, Belgium, England and Italy. She chose to center her career in Rome and immerse herself in the Italian wine sector, which is her passion. She has taught university students and expats, works with embassies, corporations and private clients, creating and presenting tastings, events, seminars and in-depth courses. Cynthia is a wine writer, translator, and a judge at international wine and sake competitions. She consults with restaurants and enotecas assisting in the development of comprehensive wine lists and excellent food pairings, as well as advising private clients who want to develop a comprehensive Italian wine collection. She lives with her British photographer husband on the shore of Lake Bracciano, north of Rome, where they share their beautiful garden with one massive grapevine, two border collies and an arrogant diva cat. If you want to learn more about today’s host, you can by visiting: Facebook: Italian Wines in English Instagram: kiss_my_glassx Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-chaplin-190647179/ 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!

Episode 815 Marc Millon interviews Gianpaolo Paglia, in this episode of Italian Food & Wine with Marc Millon on the Italian Wine Podcast. About Gianpaolo Paglia: Paglia has been in the wine business for 25 years between Italy and UK. He is an Agronomist by trade, and I have made wine for nearly 20 years in Maremma before moving back to UK where his family resides. He now works for Liv-ex, a global B2B marketplace for fine wines and he consults with Simonit & Sirch, the renowned master pruners, for UK. His interest in wine is really broad and he has been consulting for a series of innovative startups such as for instance Saturnalia, a satellite-based concept for wine quality prediction. He has been enrolled in the MW program for several years and holds a Diploma from WSET. If you want to learn more you can by visiting: Twitter: twitter.com/mymorellino Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/gianpaolopaglia/ 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, England If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting: quaypress.uk/ marcmillon.co.uk vino.co.uk quaypress.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marc-millon-50868624 Twitter: @Marc_Millon 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!

Episode 814 Steve Raye interviews Lia Tolaini in this installment of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guest: Lia Tolaini Banville is the owner of the US Import company, Banville Wine Merchants as well as the Tolaini Estate and Donna Laura Wines from Castelnuovo Berardenga in the Chianti Classico region of Tuscany. The role as both Importer and Producer grants Lia unique perspective and insight into the dynamic worlds of wine production, importation and sales in North America. Banville Wine Merchants is a family owned, National Importer and Wholesaler founded in 2004 by Lia Tolaini Banville and her Father Pier Luigi Tolaini. With deep roots in Italy, today Banville Wine Merchants represents meticulously selected wineries from top producing wine regions around the world that share a common belief in integrity, quality, authenticity and family. Banville Wine Merchants seeks strategic partnerships with producers and distributors that are built upon trust and shared business goals. At Banville Wine Merchants, we strive to inspire a passion for fine wine, craft spirits and artisanal beer in an honest and familial environment. Through thoughtful marketing, advertising and sales initiatives, Banville Wine Merchants remains a leader in the US wine trade with a strong sense of pride in the wineries we represent. You can find out more about this guest by visiting: Website: www.banvillewine.com Instagram: @banvillewine Facebook: @banvillewine 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! For more information on the host Steve Raye you can check out his website, Bevology Inc. here: www.bevologyinc.com/ 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 813 in which host Polly Hammond interviews a Ricardo Pasqua and Tanisha Townsend in this special Vinexpo episode of Uncorked. Today we sit down with not one but two guests! First, we welcome Ricardo Pasqua, CEO of Pasqua Wines (our first Italian guest!). Together with Robert Joseph, we were lucky enough to catch a few spare minutes to talk about the lately released Pasqua Manifesto and what it means to be Unconventional. And, of course, no trip to Paris would be complete without a few moments with Tanisha Townsend, a Chicago native who has made her home in Paris, where she is a popular wine tour guide, guidebook writer, and wine podcaster. Ricardo Pasqua — Now 43, he took over the role as CEO at the end of 2015. Riccardo began his career with Pasqua in 2007 and in 2014 was appointed Sales Director, a role that he is still involved with today. He was head of business in the United States before being nominated to lead the company and is headquartered in Italy. If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting: www.linkedin.com/in/riccardo-pasqua-5a7b1443 www.pasqua.it/it/home/ Tanisha Townsend — Tanisha Townsend is the Chief Wine Officer of Girl Meets Glass, a wine lifestyle and education agency. She currently lives in Paris, France where she creates wine and food pairing experiences for expats and tourists, hosts a wine podcast named Wine School Dropout, and teaches wine courses at universities in Paris. Insightful and educational, GirlMeetsGlass is the English speakers anchor lady in the beating heart of the French capital. She holds the WSET Level 3, Certified Specialist of Wine, Certified Specialist of Spirits and French Wine Scholar certifications. If you want to learn more about Tanisha you can by visiting: www.girlmeetsglass.com/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/GirlMeetsGlass/ Twitter: twitter.com/girlmeetsglass Facebook: www.facebook.com/GirlMeetsGlass/ Soundcloud: @girlmeetsglass More about the host Polly Hammond: Polly is Founder and CEO of 5forests. She splits her time between Barcelona, Auckland, and Napa, consulting, writing, and speaking about the trends that impact today’s wine businesses. She’s an advisor to New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, host of Uncorked with the Italian Wine Podcast, cohost of the Real Business of Wine with Robert Joseph, and, occasionally, a knitter. Polly is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where she earned degrees in International Relations and French. Those studies led to a deep and abiding love affair with behavioural Economics, and her wine work is based on insights into all the crazy and irrational reasons consumers engage with brands. With over 20 years experience in growing successful companies, Polly knows first hand the challenges faced by independent businesses. She approaches each client experience with empathy and understanding for what it takes to adapt and thrive in the real world. To learn more about Polly Hammond visit: Twitter: @mme_hammond Instagram: @5forests website: 5forests.com/ 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 812, the first in our new 7-part series with our fantastic partner, LUX Wines. We are proud to present this series of interviews, diving deep into the heritage and legacy of their excellent Italian producers, in the run up to the launch of the new brand identity for their importer, which will be shared on March 16 in an episode with Marilisa Allegrini. Tune in every Saturday from 5 March through 16 April as we take an intimate look at these highly esteemed, historic producers and their role as part of the Gallo family of luxury wines. This first episode is with Bernardino Sani of Argiano in Tuscany, where Stevie Kim travelled to meet him, visit the winery and taste the wines. More about Argiano Winery: Argiano represents five centuries of excellence in Montalcino. CEO and winemaker Bernardino Sani is rooted in this territory and he worked his first internship in the Argiano cellar, after receiving his viticulture and winemaking degree in 2002. Today his passion also encompasses the need for sustainable winemaking. With an unwavering respect for nature and tradition, Argiano produces highly acclaimed wines that speak eloquently of their terroir. With 120 hectares at over 300 meters above sea level, the nearby sea breezes gently cool the aptly named historic Villa Bell’Aria. In 1967 Argiano made history with the Brunello of Montalcino, playing a key role as a founding organization in the birth of the Consortium, and later created the famous Solegno, Montepulciano’s “Super Tuscan.” Argiano was the first company in Montalcino to become plastic-free, in 2019. All single-use plastics have been eliminated. The idea was inspired a desire to maintain the 4 Rs for the environment: Reduce, Recuperate, Recycle and Reuse. Under Sani’s care, Argiano practices organic and sustainable agriculture. Natural insecticides are banned and biodiversity is nurtured. In the cellar, Bernardino has eliminated the use of barriques for the aging of Sangiovese in an effort to more clearly represent the terroir of Argiano. All these decisions: organics, holistic viticultural adjustments, and changes to less invasive winemaking philosophy means that Argiano is currently making the best wines of their storied history. Sani says, “We believe that the vine should not be designed to our liking but should be studied, understood, interpreted, and respected; we believe that it shouldn’t be manipulated, but allowed to express itself, to define a place, a climate, a harvest. This is what Good Agriculture means to us. I have always loved the beauty of the countryside, the vineyards, the history, and the amazing wines produced here. For someone like me who is born in Tuscany, Argiano offers all the things we embrace.” To learn more about Argiano visit: www.argiano.net/en/ To learn more about Gallo and the rich heritage of the Luxury Portfolio, visit: www.luxwines.com/ More about the host 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: @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!

Episode 810 Stevie Kim asks Professore Attilio Scienza another wine question, taken from the pool of questions posed by listeners all over Italy and beyond. In today’s episode he takes a question from Fanny Breuil. 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: @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 811 SOS Special 2 of #everybodyneedsabitofscienza Stevie Kim chats with Richard Hough about the Professore’s new book, in our special SOS #everybodyneedsabitofscienza installment - this is a shout out to all the wine geeks out there - we need some feedback on the Professore's book, the English version of "Jumbo Shrimp guide to the origins, evolution and future of the grapevine" - The Italian Wine Podcast is part of the Mamma Jumbo Shrimp brand, and Mamma Jumbo Shrimp is all about breaking down difficult concepts into small bite size pieces... the issue here is that Professore Scienza's new book is well... a bit difficult to chew at this point, so we want to invite wine lovers out there to give us their input and advice, to make the final product more reader friendly. So have at it wine lovers, don't be shy! send your comments to @itawinepodcast on insta or [email protected] 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: @steviekim222 Instagram: @steviekim222 Website: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

Episode 808 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode Rob Miller interviews Diego Corradi. 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? About today’s guest host Rob Miller: With over twenty-five years experience in the beverage industry, Robert is recognised as one of the true leaders and top Sommeliers in the country. Starting in the wine industry as a Product Consultant at the LCBO, Robert was able to taste a wide range and depth of products and quickly hone his palate. From here he went on to attain his Certified Sommelier Diploma with both the International Sommelier Guild (ISG). Miller also holds Sommelier accreditation with the Court of Master Sommeliers (CMS) in the US. Robert has completed the prestigious Diploma with The Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET) in the UK, the Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) program with the American- based Society of Wine Educators, the Vinitaly Italian Wine Ambassador (VIA) as well as a Certificate in Oenology & Viticulture from the University of Guelph. He currently works day to day with wine importer & distributor The Vine Agency and has started his own agency (The Road Wine Imports) which focuses on eco-conscious producers as well as supporting and encouraging diversity, equity and inclusion in the wine industry. You can still find Robert on the floor from time to time at the top restaurants in Canada including Langdon Hall (Cambridge.) If you want to learn more about today’s guest host, you can by visiting: Website: theroadwineimports.ca Instagram: @theroadwine Facebook: The Road Wine Imports Linkedin: Rob Miller About today’s guest producer Diego Corradi: Export Manager of Azienda agricola Graziano Prà Diego approached the wine industry in 2011, after he graduated and spent almost 1 year in Australia. He met Graziano and never left the Prà winery. Over the years he had the opportunity to deal with all aspects related to the management of a small medium-sized winery. Today he supervises the administration, appraisal of new investments and takes care of the North EU and Extra EU markets. If you want to learn more about today’s guest producer, you can by visiting: Facebook - www.facebook.com/prawines Instagram www.instagram.com/prawines/ Twitter twitter.com/prawines_ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/diego-corradi…inalSubdomain=it www.linkedin.com/company/prawines/ Website www.vinipra.it/en/ More 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: @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/

Episode 807 Cynthia Chaplin interviews Shanika Hillocks, in this new installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guest: a multifaceted, multidimensional human being. Versatile and adept, I've worn several hats--publicist, influencer marketer, speaker, writer, brand strategist, podcast host, on-camera talent, and content creator--over the last 10 years of my professional career. Regardless of the role, the core elements of my practice are consistency and storytelling for and by diverse audiences. I'm thrilled to take my values and lived experience to the clients and community I service via my brand strategy and marketing consultancy based in New York City. Most recently, I was awarded Wine Enthusiast’s 40 Under 40 Tastemakers of 2021. If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting: www.shanikahillocks.com/about About today’s Host: Cynthia Chaplin is a Vinitaly International Academy certified Italian Wine Ambassador, a professional sommelier with Fondazione Italiana Sommelier, a member of Le Donne del Vino, and a Professor of Italian wine and culture. Born in the USA, Cynthia moved to Europe in 1990 where she has lived in Spain, Belgium, England and Italy. She chose to center her career in Rome and immerse herself in the Italian wine sector, which is her passion. She has taught university students and expats, works with embassies, corporations and private clients, creating and presenting tastings, events, seminars and in-depth courses. Cynthia is a wine writer, translator, and a judge at international wine and sake competitions. She consults with restaurants and enotecas assisting in the development of comprehensive wine lists and excellent food pairings, as well as advising private clients who want to develop a comprehensive Italian wine collection. She lives with her British photographer husband on the shore of Lake Bracciano, north of Rome, where they share their beautiful garden with one massive grapevine, two border collies and an arrogant diva cat. If you want to learn more about today’s host, you can by visiting: Facebook: Italian Wines in English Instagram: kiss_my_glassx Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-chaplin-190647179/ 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!

Episode 806 Marc Millon interviews Roberto Stucchi Prinetti of the Badia Estate, in this episode of Italian Food & Wine with Marc Millon on the Italian Wine Podcast. About the Estate: Roberto Stucchi Prinetti is the General Manager and winemaker of Badia a Coltibuono, an organic wine, olive and forestry estate in Tuscany. Starting in 1985 he directed the Organic conversion of the estate. In 2016 he was a co-founder of the Biodistretto del Chianti. As president of the “Biodistretto del Chianti” he works with the local administrations to expand Organic practices to all of Chianti. If you want to learn more by visiting: Website: www.coltibuono.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/badia_coltibuono/?hl=en Facebook: www.facebook.com/badia.coltibuono/ 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, England If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting: quaypress.uk/ marcmillon.co.uk vino.co.uk quaypress.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marc-millon-50868624 Twitter: @Marc_Millon 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!

Episode 805 Steve Raye interviews Giovanni Brumat in this installment of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guest: Giovanni Luigi Brumat is a brand and export manager at Cantina Toblino. Curious, open minded, sport and travel addicted, art passionate. Challenge seeker to understand (and trying to surpass) his limits. Cantina Toblino is a beautiful coop winery in Valle dei Laghi, a fairy tale landscape near Lake Garda and the Dolomites in Trentino. Founded in 1960, nowadays counts more than 600 winegrowers, 900 ha of vineyards spread from 100 to 850m asl. Research and development in viticulture and winemaking with a strong commitment to sustainability and organic practices. An Azienda Agricola, directly controlled from which some of the best grapes and wines come from. A Restaurant to complete the picture, where wine meets food in a charming environment. You can find out more by visiting: Website: www.toblino.it / www.toblinovent.it Instagram: @cantina_toblino @toblino_vent Facebook: @CantinaToblino @ToblinoVent Linkedin: @Cantina Toblino @Toblino Vent 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! For more information on the host Steve Raye you can check out his website, Bevology Inc. here: www.bevologyinc.com/ 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 804 – in which host Polly Hammond interviews Guillaume Jourdan on this week’s installment of “Uncorked”. Show description: As advisor to over 250 wine brands, Guillaume Jourdan is well-suited to help us navigate the world of luxury and "new digital." In this episode, we dive into the confounding gap between established analog marketing and new possibilities in tech, transmission, data, and service, exploring how luxury brands can implement these tactics today to ensure that they remain relevant in the years to come. More about today’s guest: With over 20 years of experience, from Luxury Cosmetics at Clinique (Estée Lauder Group) to the Media at Lycos (Bertelsmann + Telefonica) including the financial industry as Communication adviser for listed companies’ CEOs & CFOs, Guillaume Jourdan worked both agency-side and in-house. Guillaume is the founder and CEO of VitaBella Luxury & Lifestyle, a Marketing & Communications Consultancy dedicated to Wine brands. The company successfully advised more than 250 international wine brands including Champagne Taittinger, Axa Millesimes, Chateau Miraval, Dr Loosen, Duval-Leroy, Famille Perrin, Gusbourne, Primum Familae Vini, Maison M.Chapoutier, Cos d’Estournel, Champagne Henri Giraud. If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting: www.vitabella.fr/ LinkedIn: fr.linkedin.com/in/guillaumejourdan Twitter: twitter.com/VitaBellaWine Facebook: www.facebook.com/vitabellawine More about the host Polly Hammond: Polly is Founder and CEO of 5forests. She splits her time between Barcelona, Auckland, and Napa, consulting, writing, and speaking about the trends that impact today’s wine businesses. She’s an advisor to New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, host of Uncorked with the Italian Wine Podcast, cohost of the Real Business of Wine with Robert Joseph, and, occasionally, a knitter. Polly is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where she earned degrees in International Relations and French. Those studies led to a deep and abiding love affair with behavioural Economics, and her wine work is based on insights into all the crazy and irrational reasons consumers engage with brands. With over 20 years experience in growing successful companies, Polly knows first hand the challenges faced by independent businesses. She approaches each client experience with empathy and understanding for what it takes to adapt and thrive in the real world. To learn more about Polly Hammond visit: Twitter: @mme_hammond Instagram: @5forests website: 5forests.com/ 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 803, another on the Road Edition With Stevie Kim, Join her as she chats with Gianfranco Fino at his winery in Puglia. Learn more about Gianfranco Fino: The company was founded in 2004 with the purchase of a small vineyard in the countryside of Manduria of 1.30 ha. Today the company owns about 14.5 ha of company surface. Right from the start, the company mission was to produce wines from 50 to 90 year old vines, grown in Apulian sapling, with great personality and a strong territorial identity. The Es, primitivo di Manduria Doc, is immediately noticed by food and wine journalists and passionate bloggers… it divides the criticism, the Es, you love or hate it. From the 2004 vintage onwards, Gianfranco Fino obtained the most important national awards, bringing the title of Gambero Rosso Winemaker of the Year in 2010 to Puglia, an award that has never arrived before in Central - Southern Italy, (other winners Josko Gravner, Elio Altare, Romano Dal Forno, Marinella Camerani). The food and wine guides agree, buy an essay , give Gianfranco Fino Viticoltore the title of best company in Puglia, with great prestige for the region and for the territory of Manduria in particular. Es 2008 was also selected for the G8 of the Heads of State held in L'Aquila and was the wine chosen in combination with cheeses, for the private banquet of Queen Margaret II of Denmark for her 70th birthday. Gianfranco Fino is also one of the founding members of the Alberello Academy. The association takes care of the protection of this form of vine growing, so representative of our territory since the times of ancient Greece. The company, thanks to the visibility achieved at an international level, is a destination for tourists and enthusiasts who come from all over the world, last year it was also the subject of study by three Australian technicians, who studied aridoculture techniques. To learn more about Gianfranco Fino and his winery visit: www.gianfrancofino.it/ More about the host 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: @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!

Episode 802 Stevie Kim chats with Richard Hough about the Professore’s new book, in our special SOS #everybodyneedsabitofscienza installment - this is a shout out to all the wine geeks out there - we need some feedback on the Professore's book, the English version of "Jumbo Shrimp guide to the origins, evolution and future of the grapevine" - The Italian Wine Podcast is part of the Mamma Jumbo Shrimp brand, and Mamma Jumbo Shrimp is all about breaking down difficult concepts into small bite size pieces... the issue here is that Professore Scienza's new book is well... a bit difficult to chew at this point, so we want to invite wine lovers out there to give us their input and advice, to make the final product more reader friendly. So have at it wine lovers, don't be shy! send your comments to @itawinepodcast on insta or [email protected] 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: @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!

Episode 801 Stevie Kim asks Professore Attilio Scienza another wine question, taken from the pool of questions posed by listeners all over Italy and beyond. In today’s episode he takes a question from Andy Newman. 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: @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!

Episode 800 Ep. 6 Celebrity wines: enemy of terroir? - Robert Joseph & Alessandro Cellai These sessions were recorded through Swapcard at the Wine2Wine 2021 Business Forum and are being replayed here on the Italian Wine Podcast! The trend for celebrity wines has been growing in the wine market in recent years. Wines owned or labeled by celebrities or international influencers. During wine2wine Business Forum 2021 Robert Joseph uncorked these high-profile (marketing-wise) products and considered their impact on the industry. About the Speaker Robert Joseph Robert Joseph 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 Wine International magazine; set up the International Wine Challenge; became wine writer for the Sunday Telegraph and wrote The Wine Lists, the first of his 25 books. He has chaired and launched over 50 wine competitions in Asia, Europe and the UK. Robert has been in Who’s Who since 2013, and 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 has lectured at the Wine & Spirits Educational Trust, Burgundy and Sonoma Wine Business Schools. Joseph is one of the trio behind Hugh Kevin & Robert Wines whose le Grand Noir range now sell over 3.8m bottles per year in over 60 countries. Connect Instagram: @wine_thinker Twitter: @robertjoseph LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/robertejoseph/ Website: www.winethinker.com/ About the Moderator (s) Alessandro Cellai Alessandro Cellai is originally from Siena. In 1989 he obtained the diploma of Agrarian Expert with Specialization in Viticulture and Enology at the Istituto Bettino Ricasoli in Siena, and then enrolled at the University of Pisa, where he graduated in chemistry. In 2003 he obtained an Honoris Causa Degree in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Milan. From 1990 to 1995 he was Technical Director of Rocca delle Macie (Castellina in Chianti). From 1996 to the end of 2020 he was General Manager of the Group Domini Castellare di Castellina (Castellare di Castellina, Rocca di Frassinello and Feudi del Pisciotto), group with 150 hectares of vines, 1.2 million bottles produced and marketed in 70 countries around the world. Since January 2021 he has been winemaker and General Manager of Az Agr Vallepicciola, a company with 105 hectares of vines and 600,000 bottles produced. In 2000 he started producing wine at his own winery, the Azienda Agricola Podere Monastero, located in Castellina in Chianti with 3 hectares of vines and a production of 8000 bottles. In 2009 he was awarded by Decanter magazine as the best young winemaker in the world. 62 times he has been awarded with the 3 Glasses from Gambero Rosso. Connect Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1003247088 Instagram: @cellaiale Twitter: @Cellaiale LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/alessandro-cellai-51017a108/ To find out more about the forum visit: wine2wine.net/?lang=en 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!

Episode 799 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode speaks with Clemens Ladeger. 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? About today’s guest Host: Stefan Metzner • Sommelier • Certified WSET educator • Laureat des ambassadeurs de Champagne • 3 decades in wine: o Started as a Sommelier o Changed into the wine trade • Now: o running a WSET wine school: www.weininstitut-muenchen.de o Judge for various wine guides o Tutorial tasting o Masterclasses • Italian Wine Certifications o Italian Wine Ambassador (VIA) o certified Italian wine educator (VIA) o Valpolicella wine specialist Learn more about the Guest Host: Facebook - www.facebook.com/stefan.metzner.7 Instagram @stefan_metzner LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-metzner-454655/ Website www.stefanmetzner.com If you want to learn more about today’s guest producer Alois Clemens Lageder: Born in Bolzano in 1987, Alois Clemens represents the sixth generation of a family winegrowing business that has a tradition going back to 1823 and which today is a point of reference when it comes to the evolution of wine production in South Tyrol. After graduating in sociology and modern history at University of Zurich, Alois Clemens began to study winemaking abroad, in Germany (Geisenheim University), and during an Erasmus program year in Dijon, France. He spent some training periods in the United States and France where he worked with prestigious wineries including Domaine Marquis d’Angerville, in Burgundy, among several others. From September 2013 until the end of 2015, he worked with the Oikopolis-Group in Luxembourg, which specialises in the production and sale of organic produce, and simultaneously studied for a Master’s Degree in Management for family-run businesses at the Zeppelin Universität in Germany. If you want to learn more about today’s guest producer, you can by visiting: Clemens Lageder [email protected] Facebook - www.facebook.com/WeingutTenutaAloisLageder Instagram @alois.lageder LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/alois-lageder/ Website - aloislageder.eu/contact More 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: @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/

Episode 798 Joy Livingston interviews André Hueston Mack, in this new installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guest: Iconoclastic sommelier André Hueston Mack was the first African-American to be named Best Young Sommelier in America by Chaine des Rotisseurs. He was a sommelier at Thomas Keller’s renowned French Laundry before opening Chef Keller’s three- Michelin-starred Per Se. As one of the top professionals in the wine industry he has worked with the likes of Amazon, Cadillac, Ebay, National Rental Car, Microsoft and has appeared on Anthony Bourdain's “The Taste” and NBC’s “Uncorked”. Recently, Mack has recently been featured in videos with Bon Appétit. In 2007, he founded Maison Noir Wines which incorporated his trademark attitude and personal perspective on wine subculture. The wines are unique and distinctive garage wines (micro-négociant) which source the best fruit possible in the Willamette Valley region of Oregon to produce wines showing the individuality of their respective sites and terroirs. Mack produces 40,000 cases annually which can be found in the best restaurants and retail stores in 45 states and 11 countries. A self-taught graphic designer, Mack designs all of his labels as well as a t-shirt line for Maison Noir Wines. He has also authored Small Thyme Cooks, the world’s first culinary coloring and activity book which he also illustrated, and 99 Bottles: A Black Sheep’s Guide to Life-Changing Wines, his part memoir and part wine guide. With his wife Phoebe Damrosch, Mack founded and runs & Sons Hospitality Group in the Prospect Lefferts Garden neighborhood of Brooklyn, which includes their wine shop, ham bar, and provisions shop with more to come. If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting: Website: andremack.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/andrehmack/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/AndrehMack Twitter: twitter.com/andrehmack Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/andrehuestonmack About today’s Host: Joy Livingston is the Producer of the Italian Wine Podcast based in Verona, Italy. She has worked with Vinitaly International for several years. In the last year she took over responsibility for IWP; finding guests, liaising with hosts; recordings; all audio editing; jingle creation; scheduling; newsletter & press releases; & to a lesser extent marketing/social media promotion. She is also an editor of manuscripts, proposals, educational materials, books, and websites; a creative writer of blogs & marketing materials. She has also worked on new projects & collaborated in the organization of events throughout the year. A large part of her time has been spent performing translations from Italian to English - this includes books, articles, and blogs. Her background is in Ancient History and Archaeology of Ancient Greece and Rome but most of her professional career was spent in the legal field in various roles. She is proficient in: German and Spanish, with a working knowledge of French. If you want to learn more about today’s host, you can by visiting: www.linkedin.com/in/joy-livingston-13200381/ 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!

Episode 797 Marc Millon interviews Edoardo Patrone in this episode of Italian Food & Wine with Marc Millon on the Italian Wine Podcast. About the winery: “We are a family winery, located in the heart of the Lepontine Alps founded by Edoardo Patrone in 2016. Together with a team of enthusiastic young people who share a love for viticulture and oenology, we select the best grapes from the vineyards that grow on the slopes of the Ossola mountain and produce Nebbiolo wine locally called Prunent. Our wine-making concept is “Be natural”, which includes the use of natural fertilizer, no herbicides, and we reduce chemical use in the vineyard and the winery as much as possible.” If you want to learn more by visiting: Website: www.edoardopatrone.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/az.edoardopatrone/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/Az.vitivinicolaPatrone/ 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, England If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting: quaypress.uk/ marcmillon.co.uk vino.co.uk quaypress.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marc-millon-50868624 Twitter: @Marc_Millon 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!

Episode 796 Steve Raye interviews Laurie Millotte in this installment of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guest: Laurie Millotte, Founder and Chief Amazement Officer Vancouver, BC, Canada Favorite drink: Pinot Noir from Burgundy With 15+ years of experience as a Creative Director and Designer in the wine industry, is a problem-solver at heart. After seeing her clients struggle with bottle imagery and miss out on sales and distribution opportunities, she created Outshinery… because here’s the thing: compelling wine photography doesn’t have to be that hard! You can find out more about Laurie by visiting: Website: www.outshinery.com/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/outshinery/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/Outshinery Twitter: twitter.com/outshinery Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/outshinery 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! For more information on the host Steve Raye you can check out his website, Bevology Inc. here: www.bevologyinc.com/ 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 795 – in which host Polly Hammond interviews Susan and Chloe Pate of Pate International in San Francisco on this week’s installment of “Uncorked”. Show description: We're joined today by powerhouse Mother and Daughter team Susan and Chloe Pate, the creative team behind some of the wine world's most iconic designs. Through the lens of two generations of design and business, we'll discuss the timelessness and evolution of wine branding, and hear some terrific stories along the way. Speaker Bio: Susan Roach Pate is the proprietor and creative director of Pate International, where she is joined by daughter Chloe in driving design excellence for wine icons such as Domaine Chandon, Opus One, Robert Mondavi, and Luce, the Mondavi joint venture with Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi. Pate International has designed all of the branding and packaging for Bill Harlan’s cult wines, including Harlan Estate, BOND, Mascot, The Napa Valley Reserve and PROMONTORY. Recent successful campaigns have been launched for Diageo Chateaux and Estates, Jackson Family Wines, The PlumpJack Group and Campari’s SKYY Vodka. In addition to its wine and spirits clients, Pate International has also worked with numerous high-end hospitality entities, including The Ritz Carlton, Northstar Ski Resort and the Silverado Country Club. If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting: www.pateinternational.com/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/pate-int…al-design/about/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/Pate-Internation…533925533334490/ More about the host Polly Hammond: Polly is Founder and CEO of 5forests. She splits her time between Barcelona, Auckland, and Napa, consulting, writing, and speaking about the trends that impact today’s wine businesses. She’s an advisor to New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, host of Uncorked with the Italian Wine Podcast, cohost of the Real Business of Wine with Robert Joseph, and, occasionally, a knitter. Polly is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where she earned degrees in International Relations and French. Those studies led to a deep and abiding love affair with behavioural Economics, and her wine work is based on insights into all the crazy and irrational reasons consumers engage with brands. With over 20 years experience in growing successful companies, Polly knows first hand the challenges faced by independent businesses. She approaches each client experience with empathy and understanding for what it takes to adapt and thrive in the real world. To learn more about Polly Hammond visit: Twitter: @mme_hammond Instagram: @5forests website: 5forests.com/ 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 794, another on the Road Edition With Stevie Kim, Join her as she continues her visit to Elena Fucci’s winery in Basilicata. Learn more about Elena Fucci: “Our winery was founded in 2000 at a time when our family was discussing whether to sell the beautiful vineyards surrounding the house where I grew up. The vineyards were purchased in the 60’s by my grandfather Generoso, who chose to buy the highest part of the vineyard in Contrada Solagna of Titolo at the foot of Mount Vulture (an extinct volcano). Over the years that followed my grandfather and great-grandfather took care of the vineyards, selling the grapes after harvest and keeping just enough to produce some wine for personal consumption. Our first thought was that “six hectares of land are too much to keep for fun” thus we decided to sell the land, also in consideration of the fact that my parents are teachers and both me and my siblings felt our future studies at the University would take us far from our home town of Barile. Interested buyers knocking at our door were numerous, but at the last moment I took a shot to the heart. I could not bear the idea that someone may take away from our family the vineyard that I grew up in (our house is located right in the middle of the vineyard) or accept the possibility that another name may do something great with the oldest vineyards on Mount Vulture; the majority of which are 55-60 years old, while some were planted over 70 years ago. Thus, I completely changed the plans I had for my future and my family and I decided to invest in our area and in the resource that allowed my father, and before him, my grandparents and great-grandparents to live and grow in Vulture. It may seem like a story written by a novelist, but when I confided to my parents the idea I had and my intention to study enology at the University they were immediately delighted and willing to lend a hand. Especially my father, who seemed to harbor this dream for some time. In fact, I found him to be well versed in agronomy and everything else that would be needed to start this new venture. The winery came to life with the 2000 vintage concurrently with my studies at the Faculty of Viticulture and Enology. Initially, we were assisted by an external consultant, while in 2004 all facets of the winery were taken over in first person. The choice from the beginning, without any regret, was to stake everything on a single label, the "TITOLO" envisioning it as a high quality, first class wine or "cru". A unique wine for objective reasons related to the yields of the vineyards and the quality of the vines, considering their age. A unique wine to best represent the characteristics of the Aglianico grape and the territory of the Vulture, where the particular mix of microclimate and terroir transmits to our wine one of the best and most unique expressions of this fabulous area that is Contrada Solagna del Titolo. To learn more about Elena Fucci and her winery visit: www.elenafuccivini.com/en-IT/history…/?Item=storia To find out more about Stevie Kim 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!

Episode 792 Stevie Kim asks Professore Attilio Scienza another wine question, taken from the pool of questions posed by listeners all over Italy and beyond. In today’s episode he takes a question from Andrey Batkilin. 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: @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 793 SOS Special 2 of #everybodyneedsabitofscienza Stevie Kim chats with Richard Hough about the Professore’s new book, in our special SOS #everybodyneedsabitofscienza installment - this is a shout out to all the wine geeks out there - we need some feedback on the Professore's book, the English version of "Jumbo Shrimp guide to the origins, evolution and future of the grapevine" - The Italian Wine Podcast is part of the Mamma Jumbo Shrimp brand, and Mamma Jumbo Shrimp is all about breaking down difficult concepts into small bite size pieces... the issue here is that Professore Scienza's new book is well... a bit difficult to chew at this point, so we want to invite wine lovers out there to give us their input and advice, to make the final product more reader friendly. So have at it wine lovers, don't be shy! send your comments to @itawinepodcast on insta or [email protected] 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: @steviekim222 Instagram: @steviekim222 Website: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

Episode 791 Shaping the Future of Wine Retail for the 21st Century Wine Consumer: case study Vivino - Heini Zachariassen . These sessions were recorded through Swapcard at the Wine2Wine 2021 Business Forum and are being replayed here on the Italian Wine Podcast! Wine2Wine is an international wine business forum, and has been 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 today’s session: Over the last 18 months, online sales at Vivino have skyrocketed across the globe as app users became buyers for the first time and continued to use the marketplace beyond the initial pandemic “stockpile” to search for and purchase their favorite wines. Vivino founder Heini Zachariassen will discuss the consumer behaviors in online wine consumption that are proving to outlast the pandemic, with a focus on how they are engaging with the Italian wine category. He will also discuss how Vivino is growing under new leadership to improve the user experience and continue to democratize the world of wine with the Vivino rating. About the Speaker Heini Zachariassen is Vivino’s Founder and currently serves as a board member and chief evangelist. Largely credited with bringing a technology revolution to the wine industry, Heini founded Vivino because he was frustrated by not knowing which wine to buy. It’s been his passion project ever since. During his tenure, Vivino grew into a community of 30 million users, raised $57 million in funding and rolled out a worldwide wine marketplace. Prior to starting Vivino, Heini co-founded several startups, including global internet and mobile security company BullGuard. Heini resides in San Francisco with his wife and three children. Connect with Heine Zachariassen: Facebook: www.facebook.com/heinizach Instagram: @heinizach Twitter: @heinizach LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/heini/ About the Moderator Stevie Kim: Stevie Kim was born in Korea and raised in the United States. Today, she lives in Verona. At first she attended the NYU – Leonard N. Stern School of Business. After settling in Italy, she obtained an MBA at Bocconi University, School of Economics and Management. Later, she achieved a postgraduate specialization in Wealth Management at the University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School. As Managing Director of Vinitaly International, Stevie has launched and now coordinates a series of new initiatives connected to the Vinitaly brand. Stevie is always seeking innovative ways to communicate and celebrate Italian wine – with a strong creative emphasis on social media, digital communication, and educational platforms. In 2017, Stevie produced the Italian Wine Podcast, the first podcast in English dedicated exclusively to Italian wine and its personalities; and Italian Wine Unplugged Grape by Grape, a reference book unpacking the hundreds of Italian native grapes in a visually compelling layout. She regularly travels around the world to spread the gospel of Italian wine, with particular attention to USA, Russia, and China. To find out more about the forum visit: wine2wine.net/?lang=en 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!

Episode 790 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode Marcia Hamm interviews Lorenzo Marotti Campi. 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? About today’s guest host Marcia Hamm IWE: Wine Manager at Everything Wine and More in Alberta, Canada. WSET Diploma Holder, VIA Italian Wine Expert and Educator and Italian Wine Scholar. When I'm not learning or teaching about wine, you can find me playing the piano, singing or watching some of my favourite TV shows, including sports! If you want to learn more about today’s guest host, you can by visiting: Facebook www.facebook.com/marcia.j.hamm Instagram I.am_joyofwime Twitter I.am_joyofwime LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/marcia-j-h-1375b963/ Website - joyofwine.org About today’s guest producer Lorenzo Marotti Campi: At the beginning, Lorenzo did not think of getting into the wine world, and he also didn’t grow up in the vineyards. He was born in Rome and grew up in Milano, then went back to Rome where he received his degree in Economics. Only during the summer holidays, he and his family used to spend some time in their family Estate located in the countryside of Le Marche Region. Back then, it was a farm with vineyards (since 3 generations) and other cultures managed by his grandparents. Only 23 years ago his father, freshly retired after a brilliant career in the spirits business, decided to build a winery to vinify our grapes of Lacrima and Verdicchio and he decided to help him at the start of this new adventure before choosing his own wine path. 22 years have passed, and he still remains to be on his wine path. Marotti Campi is a family run business and they all cover different roles, Lorenzo supervises the wine production and fully manages the sales along with many other tasks that this profession requires. If you want to learn more about today’s guest producer, you can by visiting: Facebook - www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013532826492 Instagram lorenzo_marotti_campi Website - www.marotticampi.it/ More 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: @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/

Episode 789 Cynthia Chaplin interviews Natalie MacLean, in this new installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guest: Natalie MacLean offers popular online wine and food pairing courses at www.nataliemaclean.com. She's the host of Unreserved Wine Talk, selected as one of the best drinks podcasts by The New York Times. Both of her books, Red, White and Drunk All Over: A Wine-Soaked Journey from Grape to Glass and Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World's Best Bargain Wines were selected as an Amazon Best Books of the Year. She's the wine expert on CTV's The Social; CTV News; and Global Television's Morning Show. Natalie was named the World's Best Drinks Journalist at the World Food Media Awards, and has won four James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards. She is the only person to have won both the M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award from the James Beard Foundation and the M.F.K. Fisher Award for Excellence in Culinary Writing from Les Dames d'Escoffier International. If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting: Website: www.nataliemaclean.com Instagram @nataliemacleanwine Facebook @natdecants Twitter @nataliemaclean LinkedIn @nataliemaclean About today’s Host: Cynthia Chaplin is a Vinitaly International Academy certified Italian Wine Ambassador, a professional sommelier with Fondazione Italiana Sommelier, a member of Le Donne del Vino, and a Professor of Italian wine and culture. Born in the USA, Cynthia moved to Europe in 1990 where she has lived in Spain, Belgium, England and Italy. She chose to center her career in Rome and immerse herself in the Italian wine sector, which is her passion. She has taught university students and expats, works with embassies, corporations and private clients, creating and presenting tastings, events, seminars and in-depth courses. Cynthia is a wine writer, translator, and a judge at international wine and sake competitions. She consults with restaurants and enotecas assisting in the development of comprehensive wine lists and excellent food pairings, as well as advising private clients who want to develop a comprehensive Italian wine collection. She lives with her British photographer husband on the shore of Lake Bracciano, north of Rome, where they share their beautiful garden with one massive grapevine, two border collies and an arrogant diva cat. If you want to learn more about today’s host, you can by visiting: Facebook: Italian Wines in English Instagram: kiss_my_glassx Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-chaplin-190647179/ 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!

Episode 788 Marc Millon interviews Enrica Fontana from Spagnol Winery, in this episode of Italian Food & Wine with Marc Millon on the Italian Wine Podcast. About the winery: It all began with the cultivation of vines undertaken by great-grandfather Serafino during the early 1900s. Our history continues with the production and marketing of bulk wine until 1986, the year during which we began bottling wines in our cantina, thereby covering all phases of wine making from the production to the sale of bottles, thereby completely the supply chain. The vineyards have always been managed and worked by our nuclear family: father Orazio, mother Loreta and their sons, Stefano, Marco, Alberto and Mattia. More specifically, Orazio and Alberto, together with a team of agronomists, supervise the agricultural activities, all done manually, from the management of the plants to the harvest; while Stefano and Marco, as oenologists, deal with the wine-making process of the company wine cellars. Over time, the “famiglia” has grown to embrace the arrival of talented collaborators, who work in the vineyards (7 individuals), and in our offices (4 individuals). Our business is more than just a trade, it’s our passion and our family tradition. If you want to learn more by visiting: spagnolcoldelsas.com/en/ 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, England If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting: quaypress.uk/ marcmillon.co.uk vino.co.uk quaypress.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marc-millon-50868624 Twitter: @Marc_Millon 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!

Episode 787 Steve Raye interviews Tim Hanni in this installment of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guest: A wine industry business consultant and lecturer, Tim Hanni has been involved with food and wine for over 50 years. He is President of Calyber LLC and HanniCo LLC. One facet of Calyber LLC is researching and quantifying the factors that affect personal wine preferences enabling new methods of market segmentation and marketing strategies. The second division of Calyber LLC is Wine Business Education that provides courses for individuals, organizations and universities via www.winebusinesseducation.com. Hanni also conducts various aspects of hospitality training and education, sales, marketing, and wine and food programs around the world. He is the author of the book "Why you Like the Wines You Like." Current employer: Wine Business Education LLC, eCode.me LLC Primary area(s) of work: Wine production, Trade, Strategy, Communication Industry sector(s): Author, Business owner, Consultant, Distribution, Educator, Events, International trade, Marketing, Off trade, On trade, Sales, Viticulture, Wine judge, Wine tourism, Winemaking, Education You can find out more about Tim Hanni by visiting: www.linkedin.com/in/timhannimw 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! For more information on the host Steve Raye you can check out his website, Bevology Inc. here: www.bevologyinc.com/ 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 786 – in which host Polly Hammond interviews Diva Giles on this week’s installment of “Uncorked”. Show description: We hear that "Millennials aren't buying wine" but Diva Giles is here to tell you that's not the full story. As a 26 year old owner of a successful, award-winning wine bar, Diva brings her insights to the question of how to build a better relationship with younger drinkers. From non-wanky language to meaningful storytelling to getting over our own BS, here are the lessons we need to hear to show love to the next generation. A definite must for your wine listening this week! Speaker Bio: DIva Giles is the co-owner of Beau Wine Bar, known in Auckland for its robust wine list and more-ish food, but most importantly, for being a hub for wine lovers from 18 to 80. With an approach that breaks the common rules of wine, she and her business partner Logan Birch have definite thoughts on how the wine world markets to and communicates with the younger audience. And if their success is any indicator, they're doing something we all could learn from... If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting: www.beauponsonby.co.nz/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/beauwinebar/ More about the host Polly Hammond: Polly is Founder and CEO of 5forests. She splits her time between Barcelona, Auckland, and Napa, consulting, writing, and speaking about the trends that impact today’s wine businesses. She’s an advisor to New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, host of Uncorked with the Italian Wine Podcast, cohost of the Real Business of Wine with Robert Joseph, and, occasionally, a knitter. Polly is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where she earned degrees in International Relations and French. Those studies led to a deep and abiding love affair with behavioural Economics, and her wine work is based on insights into all the crazy and irrational reasons consumers engage with brands. With over 20 years experience in growing successful companies, Polly knows first hand the challenges faced by independent businesses. She approaches each client experience with empathy and understanding for what it takes to adapt and thrive in the real world. To learn more about Polly Hammond visit: Twitter: @mme_hammond Instagram: @5forests website: 5forests.com/ 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 785, another on the Road Edition With Stevie Kim, Join her as she visits Elena Fucci in Basilicata Learn more about Elena Fucci: “Our winery was founded in 2000 at a time when our family was discussing whether to sell the beautiful vineyards surrounding the house where I grew up. The vineyards were purchased in the 60’s by my grandfather Generoso, who chose to buy the highest part of the vineyard in Contrada Solagna of Titolo at the foot of Mount Vulture (an extinct volcano). Over the years that followed my grandfather and great-grandfather took care of the vineyards, selling the grapes after harvest and keeping just enough to produce some wine for personal consumption. The winery came to life with the 2000 vintage concurrently with my studies at the Faculty of Viticulture and Enology. Initially, we were assisted by an external consultant, while in 2004 all facets of the winery were taken over in first person. The choice from the beginning, without any regret, was to stake everything on a single label, the "TITOLO" envisioning it as a high quality, first class wine or "cru". A unique wine for objective reasons related to the yields of the vineyards and the quality of the vines, considering their age. A unique wine to best represent the characteristics of the Aglianico grape and the territory of the Vulture, where the particular mix of microclimate and terroir transmits to our wine one of the best and most unique expressions of this fabulous area that is Contrada Solagna del Titolo."... To learn more about Elena Fucci and her winery visit: www.elenafuccivini.com/en-IT/history…/?Item=storia More about the host 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: @steviekim222 Instagram: @steviekim222 Website: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

Episode 783 Stevie Kim asks Professore Attilio Scienza another wine question, taken from the pool of questions posed by listeners all over Italy and beyond. In today’s episode he takes a question from Amy Ezrin. 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: @steviekim222 Instagram: @steviekim222 Website: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodast 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 784 SOS Special of #everybodyneedsabitofscienza Stevie Kim chats with Richard Hough about the Professore’s new book, in our special SOS #everybodyneedsabitofscienza installment - this is a shout out to all the wine geeks out there - we need some feedback on the Professore's book, the English version of "Jumbo Shrimp guide to the origins, evolution and future of the grapevine" - The Italian Wine Podcast is part of the Mamma Jumbo Shrimp brand, and Mamma Jumbo Shrimp is all about breaking down difficult concepts into small bite size pieces... the issue here is that Professore Scienza's new book is well... a bit difficult to chew at this point, so we want to invite wine lovers out there to give us their input and advice, to make the final product more reader friendly. So have at it wine lovers, don't be shy! send your comments to @itawinepodcast on insta or [email protected] 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: @steviekim222 Instagram: @steviekim222 Website: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

Episode 781 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode Giuseppe LoCascio interviews Angela Maculan. 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? About today’s guest host -Giuseppe LoCascio A NYC native Giuseppe, has spent all is adult life traveling between Italy and the USA and working in the wine import/distribution industry. Having recently relocated to California, Giuseppe has founded Lucidity Wine Merchants, a boutique fine wine import/wholesale company, and Vntners, a direct-to-consumer platform where wine lovers can find the best artisanal wines made by true winegrowers. To find out more about today's guest host Giuseppe LoCascio: Guest Moderator: Giuseppe LoCascio Facebook www.facebook.com/giuseppe.l.cascio.10 Instagram www.instagram.com/glocascio/ Twitter @GiusLoCascio LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/giuseppe-l-locascio-1805141/ Website www.glcwines.com/ About todays Guest - Angela Maculan Born just after the harvest of 1977, Fausto Maculan jokes that his daughter Angela was the best thing to come out of that vintage since it was not a good year for wine. She took her first steps in the winery and proceeded to follow her father’s every move there; indeed she became the mascot of the Maculan winery team! After receiving her high school diploma from Liceo Scientifico, she started attending the University of Padova’s Agraria and continued to help her father and increase her role in the family business. From her father, Fausto, she inherited a passion for wine and also for food. To improve her knowledge in these areas, she became a Sommelier and a Cheese Taster of ONAF (Organizzazione Nazionale Assaggiatori Formaggio). To find out more about Angela Maculan Facebook www.facebook.com/angela.maculan and www.facebook.com/maculanwine Instagram www.instagram.com/maculanwine/ and @angela_maculan LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/angela-maculan-b91050159/ Website www.maculan.net/le-persone/ More 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: @steviekim222 Instagram: @steviekim222 Website: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/

Episode 782 – Multisensory: expanding the wine communication toolkit - Sarah Heller MW and Margareth Henriquez. These sessions were recorded through Swapcard at the Wine2Wine 2021 Business Forum and are being replayed here on the Italian Wine Podcast! Wine2Wine is an international wine business forum, and has been 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 today’s session: Verbal communication about wine, broadly treated like the default, has its limits, potentially hindering our ability to reach new customers and capture their imaginations, particularly as the market for wine expands into new regions and cultural contexts. Non-verbal communication about wine, while not yet mainstream, is being employed by different players within the wine industry to intriguing effect. The session will feature two major examples of non-verbal sensory content related to wine, exploring lessons learned and impacts on the relevant wines/brands. More about Sarah Heller MW: Sarah Heller MW is a wine expert, visual artist and television host based in Hong Kong. At 31, she is Asia-Pacific’s youngest Master of Wine. Sarah created Radix, a branded platform that endeavours to engage a new generation of wine lovers in Asia and beyond through projects. Aside from all this, she is a partner and buyer for the Almásy Collection of wines; brand ambassador and design collaborator for Lucaris Crystal; she is a Vinitaly International Academy faculty member; the wine editor for Asia Tatler; chairman of WINE100, China’s largest wine competition; and a host of the television series Wine Masters. Independently, she is the creator of an art series called Visual Tasting Notes, as well as a series of educational videos that has reached nearly 5 million students. She is frequently invited to speak on topics such as the Asian wine market as well as wine marketing and E-commerce. In 2019, she was made a member of the judging committee of the IWSC If you want to learn more you can by visiting: Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=316342 Instagram: @sarahhellermw Twitter: @SarahHellerMW LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-heller-mw-96a9713/ Website: sarahheller.com/ More about Margareth Henriquez: Margareth Henriquez, better known as Maggie, is a seasoned professional with over 42 years of experience, 31 of which she has spent as President and/or CEO of multinational or global companies in Venezuela, Mexico, Argentina and now France. Since 2009 she has been President and CEO of the House of Krug in Reims, France. Krug is the first and still unique Champagne House to create only Prestige Champagnes every year since it was founded in 1843. If you want to learn more you can by visiting: Facebook: www.facebook.com/KRUGChampagne Instagram: @krugchampagne Twitter: @Krug LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/margareth-mag…ez-phd-6824a7aa/ To find out more about the forum visit: wine2wine.net/?lang=en Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

Episode 780 Cynthia Chaplin interviews Jamie Evans, in this new installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guest: Jamie Evans is the founder of The Herb Somm, a culinary-meets-cannabis blog and lifestyle brand that’s focused on the gourmet side of the industry. She is an author, entrepreneur, and writer specializing in cannabis, CBD, food, recipes, and the canna-culinary world. Alongside her work in the cannabis space, she’s a Certified Specialist of Wine and French Wine Scholar with over a decade of wine industry experience. She’s also the co-founder and CEO of Herbacée, a French-inspired cannabis-infused wine brand. If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting: Website: www.TheHerbSomm.com // www.Herbacee.com Instagram: @TheHerbSomm www.instagram.com/theherbsomm Facebook: @TheHerbSomm www.facebook.com/theherbsomm Twitter: @TheHerbSomm twitter.com/theherbsomm Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-evans-csw-fws-95a4952b/ About today’s Host: Cynthia Chaplin is a Vinitaly International Academy certified Italian Wine Ambassador, a professional sommelier with Fondazione Italiana Sommelier, a member of Le Donne del Vino, and a Professor of Italian wine and culture. Born in the USA, Cynthia moved to Europe in 1990 where she has lived in Spain, Belgium, England and Italy. She chose to center her career in Rome and immerse herself in the Italian wine sector, which is her passion. She has taught university students and expats, works with embassies, corporations and private clients, creating and presenting tastings, events, seminars and in-depth courses. Cynthia is a wine writer, translator, and a judge at international wine and sake competitions. She consults with restaurants and enotecas assisting in the development of comprehensive wine lists and excellent food pairings, as well as advising private clients who want to develop a comprehensive Italian wine collection. She lives with her British photographer husband on the shore of Lake Bracciano, north of Rome, where they share their beautiful garden with one massive grapevine, two border collies and an arrogant diva cat. If you want to learn more about today’s host, you can by visiting: Facebook: Italian Wines in English Instagram: kiss_my_glassx Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-chaplin-190647179/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

Episode 779 Marc Millon interviews Susy Patrito Silva from Casa Artusi, in this episode of Italian Food & Wine with Marc Millon on the Italian Wine Podcast. About Casa Artusi: Casa Artusi is named for Pellegrino Artusi, man of letters and merchant, writer and gastronome, and a sort of “founding father” of a line of fine Italian cooking - by way of his gastronomical guide, La scienza in cucina e l’arte di mangiar bene, or Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well, that first debuted in 1865. This manual of sorts is a collection of recipes, the fruit of the author’s innumerable trips and experiments. Reprinted and translated in several major languages, the book is still considered a traditional reference for the cooks and gourmands of the world. In order to keep Artusi’s particular passion for homecooking alive, and to highlight the characteristics of the land and customs of the Region of Emilia Romagna, Casa Artusi opened in 2007, and has been known since for its hospitality, tasty and versatile creations, and quality agro-alimentary production, all in the Emilia-Romagnan style. If you want to learn more about Casa Artusi you can by visiting: www.italia.it/en/casa-artusi 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, England If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting: quaypress.uk/ marcmillon.co.uk vino.co.uk quaypress.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marc-millon-50868624 Twitter: @Marc_Millon Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

Episode 778 Steve Raye interviews Marnie Old in this installment of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guest: Sommelier and author Marnie Old is one of the country’s leading drinks experts and a breath of fresh air in the wine trade. She serves as director of vinlightenment for Boisset Collection, one of the world’s leading fine wine firms based in Burgundy and Napa Valley, and is best known for her visually engaging books – the award-winning Wine: A Tasting Course and most recently, Passion for Wine, co-authored with Jean-Charles Boisset. Formerly the director of wine studies for Manhattan’s French Culinary Institute, Marnie’s innovative info-graphic approach and refreshingly direct explanatory style have helped to revolutionize how wine is taught worldwide. You can find out more about Marnie Old through his social media and websites: www.linkedin.com/in/marnie-old-96019a3 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! For more information on the host Steve Raye you can check out his website, Bevology Inc. here: www.bevologyinc.com/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodast 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 777 – in which host Polly Hammond interviews Elizabeth Schneider on this week’s installment of “Uncorked”. As host of one of the longest running and highest rated podcasts in the world, Elizabeth Schneider knows what it takes to talk wine with Normal People. Today, she pulls no punches as she reflects upon how the industry communicates, why we need to rethink what matters, and where we need to go to build strong, resilient wine businesses. Beware, this one comes with an explicit language warning... More about today’s guest: Elizabeth Schneider is an award-winning podcast host, author of the acclaimed book “Wine for Normal People”, a wine expert, and one of the leading women in wine education in the United States. With over a decade in the podcasting world, Elizabeth has been mentioned in nearly every top wine podcast list produced. She is a Certified Sommelier and a Certified Specialist of Wine, and has years of experience working in the wine industry. Elizabeth has an MBA, is a successful female entrepreneur and has conducted over 400 successful live wine events, about half of which have been conducted online. Her expertise is in communicating wine to a consumer audience in a plain spoken, fun, entertaining way. If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting: www.winefornormalpeople.com/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-schneider-ab7610/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/winefornormalpeople/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/WineForNormalPeople More about the host Polly Hammond: Polly is Founder and CEO of 5forests. She splits her time between Barcelona, Auckland, and Napa, consulting, writing, and speaking about the trends that impact today’s wine businesses. She’s an advisor to New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, host of Uncorked with the Italian Wine Podcast, cohost of the Real Business of Wine with Robert Joseph, and, occasionally, a knitter. Polly is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where she earned degrees in International Relations and French. Those studies led to a deep and abiding love affair with behavioural Economics, and her wine work is based on insights into all the crazy and irrational reasons consumers engage with brands. With over 20 years experience in growing successful companies, Polly knows first hand the challenges faced by independent businesses. She approaches each client experience with empathy and understanding for what it takes to adapt and thrive in the real world. To learn more about Polly Hammond visit: Twitter: @mme_hammond Instagram: @5forests website: 5forests.com/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodast 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 776, another on the Road Edition With Stevie Kim, Join her as she continues her adventure in Campania, at the L'Azienda Agricola San Salvatore speaking with Giuseppe Pagano, Principal of the Company and the Chef, Giovanni Solofra, of Tre Olivi, the 2 starred Michelin Restaurant located in Pagano’s hotel Savoy Beach Hotel. This is part 4 of this 4 part series. Learn more about the Restaurant by visiting: guide.michelin.com/en/campania/pae…urant/tre-olivi More about Chef Giovanni Solofra: Giovanni Solofra, who has great experiences in important cuisines such as Heinz Beck, Quique Dacosta and Ciccio Sultano, has at his side his partner in life, Roberta Merolli, chef patisserie of Tre Olivi and longtime collaborator of Heinz Beck. The love in life and work, have led them in 2018 to the most desirable culinary award: the first Michelin star. Once in Paestum, they decided to study the excellences of the Cilento, the Slow Food ‘’Praesidia’’ and the so many uniqueness that have made of this area the cradle of the Mediterranean Diet. The result of this research is a menu characterized by a strong appeal. More about the Principal of San Salvatore: Giuseppe Pagano is a successful entrepreneur in the hospitality sector. Nowadays his business vision and passion has expanded into the world of fruit orchards, vegetables, olive groves, buffalo products and of course wine! "I’VE SEEN A BUFFALO THROUGH THE GRAPEVINES AND I’VE DRANK WINE. I’VE SEEN A BUFFALO AND IT HAS SEEN ME." The idea for the San Salvatore Winery was first conceived in the mid-40s in Boscoreale, on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius. It was Giuseppe's father that had first made wine in this area. The San Salvatore winery is named after Giuseppe's father and after many years in the Hotel industry Giuseppe and his brother decided to go back to their roots; buying land in Campania in 2003 and developing the winery that we see today. They have a love for organic and biodynamic agriculture, making sure not to stress their vines, respecting nature; the rhythms and traditions of a special terroir. The vineyards are located in the Cilento National Park, it is an area distributed among Stio, Paestum and Giungano. And it is here, at 700m from the vineyard and in view of the Temples, they also have their modern winery, equipped with a 96kW photovoltaic system that allows them to minimize the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The family prides itself on their 97 hectares of land, of which 21.5 are under vine and the rest are divided between orchards, olive groves and woods, including 450 beloved buffalo that are exported all over the world, from Australia to the United States. Their plans for the future are equally as interesting: a series of outlets where their products and the best products of the national park will be prepared by women, Tune-in and find out more! To learn more about the L'Azienda Agricola San Salvatore visit: www.sansalvatore1988.it/en/azienda/ More about the host 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: @steviekim222 Instagram: @steviekim222 Website: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

Episode 775 Stevie Kim asks Professore Attilio Scienza another wine question, taken from the pool of questions posed by listeners all over Italy and beyond. In today’s episode he takes a question from Joy Livingston about wine during the Greek and Roman periods! 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: @steviekim222 Instagram: @steviekim222 Website: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

Episode 773 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode Catherine Stratton IWA interviews Giulia Monteleone. 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? About today’s guest host: Catherine Stratton IWA Educator, Owner of C.S. Selections LLC and Sales Manager for Strade Bianche Wines. Catherine Stratton Wenger was raised in her family’s restaurant business, in Los Angeles. A first trip to Italy in 2001 led to her moving there at age 19 to pursue a degree in Art Restoration in Florence. She achieved a Certificate in Wine Education and Management from UCLA; she is also an Italian Wine Specialist from the North American Sommelier Association and a certified Yoga Instructor. In 2016 she founded Vino and Vinyasa Tours, a boutique travel company focused solely on Italy with winery visits and personal yoga instruction. In 2018, she founded CS Selections a wine brokerage working with several small importers in Southern California. In 2019 she finished second in her course at the Vinitaly International Academy in Los Angeles, becoming Italian Wine Ambassador. Currently she lives in Portland, Oregon, where she works as Sales Manager for Strade Bianche wines, a direct importer of Italian wine, and she manages the Oregon and Southern California markets for Charles Neal Selections, a French importer. Moreover, she co-founded the brand Due Terre Wines – producing certified organic wines from indigenous grapes in Sicily. On May 11 she will graduate with an Executive MBA – beyond the standard business coursework she has specialized in supply chains & operations, startup entrepreneurship, and strategic thinking. If you want to learn more about today’s guest host, you can by visiting: Facebook - www.facebook.com/cat.stratton Instagram - www.instagram.com/paroleinutili/ Twitter - twitter.com/catspringboard LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/catherinestratton222/ About today’s guest producer: Giulia Monteleone was born in Palermo in 1989, after her studies she used to write for several magazines and guides about food and wine (L’Espresso, Slow Food) nonetheless - through bizarre turns of events - she met her current husband Benedetto Alessandro, a winemaker. They were both very passionate about Etna’s wines, so after a long research, in July 2017 Monteleone project took shape: Giulia bought an old, two-hectare vineyard near the river Alcantara. In the following years Giulia has been focusing on expanding her knowledge of the Volcano through new vineyards which would be the basis for new wines. Today they cultivate around 5 hectares in 3 different Contrada, in the North and in the East face of Mount Etna. If you want to learn more about today’s guest producers, you can by visiting: Facebook - www.facebook.com/giulia.monteleone.94 Instagram - www.instagram.com/giuliamonteleone___/ Website: www.monteleonetna.com/chi-siamo/ To find out more about Stevie Kim 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 @itawinepodast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/