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Welcome to Episode 2056 in which host Giulia Stocchetti interviews Valentina Kirichkova. Valentina Kirichkova, young wine specialist at Monte Bianco, based in Almaty, talks about her working and life exeprience in the wine industry in Kazakhstan, how's importing and distributes Italian wines and how vibrant and lively this growing sector is in her country. More about today’s guest Valentina Kirichkova is a distinguished wine specialist based in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Currently serving as a brand manager at Monte Bianco since 2022, she focuses on marketing premium wines, spirits, and cigars for the company, which specializes in importing and distributing fine and rare wines. Valentina is pursuing a WSET Diploma at Weinakademie Österreich and holds a WSET 3 certification and Valpolicella Scholar. She was awarded the ASI Diploma Gold in 2022 and has been recognized as the #2 Best Sommelier of Kazakhstan in 2023.  Monte Bianco, established in 1999, is a leading Kazakhstani importer and distributor of premium and rare wines, spirits, and cigars. Known for its continuous improvement philosophy, the company has gained global trust and is favored by sommeliers and wine enthusiasts. Operating seven wine shops, Monte Bianco is Kazakhstan's top importer of Italian products. Connect:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valentina_superiore  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/?locale=ru_RU  Giulia is an AIS Sommelier and holds the WSET Diploma. She has 360° experience in the cellar, harvesting, tasting and teaching. Enthusiastic communicator of wine, she believes every bottle is a small universe to discover and her slogan is “sharing wine means love.” She’s passionate about terroir wines made with autochthonous grape varieties and constantly looking for them and their small producers. Connect: Facebook: Giulia Stocchetti Caravaggi Instagram: theWineSoulGirl LinkedIn: Giulia Stocchetti Caravaggi _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow Italian Wine Podcast on our social media channels: Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/  Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast  Twitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast  Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp  LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast  If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

18 Elo 202431min

Welcome to Episode 2057 of the Italian Wine Podcast. In this Italian Grape Geek series we explore personal stories of travel and tasting with Italy’s must know grape varieties.  In this episode, Davy Leung geeks out on Cococciola, Fumin, Gaglioppo exploring the origins, history and characteristics of the grape, sharing personal connections with wines made from this variety.  Chart your own course with My Italian Grape Geek Journal, your personal tasting companion to accompany the series. Support the show by donating at www.italianwinepodcast.com.  Donate five euros or more and we’ll send you a copy of our latest book, My Italian Grape Geek Journal. Absolutely free! To get your free copy of My Italian Grape Geek Journal, click support us at www.italianwinepodcast.com or wherever you get your pods.  More about today’s host: Davy Leung is a Certified Public Accountant and wine educator, operating in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore and is Chair of the Hong Kong Chapter of the Society of Wine Educators. His passion for wine also extends internationally and he has travelled widely producing his own vintages. Davy is an ambassador of Saint Emilion wines and his qualifications include the Saint Emilion Prud'homme de la Jurade. He has trained to become a Certified Wine Educator, a Certified Specialist of Spirits, a Certified Sommelier, Italian Wine Ambassador, Certified Italian Wine Educator, Certified Spanish Wine Educator, Portugal Wine Ambassador, Certified Koshu Expert by the KEC, WSET Diploma holder, Certified WSET Wine Educator, and is currently studying to become a Master of Wine. He is one of a handful of approved spirit educators up to Level 3 in Asia. To learn more visit: Instagram: davyloveswine LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davy-leung-fcpa-50523520/  Facebook: Davy Murata Leung  _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow Italian Wine Podcast on our social media channels: Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/  Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast  Twitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast  Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp  LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast  If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/

18 Elo 202416min

Welcome to Episode 2055 –Part 82 of this fantastic wine book series in which Marco Gandini narrates the new Mamma Jumbo Shrimp Guide, Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0. Today, Marco narrates: Ruggine, Sanforte, Sciaglin, Sciascinoso, Scimiscià, Semidano, Spergola, Susumaniello Each week, Marco will provide some new quality edutainment, as he reads from the second edition of this wine geek smorgasbord.  Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0, offers a comprehensive guide to the world of Italian wine and winemaking with contributions from Professor Attilio Scienza (including his groundbreaking research on the topic), has won the prestigious OIV - International Organisation of Vine and Wine Award 2023 in the Wines and Territories category. Get a copy on Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/ajX2gwN  To learn more visit: Website: www.mammajumboshrimp.com More about the Narrator: Marco Gandini is a Communications Manager at Vinitaly International, he also seems to love being a student since he is always studying and harnessing his brain! When he is not helping out with events in the office such as wine2wine, or helping out the social media department, he can be found in the Italian Wine Podcast booth, narrating this very very long book!!! _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow Italian Wine Podcast on our social media channels: Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/  Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast  Twitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast  Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp  LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast  If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin! Remember to follow us so that you won't miss an episode of this very awesome set of narrations!

17 Elo 20249min

Welcome to Episode 2054 of On The Road Special Edition. Stevie Kim takes a deep dive into the wine region of Piemonte. Today, she interviews Stefano Chiarlo of Michele Chiarlo winery.  Discover the history of the ancient estate where the winery is located, the development of this extraordinary family winery, and the winemaking techniques involved in producing its famous wines More about today’s guest: Stefano Chiarlo was born on June 3, 1969 in Piedmont. He graduated in 1989 from the Enological School of Alba with a degree in Enology. Following his diploma, Stefano enrolled in the national service before beginning work at Michele Chiarlo in 1991 as Assistant to Enologist, Roberto Bezzato. Stefano became Michele Chiarlo’s chief winemaker in 1999 with the cooperation of Gianni Meleni. His philosophy is to produce wines of great elegance that respect the varietal and terroir; wines rich but not dense or heavy, with subtle use of wood. Connect Website: https://www.michelechiarlo.it/  Watch the video on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU7tWfMAF7o  More about the host Stevie Kim: Stevie Kim 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! Connect: Social Links: https://zaap.bio/steviekim  Website: https://www.vinitaly.com/eventi/operawine/stevie-kim/  _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow Italian Wine Podcast on our social media channels: Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/  Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast  Twitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast  Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp  LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast  If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin! Remember to follow us!! - Travel Italy, food and wine, winery visits and so much more!

17 Elo 202411min

Welcome to Episode 2053, where Prof. Scienza takes questions from the wine community and answers them in his inimitable way! These shows are generally in the Italian language. Today’s question comes from Gianluca di Taranto! Today’s questions:  Is there a potential future for the 8 not yet autoctone grape varieties in Etna? / Esiste un potenziale futuro per gli 8 vitigni non ancora autoctoni dell'Etna?  If you want to learn more about the Professor: 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: https://www.vinitaly.com/formazione/vinitaly-international-academy/attilio-scienza/ _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow Italian Wine Podcast on our social media channels: Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/  Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast  Twitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast  Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp  LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast  If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin! Share your love for our lovely Professor if you are a true Italian Wine Geek :)

16 Elo 202415min

Welcome to Episode 2052, where we present the session recordings from the wine2wine Business Forum 2023. In today's episode, we delve into- Why you should clone your marketing manager. Five actions to reorganize the department in the company with Michele Bertuzzo Italian Wine Podcast is proud to be a media partner of wine2wine Business Forum and we are pleased to present this series of market focus sessions, recorded during the Forum held in Verona in November 2023. wine2wine Business Forum is an international wine business event, held annually in Verona, Italy since 2014. The event is a key annual  reference point for wine producers and wine professionals from around the world, providing an opportunity to network, develop and expand their wine business worldwide. About the session: Posting on social, maintaining press relations, organizing visits, updating the website, coordinating graphics. Caught up in a thousand commitments, the marketing manager often forgets the most important thing: having a strategic brand vision. In the last 15 years, communication - in general, not just wine communication - has experienced an explosion in the number of channels. Different social media have appeared (in the beginning it was Facebook…), blogs, portals, and platforms have proliferated. Youtubers and influencers have flourished. Guides, sommelier associations, competitions, and fairs have divided and multiplied. But the old media have not died out. On the contrary, they have been enhanced. Today, a journalist receives many more press releases and invitations to events than he did just five years ago. This whole rush has produced one result: there is no more time to think. There is no longer the energy to inject creativity into the work and differentiate one’s communication from that of competitors. To overcome the impasse, we have to go back to the fundamentals and start over: understand our brand positioning, define competitors, identify and know our audience. Only a good strategic foundation allows creativity to fly high and implement original, attractive, memorable, but always consistent actions. Even with small budgets. This session will examine how the marketing manager of a winery (large, medium, or small) can structure an original and effective strategy through five simple moves. Without resorting to cloning. Find more about wine2wine Business Forum: https://wine2wine.net/  _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow Italian Wine Podcast on our social media channels: Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/  Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast  Twitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast  Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp  LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast  If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin! Thanks for tuning in! Listen to more stories from the Italian Wine Community here on Italian Wine Podcast!

15 Elo 202432min

Welcome to Episode 2051 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors’ Corner – In this episode, Anna Obuhovskaya interviews Roberta Bonin. These sessions are recorded from Clubhouse and replayed here on the Italian Wine Podcast! In this interview, today’s guest moderator covers the learning objective: “I would like us to learn more about Carema appellation, this very small area of Alto Piedmonte and a home of Nebbiolo variety. These wines are not often to be found outside of Italy. Will talk about the challenges that producers are facing working on the steep alpine slopes and what makes the character of these wines so special.” Co-Moderator - Anna Obukhovskaya Anna obtained 15 years of expertise in wine retail, marketing & sales. Worked in a number of bigger companies and independent projects, founded the italian wine tasting club in Saint Petersburg in Russia. In 2023 she became an Italian wine Ambassador. Driven by passion for European wines she moved from Saint Petersburg to the charming Slovenia. Currently holding the position of a portfolio development and Sales specialist at “Dobro vino”, a wine importing company in Ljubljana. Connect: Instagram wine_it_anna LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-obuhovskaya-0a4789261/ Website www.dobrovino.si Guest Bio - Roberta Bonin  Roberta is a 29 years old winemaker and sommelier born and raised in Carema. She is one of the board members of the Cantina dei Produttori Nebbiolo di Carema, the iconic winery that since 1960 has continued to safeguard this unique winemaking tradition and landscape. Roberta is a person of few words and extremely in love with the place where she lives, which she is always glad to show to those who have never seen it before, through stone stairs and chestnut pergolas.             Connect: Roberta Bonin / Cantina dei Produttori Nebbiolo di Carema   Facebook Cantina dei Produttori Nebbiolo di Carema  Instagram cantinacarema / robertabonin LinkedIn http://linkedin.com/in/roberta-bonin-96485522a Website https://www.caremadoc.it Email cantinaproduttori@caremadoc.it / robertabonin94@gmail.com  _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow Italian Wine Podcast on our social media channels: Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/  Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast  Twitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast  Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp  LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast  If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin! Follow Italian Wine Podcast for more great content - winery interviews from the Clubhouse sessions! Psssst…FYI, this show is our most popular show, find out why by tuning-in!

15 Elo 202443min

Welcome Book Club and Episode 2050 of the Italian Wine Podcast with Richard Hough. Today Richard is in conversation with the acclaimed writer, poet and broadcaster Andrew Jefford. On the bookshelf: The books discussed in today’s show include: Drinking with the Valkyries by Andrew Jefford Whisky Island by Andrew Jefford The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardie The Match by Piero Trellini   More about today’s guest Andrew Jefford has written for many British newspapers, including The Evening Standard (for ten years), The Financial Times, The Guardian and The Times; he is today Contributing Editor and a regular columnist for both Decanter and The World of Fine Wine, as well as Academic Advisor to the Wine Scholar Guild. He writes a monthly wine column for The New Statesman.  He is one of five Co-Chairs for the London-based Decanter World Wine Awards, the largest global wine competition.  He has also broadcast extensively on wine, tea and other subjects for BBC Radio in the UK, and leads study tours in France for the Wine Scholar Guild.  He has written twelve books and guides including The New France, Andrew Jefford’s Wine Course and Whisky Island (about the island of Islay).  A book-length collection of his writings on wine, Drinking with the Valkyries, was published in September 2022.  He and his family live near Montpellier, France.   Connect: Website: www.andrewjefford.com  Instagram: @andrewcjefford  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewjefford/  Twitter: @andrewcjefford  More about the host Richard Hough: Richard Hough is the editor, translator and project curator behind Wine Democracy and Vine and Prejudice. He has also published several books about life in Verona, chronicling the city’s history, culture and daily life, not forgetting, of course, its wine! With a long-standing passion for whisky and beer, he’s a relative newcomer to the world of wine and is now desperately trying to make up for lost time! He is the host of Book Club on the Italian Wine Podcast.   Connect: Twitter: www.twitter.com/rick_hough Instagram: www.instagram.com/ricksnotesfromverona  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickhough/ Coming soon: Stay tuned for details of our next next on Book Club with the Italian Wine Podcast _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/  Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast  Twitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast  Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp  LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast  If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/

14 Elo 20241h 14min