Ep. 2296 Juliana Colangelo interviews Gary Fisch and Scott Ades | Masterclass US Wine Market

Episode 717 Steve Raye interviews Mike Desideri in this episode of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guest: You can find out more about Mike Desideri through social media: Michael Desideri has been working in the beverage alcohol industry for over 10 years and is the CEO/founder of SJN Solutions in New York He created his consulting firm after seeing the struggle many new-to-the-U.S. brands were having understanding price structures in the 3 tier system and how to better manage finances. He created his firm to be the white-glove service team in between the importer and/or distributor and their accounting firm to put together all of their company’s business information to make proper decisions for their company. For more information on today’s guest you can check out: linkedin.com/in/michael-desideri-34532021 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/ We also want to give a shout out to our sponsor Ferrowine. The largest alcoholic beverage shop in Italy since 1920! They have generously provided us with our brand new Italian Wine Podcast T-shirts, and we love them! Check out Ferrowine’s site, they have great wines, food pairings and so much more! www.ferrowine.it/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

5 Joulu 202121min

Welcome to episode 716, another on the Road Edition With Stevie Kim, today she is in Illasi Veneto at a wine tasting hosted by the so-called 3 Musketeers. Andrea Lonardi, Pietro Russo & Gabriele Gorelli. These 3 wanted to share their Master of Wine collection with a handful of people and talk about “How Many Wines Do You Have to Taste to successfully pass the Master of Wine Exam" Gabriele passed his MA exam in February and the other two are hot on his heels to do the same! Read all about this momentous day on italianwinepodcast.com/blog/ About today’s 3 Muskateers: Andrea Lonardi is COO at Bertani Domains. He was born in Valpolicella in 1974 (5th generation family making Valpolicella), but he did not remain in the region. He attended University in Bologna, receiving a degree in Agriculture, and thereafter, he obtained his Master’s degree from the Grande Ecole di Montpellier, in control and management. He then started to work at Washington State University, completing internships in Languedoc and Sonoma. By 2012 he was ready for an important change and assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer within the newly formed Bertani Domains. He has been a Master of Wine student since 2014. Learn more: bertanidomains.com/it Pietro Russo was born in 1985 in Marsala. He is from a family dedicated to winemaking, Pietro Russo graduated in viticulture and winemaking in Conegliano Veneto and got a Masters degree in Bordeaux. His career has included working in Bordeaux and Languedoc, Andalusia, New Zealand and Piedmont, where he developed his winemaking skills and an insatiable passion for wine. Pietro now works for Donnafugata as of 2010, where he has the chance to produce wines from the most compelling appellations across Sicily such as Etna, Pantelleria, Vittoria and Contessa Entellina. In 2020 he revised the Italian chapter for the New Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopedia together with Gabriele Gorelli MW and Andrea Lonardi, and he takes part in several international wine competitions as a judge. In the meantime, Pietro is busy with the Master of Wine program, having passed the tasting part of the exam in 2019 his studies continue. Learn more: Instagram: pietrusso85 Facebook: Pietro Russo Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/pietro-russo-4a03a6129 e-mail: Pietro.russo@donnafugata.it Gabriele Gorelli is the first Master of Wine of Italy. He was born in Montalcino in 1984. His grandfather used to be the smallest Brunello di Montalcino producer, accounting for a mere 0,46ha’s. That’s where he developed a real passion for wine. After completing his studies in Languages in 2004 he co-founded a wine-oriented advertising agency, Brookshaw&Gorelli. Over the years, he has had the opportunity to consult for many Italian wineries and Consortiums. In 2015, Gabriele started his studies at the ‘Institute of Masters of Wine’. He is now the sole Italian Master of Wine. During the same year, he co-founded KH Wines S.r.l., a company that helps European wineries in export markets. Learn more: linkedin.com/in/gabrielegorelli instagram.com/gabriele.gorelli Twitter: @gabrielegorelli 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! To find out more: Facebook: @steviekim222 Instagram: @steviekim222 Website: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/ Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodast LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/

3 Joulu 202113min

Episode 715 Professore Attilio Scienza and Stevie Kim talk some more about Sella & Mosca and Sardinia’s grapes. This is part 2 of 4 to come – Stevie and the Professore are in Sardinia for a Gita Scolastica. About this podcast: Welcome to another installment of #everybodyneedsabitofscienza. Class is in session! If you ever wanted to know about native Italian grapes, soil, terroir, or pretty much anything wine related, Scienza is your man! Listen in and learn – he is also fun too! 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. He was recently awarded the prestigious Civilta’ del Vino Prize, presented by Fondazione Masi. 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/ 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/ We also want to give a shout out to our sponsor Ferrowine. The largest alcoholic beverage shop in Italy since 1920! They have generously provided us with our brand-new Italian Wine Podcast T-shirts, and we love them! Check out Ferrowine’s site, they have great wines, food pairings and so much more! www.ferrowine.it/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

2 Joulu 202122min

Episode 714 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode Artem Lebedev interviews Silvia Altare. 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: Artem Lebedev is a 30 year old wine professional who has been working in the wine industry for over 8 years now. Born in St.Petersburg, he worked in Europe for two years before settling down in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Artem is an ASI certified sommelier, a WSET Diploma holder, a Sherry ambassador, a VIA Italian Wine Ambassador, the President of the Kazakhstan Sommelier Association, CEO of the annual contest of the best sommelier of Kazakhstan, co-owner and main lecturer at the sommelier school in Almaty and the co-owner of WINEHUB import project If you want to learn more about today’s guest host, you can by visiting: www.linkedin.com/in/artyomswan About today’s guest producer: Silvia Altare grew up in a wine family made famous by her father Elio, who in the mid-1970s was one of the “Barolo Boys” who dared to make wine more like the French Burgundians. Elio and Lucia’s two children, Silvia and Elena, however, were never pressured to involve themselves with winemaking. In the early 1980s, that was a future reserved for boys. Growing up, Silvia participated in the various aspects of winegrowing and winemaking with her family but often felt that she had to prove herself as a girl. Starting in 1994, when she was 15 years old, her parents sent her to live with a family in California for the summer. She attended the University of Economy in Turin and studied international business, graduating in 2003. Her travels and work harvests in California, Burgundy and Australia led her to join the family estate after her graduation. If you want to learn more about today’s guest producer, you can by visiting: www.elioaltare.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 @itawinepodast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ We also want to give a shout-out to our sponsor Ferrowine. The largest alcoholic beverage shop in Italy since 1920! They have generously provided us with our brand new Italian Wine Podcast T-shirts, and we love them! Check out Ferrowine’s site, they have great wines, food pairings and so much more! www.ferrowine.it/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

1 Joulu 202155min

Episode 713 IWP Producer, Joy Livingston interviews Cynthia Chaplin – The new host of Voices, in this episode of Voices on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guest: 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/ We also want to give a shout out to our sponsor Ferrowine. The largest alcoholic beverage shop in Italy since 1920! They have generously provided us with our brand new Italian Wine Podcast T-shirts, and we love them! Check out Ferrowine’s site, they have great wines, food pairings and so much more! www.ferrowine.it/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

30 Marras 202114min

Episode 712 Marc Millon interviews Robert Camuto about his new book “South of Somewhere” in this episode of Italian Food & Wine with Marc Millon on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guest: Robert Camuto is a prize-winning American author and journalist, who has lived in Europe with his family from the outset of the 21st century. A native New Yorker and graduate of Columbia School of Journalism, Camuto has had an incredibly varied journalistic career – from writing about New Wave music in the San Francisco area to covering Texas politics. In the 1990s he founded Fort Worth’s (still publishing) alternative newspaper FW Weekly (sold in 2000). As an American in Europe, he has contributed to publications including Food & Wine, the Washington Post – Travel, Cucina Italiana, and Michelin Green Guides. Over the course of his career he has become an accomplished profiler of people—from the poet Charles Bukowski to the likes of Sting, John Malkovich, and the many fascinating characters he has met along the wine roads of Europe. He has been a home winemaker. And he speaks frequently about wine personalities, Italy, France, and storytelling. He is based in Verona, Italy. If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting: robertcamuto.com/ 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/ We also want to give a shout out to our sponsor Ferrowine. The largest alcoholic beverage shop in Italy since 1920! They have generously provided us with our brand new Italian Wine Podcast T-shirts, and we love them! Check out Ferrowine’s site, they have great wines, food pairings and so much more! www.ferrowine.it/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

29 Marras 202127min

Episode 711 Steve Raye interviews Alexi Curly Cashen in this episode of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guest: Alexi Curlee Cashen is kindly referred to as the ‘Chief Executive Optimist’ –spreading the gospel of empathetic customer service, sales panache and meticulous operations. She scours ideas and drives solutions, strategy and above all else – positivity! Celebrating 19 years of experience in the food and wine industry, Alexi’s career is marked by a wealth of roles in hospitality, retail, wholesale and supplier positions. Starting out in the restaurant industry in her home state of Colorado, Alexi moved to New York City to season her career with positions at Craft Restaurant, Morrell & Company, Oriel Wines & Polaner Selections. Competitive and quick to see people and scenarios through different lenses, Alexi makes sales and marketing her expressed talent. Alexi’s logistics prowess came with co-founding Elenteny Imports with colleague and friend, Tim Elenteny. Their goal is to provide logistics solutions, guaranteeing all of the details between initial order and final sale. Their services connect the dots between compliance complexities and distribution strategy allowing their clients sales to grow. Building a logistics business required an expressed understanding of ‘how it works.’ Eyes wide open, Alexi took on the operations and started building a team that continues to grow in New York, Colorado & California. Alexi has a keen eye for fundamentally analyzing new and growing businesses in the wine industry. She quickly boils down best practices and guides her teams and customers through the myriad of details that make up the US alcohol three-tier distribution system. Alexi thrives on B2B technologies that improve operations and information. A spirited Westerner and now ex-New Yorker, Alexi and her family live in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she eats lots of oysters on the beach with Champagne! You can find out more about Alexi Cashen and Elenteny through social media: Website: elentenyimports.com/ Facebook: @teimports Instagram: @elentenyimports Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/t-elenteny-imports 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/ We also want to give a shout out to our sponsor Ferrowine. The largest alcoholic beverage shop in Italy since 1920! They have generously provided us with our brand new Italian Wine Podcast T-shirts, and we love them! Check out Ferrowine’s site, they have great wines, food pairings and so much more! www.ferrowine.it/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

28 Marras 202132min

Episode 705 Steve Raye interviews Paul Caputo in this episode of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People on the Italian Wine Podcast. Before telling you more about our great episode we want to give a shout out to our new Sponsor Vivino! the world's largest online wine marketplace - The Vivino app makes it easy to choose wine. Enjoy expert team support, door-to-door delivery and honest wine reviews to help you choose the perfect wine for every occassion. Vivino - Download the app on Apple or Android and discover an easier way to choose wine! Find out more about by visiting: www.vivino.com/IT/en/ or download the app: www.vivino.com/app About today’s guest: Paul Caputo is a writer and entrepreneur. He works mainly in the wine space where he combines his passion for travel, technology, sustainability and marketing. His career started more than 10 years ago now, after spending some time tracing his family heritage all the way back to a small vineyard in Basilicata. Surrounded by Aglianico vines he spent three months living in a tiny village, absorbing the culture of the region, its people, its food and of course its wines. On returning to England he set about studying everything he could and found himself with a job in a brand new wine shop with big dreams. He began importing small quantities of wines from small, boutique growers all over the South of Italy. As his adventures continued he realised that his passions were shifting more towards communication - journalism and publishing. he was inspired to write and this overpowered his enthusiasm for building a retail business. And so, after a period of study, endless travel and a lot of reflection on how to share his knowledge and experiences, Paul created Vinorandum.com. If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting: www.paulcaputo.wine/ 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/ We also want to give a shout out to our sponsor Ferrowine. The largest alcoholic beverage shop in Italy since 1920! They have generously provided us with our brand new Italian Wine Podcast T-shirts, and we love them! Check out Ferrowine’s site, they have great wines, food pairings and so much more! www.ferrowine.it/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

26 Marras 202130min