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Welcome to Episode 2028 in which host Giulia Stocchetti interviews Alessandro Serughetti. Alessandro Serughetti is an oenologist from Sicily, who travelled around the world to different wine regions before founding his own winery on the slopes of Etna. He has been to Portugal, South Africa and New Zealand, where he did an interesting and enlighting research on the effects of aminoacids in Sauvignon Blanc's vinification. Today, he's taking care of his vineyard making terroir driven wines led by the love for his homeland. More about today’s guest Alessandro Serughetti was born in Palermo in 1992. He studied at the university in Marsala where graduated in viticulture and oenology. After this, he decided to move to Asti, where obtained a master’s degree and second year completed in Portugal. It was one of the most important experiences of his career. After he studied, he worked in Italy for important wineries. Then he went to work in New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa. Back to Italy in 2017 Alessandro 2020 met his wife Loredana, in 2022 they decided to invest in a territory they love so much ETNA. A small vineyard planted in 1960 on the North side of volcano Etna at about 680 meters above sea level.  The little village is Rovittello, a suburb of Castiglione di Sicilia, exactly in Contrada Dafara Galluzzo.  The area is unique for the volcanic soil, rich in minerals, such as potassium, iron, and magnesium. The historic vineyard comprises Nerello Mascalese grapes, grown as a sapling on chestnut poles. There we can find other white grape varieties, such as Minella and Carricante, or red grapes such as Minella nera, this is because in ancient times were planted more cultivar. The first vintage was 2022 with 1600 bottles of Etna Rosato f grapes and 700 bottles of Etna Rosso. Connect:  Instagram: @alessandro.serughetti.wine  Facebook: Alessandro Serughetti More about the host:  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!

28 Heinä 202428min

Welcome to Episode 2027 –Part 79 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: Neretto di Bairo, Nero Buono, Nieddera, Nocera, Olivella Nera, Ortrugo, Pampanuto, Pascale 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!

27 Heinä 202410min

Welcome to Episode 2026 of On The Road Special Edition. Stevie Kim heads to Barbera D’Asti in northern Italy where she meets Giuditta Soldadino of Coppo 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 the guest:  Among the oldest wineries in Italy, in 2012 the Coppo cellars were included by Unioncamere in the national register of Historical Enterprises in view of their having over a century of uninterrupted activity in the same sector. 130 years of history inextricably linked to the history of wine in Piedmont, in particular to the development of Canelli, the birthplace and capital of Italian sparkling wine, still one of Italy’s most important wine growing towns today. Connect Website: https://www.coppo.com/  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!

27 Heinä 202413min

Welcome to Episode 2025, 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 questions come from Stevie Kim! Today’s questions:  How would you like to celebrate your 80th birthday next year? / Come vorrebbe festeggiare il suo 80° (ottantesimo) compleanno l'anno prossimo?  Do you have any regrets in your life, where there's anything you could have done to change the path? / Ha qualche rimpianto nella sua vita, in cui avrebbe potuto fare qualcosa per cambiare il percorso? 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 :)

26 Heinä 202411min

Welcome to Episode 2024, where we present the session recordings from the wine2wine Business Forum 2023. In today's episode, we delve into- The Top 150 Italian Wines in American Restaurants with Jeremy Hart and Stevie Kim 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: In an era where adaptability and data-driven insights are paramount, this session focuses on one of the latest industry tools for navigating the constantly evolving landscape of the on-premises beverage market in the United States. Jeremy Hart, the Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder of Somm.ai, explains how his cutting-edge platform collects data from the beverage lists of target restaurants and bars, enabling users to manage their wholesalers, foster stronger distributor partnerships, and channel their focus towards areas with the highest potential for success. Data powered by the platform offers users an invaluable snapshot of the drinking habits of American restaurant-goers, enabling producers to understand evolving tastes, preferences and price points, all with the overall objective of improving on-premises sales. 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!

25 Heinä 202424min

Welcome to Episode 2023 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors’ Corner – In this episode, Wayne Young interviews Jakob Zidarich. 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: “Let’s learn more about CARSO! This little DOC near trieste has so much to offer: Native grapes, unique terroir, iconic producers (of which Zidarich is one of them!).” Co-Moderator - Wayne Young   Wayne Young is a US expat living in Friuli Venezia Giulia since 2002. He is a self-employed wine marketing and communications consultant, wine educator and events coordinator, and the host of the La Taverna Friuli podcast. Connect: Facebook @waynegrape Instagram @waynegrape Website latavernafriuli.com Guest Bio - Jakob Zidarich Jakob Zidarich, from the Zidarich Winery. He is the son of Benjamin Zidarich who started bottling wine in the late eighties. After finishing high school in Trieste he went to work one year at the Jermann estate in Friuli. After that he went to the University of Udine. He's really passionate about our terroir of Carso/Karst and about our local varieties such as Vitovska, Malvasia and Terrano.  He really likes the world of wine, especially small production family owned wineries and a more biological philosophy. For the rest he likes traveling and he would like to visit other wine countries like South Africa first and also other areas and do some harvests there. To see also the different ideas between the wine world. In the future he would like to guide our family winery without compromising the quality that we reached.  He also has a sister that's currently studying in Japan. He's passionate about sports, he played basketball but now just follows his favorite teams of basketball and football and tv and sometimes he goes out to play with friends. He is also really interested in history especially, modern/contemporary history. Guest Speaker: Jakob Zidarich Facebook Jakob Zidarich Instagram @Zidarichh  Website Azienda Agricola Zidarich  _______________________________ 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!

25 Heinä 20241h

Welcome to episode 2022 of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing Annette Mueller of Fattoria La Vialla di Gianni, Antonio e Bandino Lo Franco The winery is awarded the Best Winery Wine Without Walls Best Organic Sparkling Wine 2024 Trophy for Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico Docg Extra Brut Millesimato Vino Biologico Cuvée n° 2 2016, and Best Biodynamic Sweet Wine 2024 Trophy for Vin Santo Del Chianti Doc Occhio Di Pernice Riserva Vino Biologico 2015 in Wine Without Walls, a section of 5StarWines – the Book wine selection in 2024 More about today’s winery: „Metti bòn, cava bòn!“ ( Put good in, get good out)  Since 1978, the Lo Franco family has lived by this motto at Fattoria La Vialla, their organic-biodynamic farm in Tuscany... and this commitment has been rewarded! For the family-run, independent and almost self-sufficient farm, the early years were difficult; it was often ignored or “snubbed” by tasting panels, but now, more than 46 years later, the Lo Franco Family has been named “Wine Family of the Year” at the Meininger Award 2023 – Excellence in Wine & Spirit. In addition, in 2023, Fattoria La Vialla was named “Best Organic Winery - International” for the 9th time at the Mundus Vini Biofach, “Winery of the Year” for the 5th time at Wine Without Walls - Vinitaly , and “Best Producer Organic - Italy” for the 12th time at the Berlin Wine Trophy. That all this is no coincidence is also shown by the numerous other accolades received in recent years, thanks to the untiring commitment of La Vialla’s over 150 employees who work in the vineyards, olive groves, fields,kitchen-workshop, bakery, dairy and hospitality structure. Fattoria La Vialla is a totally eco-sustainable, “climate positive” farm and wine estate. In 2020 the Fattoria was promoted from “Carbon Neutral” to “Climate Positive” by Nature Office. In 2022 the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), together with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) chose Fattoria La Vialla as one of the #GenerationRestoration actors for the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The Programme aims to create a global movement to prevent, halt, and reverse the degradation of ecosystems, in which sustainable and regenerative agriculture plays a key role. On November 23rd 2023 Fattoria La Vialla won the German Sustainability Award 2024 as an outstanding model of sustainability in agriculture. The award is conferred annually by the Foundation of the same name and the German government. Connect: Website: www.lavialla.com  Instagram: @fattorialavialla  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fattorialavialla/  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 Connect: quaypress.uk/ marcmillon.co.uk vino.co.uk quaypress.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marc-millon-50868624 Twitter: @Marc_Millon

23 Heinä 202430min

Welcome to Episode 2021 on Italian Wine Podcast, Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo Today she interviews They talk about the generational shift from boomers to millennials and how it is affecting the wine market specifically. How does the internet change consumer purchase decisions? What millennials and Gen X are looking for in buying wine? Lastly, how can the wine industry make connections with consumers across generations? More about today’s guest: Susan DeMatei holds a B.S. in Communications from Boston University and an A.S. in Viticulture from Napa Valley College. She is a Certified Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers, and a Certified Specialist in Wine with the Society of Wine Educators. She has been awarded numerous awards for strategic & creative excellence for work within her marketing agency, WineGlass Marketing, that she founded in 2012. She is a columnist for Grapevine Magazine and a frequent freelance writer and speaker at conferences. Susan also is a instructor at the WISE Academy as well as Napa Valley Community College, and a repeat lecturer at the Institute for Enology & Viticulture at Walla Walla Community College and California Polytechnic State University. She is a contributing author of “Wine Sales and Distribution” for sale on Amazon and currently collaborating on a second marketing and sales textbook.  Connect: Website: www.wineglassmarketing.com  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wineglassmarketing/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wineglass-marketing/  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/wineglassmarketing/  Twitter:  https://x.com/WineGlassMktg  More about Juliana Colangelo: Juliana Colangelo is a leading communications and marketing professional for the beverage alcohol industry. Currently, Juliana is a Senior Brand Manager at Frederick Wildman, where she is focused on building their Italian wine portfolio. Prior to that, she led the California Division as a Vice President at Colangelo & Partners, the leading wine and spirits communications agency in the U.S. for over 10 years. During her tenure at C&P, Juliana led the development of the California office, growing the agency’s domestic presence to a dedicated office of 15 people with representation of leading wine companies such as Jackson Family Wines, Far Niente, Charles Krug Winery, Foley Family Wines and more. Juliana has completed her WSET Level 3 and her eMBA in Wine Business with Sonoma State University. In 2021, Juliana was named one of PR News’ Top Women in PR in the “Rising Stars” category. In 2022 Juliana became a Vinitaly International Academy Italian Wine Ambassador. Connect: Instagram: www.instagram.com/julezcolang/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/jules.colangelo/ Twitter: twitter.com/JulezColang   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliana-colangelo-mba-04345539/  _______________________________ 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! Tune-in and hit the like! - Business, US Market advice, importing, exporting, business, personal stories and advice, plus she is very fun to listen to!

22 Heinä 202425min