Ep. 677 Susannah Gold Interviews Alicia Lini | Clubhouse Ambassador's Corner

The Future of American Tariffs: A Trump Phenomenon or Here To Stay? Harmon Skurnik and Mark Fornatale Skurnik has been importing wines and spirits from the EU for 33 years, and not once were tariffs considered a serious threat until last year. Now, with the Trump Administration initiating trade wars all over the globe, the threat to EU wine and spirits producers is very real, as evidenced by the October 2019 imposition of a 25% tariff on Spanish, French and German wines, based on the so-called Airbus dispute. Going forward, additional tariff threats loom, due mainly to the Digital Services Taxes being proposed throughout the EU, which the US government calls “discriminatory against US companies”. This situation threatens to bring about new tariffs of up to 100% on wines and spirits throughout Europe, and this time, on Italian wines as well. As a founding board member of the United States Wine Trade Alliance, a trade group doing everything in their power to avoid new tariffs and remove current ones, Harmon is well-equipped to give you the latest updates on this fraught situation, including what the tariff landscape will look like in 2021 and beyond.

12 Jan 202127min

Italian Wine Podcast Episode 480: Monty Waldin hears from Dr. Laura Catena from Catena Zapata Dr. Laura Catena is a fourth generation Argentine vintner, physician and author. Catena was born in Mendoza and spent her childhood with her grandfather Domingo at the family's winery in the small village of La Libertad. Laura graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1988 and has a Medical Doctor degree from Stanford University. In 1995 Laura joined her father Nicolás Catena Zapata at the family winery and founded the Catena Institute of Wine with the vision of making Argentine wines that could stand with the best of the world. Find out more in the link below! catenawines.com/index.php

11 Jan 202127min

Italian Wine Podcast Episode 479: IWP presents "How to Get U.S. Market-Ready" with Steve Raye. Find all the resources and examples Steve describes in this podcast on his website, listed below. In section 2, Steve talks about minor items of importer-distributer agreements: rights, standards, representations and warranties, IP ownership, AMP, currency etc. Listen up, and take notes! Steve Raye, president and CEO of Bevology, Inc. and author of the book "How to Get U.S. Market-Ready," helps wine and spirit brands enter the United States market. Bevology, Inc. | bevologyinc.com How to Get U.S. Market Ready | italianwinebook.com/index.php/how-t…ne-and-spirits/

10 Jan 202110min

Hey y'all we're almost back from the winter break.... #sad #nobueno #ineedaholiday #alreadytiredof2021 #2021gotohell. I can keep going but I'll stop now.... Wait.. This ep is supposed to go out on Jan 8th so that means we'll be in the office already omg this is crazy. Alright then! Work's already done! Yeeeee hawwwww!!!!! KEWL!!! Today's question comes from Scott Patrick, and you should listen to it like now!

7 Jan 202118min

Italian Wine Podcast Episode 477: What's Next for Wine Education Catch up on the wine2wine 2020 featuring by Ian Harris & Monty Waldin. In this session the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) CEO Ian Harris will look at how the delivery of wine education has changed over the years, how the last six months are shaping the future of wine education and why wine education is more important than ever. Italian Wine Podcast is a proud media partner of wine2wine2020. Visit www.wine2wine.net for more information.

6 Jan 202132min

Italian Wine Podcast Episode 475: Monty Waldin hears from Elena Pozzolini of Tenuta Sette Cieli. Tenuta Sette Cieli is a Tuscan estate between Bolgheri and Castagneto Carducci, and the winery owns 120 hectares of land of which 10 hectares are planted with vineyards at 400 m asl in Monteverdi Marittimo (Pisa) and 5 in the Doc Bolgheri. Elena Pozzolini, Tuscan by birth and with lots of experience in the field, gained in Italy and abroad, between California, Australia and Argentina manage's the oenological side of things. www.settecieli.com/

4 Jan 202134min

Italian Wine Podcast Episode 476: Is Wine Gendered Audio from the wine2wine 2020 session with Camilla Lunelli and Regine Lee MW. How do we market and sell wine based on notions of gender, and is this effective? How can we better understand gender bias both in the way we approach consumers and within the trade? Italian Wine Podcast is a proud media partner of wine2wine2020. Visit www.wine2wine.net for more information.

4 Jan 202130min

Italian Wine Podcast Episode 474: IWP presents "How to Get U.S. Market-Ready" with Steve Raye. Find all the resources and examples Steve describes in this podcast on his website, listed below. Steve explains that his goal is to give you a sense of the range of issues that can be negotiated, so you can then prioritize them for what's important for you. Once you've categorized the issues, you can then think through each and determine an entry or initial offer, and a "walk away" point. Steve Raye, president and CEO of Bevology, Inc. and author of the book "How to Get U.S. Market-Ready," helps wine and spirit brands enter the United States market. Bevology, Inc. | bevologyinc.com How to Get U.S. Market Ready | italianwinebook.com/index.php/how-t…ne-and-spirits/

2 Jan 202112min