Ep. 2254 Anna Paola Barberi of Colle Massari | Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon

Welcome to episode 2254 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 179 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Anna Paola Barberi of Colle Massari Wine Estates situated in the heart of Tuscany. More about today’s guest: Since 2022, Anna Paola Barberi has been the Marketing and Communications Director at ColleMassari Wine Estates, overseeing the strategy and international growth of its four brands: Grattamacco, Poggio di Sotto, San Giorgio, and ColleMassari. She manages both domestic and international marketing, brand identity, digital strategies, and customer experience, and led the partnership with Alinghi Red Bull Racing for the America’s Cup. A Bocconi University graduate in economics, Anna has extensive experience in marketing for consumer goods and luxury brands, with roles at Sammontana, Bolton Group, and Carapelli. Over the last decade, she’s focused on the wine industry, holding senior positions at Marchesi Frescobaldi and obtaining the AIS Sommelier diploma and WSET Level 2 certification. In 2024, she was included in Forbes Italia’s list of the 100 Marketing and Communications Directors. Connect: Website www.collemassari.it www.collemassarihospitality.it Instagram ColleMassari ColleMassari Hospitality LinkedIn ColleMassari Facebook ColleMassari ColleMassari Hospitality More about the host: 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 has also been the host of the ‘Wine, food and travel with Marc Millon’ series on the Italian Wine Podcast since 2021. When not on the road Marc lives on the River Exe in Devon, England. Connect: Website: https://www.quaypress.uk https://www.marcmillon.co.uk https://www.vino.co.uk https://www.quaypress.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-millon-50868624/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Marc_Millon _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow Italian Wine Podcast on our social media channels: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here: https://www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin! Thanks for listening! This show is all about food and wine pairings, and traveling through Italy with Marc. Join him on this food, wine and cultural journey!