Italian Wine Podcast

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Ep. 380 Roger Bissell Aug 23, 2020

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Italian Wine Podcast Episode 380: Monty Waldin makes a fortuitous connection with Roger Bissell, founder of UNWINED, a movement celebrating food, wine, and culture.

Roger's career has taken him from entrepreneur to restauranteur to sommelier, and now he strives to introduce travelers to the lesser known regions of Italy.

Growing up outside of Boston, Massachusetts, Roger's family raised much of their own food.

(2:30) Guess whether the time required to reduce make maple syrup is measured in hours, days, or weeks?!

Ep. 379 Steve Raye U.S. Market-Ready | Rookie Mistakes Aug 23, 2020

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Italian Wine Podcast Episode 379: IWP presents "How to Get U.S. Market-Ready" with Steve Raye.

In this episode Steve shares some mistakes to avoid in order to save wine and spirit producers' time, effort, and money.

For example, make sure you have tasting scores BEFORE approaching importers or distributors.

Steve has seen it all and he can help you avoid these pitfalls.

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/

Ep. 240 Danilo Drocco (Nino Negri Winery) on Nebbiolo Chiavennasca and Sforzato di Valtellina Aug 21, 2020

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In this podcast, Monty Waldin interviews Danilo Drocco, winemaker at the Nino Negri winery near Sondrio, in the Valtellina valley in Lombardy. Danilo tells Monty all about the Nebbiolo grape, which also goes by the local sobriquet of “Chiavennasca,” and the Valtellina terroir featuring vineyards planted on steep dry-walled terraces which date back to the Roman times (including their single vineyard Sasso Rosso) and winds such as La Breva blowing from Lake Como and contributing to drying the Chiavennasca grapes to make Sforzato. Danilo also talks about the winery which was founded in 1897 and also buys grapes from 200 local small wine growers, thus keeping the local economy alive. Danilo and Monty also discuss Nino Negri’s top wines, Valtellina Superiore and the Sfursat (or Sforzato di Valtellina), as well as the top markets for the winery. Tune in to learn more about local food matches, such as the pizzoccheri pasta and local cheese types Casera and Bitto!

Ep. 378 #everybodyneedsabitofscienza | Vanessa Green Question Aug 20, 2020

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Hopefully you enjoyed last week's question getting personal with Attilio, but this week we are back in the wine world! Attilio Scienza brings out his A-game by suggesting some new wines for Vanessa Green to try. Something on the lines of: if you like this, then you will love that for sure! The more grape varieties you know, the more wines you drink! And we all need some after the holidays don't we all?

Musical Guest: Florian Decros, check him out -> www.youtube.com/channel/UCAECvlucQh8u8l9wk7UVLKg

Supported by: Vinitaly International Academy. Join VIA today! www.vinitalyinternational.com/?page_id=3107

Ep. 377 Sangiovese Lambrusco... | Leonardo's Vineyard Aug 19, 2020

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Italian Wine Podcast Episode 377: Narrator Joy Livingston brings us more "Sangiovese, Lambrusco and Other Vine Stories."

This week: Leonardo da Vinci's vineyard in Milan continues to help us untangle mysteries surrounding vine genetics and provenance to this day.

This is the English language version of the original Italian book, "La Stirpe del Vino," written by Attilio Scienza and Serena Imazio.

Get to know the vines that produce the grapes used to make the wine you love, like you've never seen them before.

"Sangiovese, Lambrusco and Other Vine Stories" is available from Amazon (Kindle format) and positivepress.net (paperback).

Ep. 376 Monty Waldin on Biodynamic Wine | Epilogue Aug 18, 2020

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Italian Wine Podcast Episode 376: Alas, Monty Waldin's book, "Biodynamic Wine," draws to a close.

Monty leaves us with some parting thoughts on where to continue one's biodynamic agriculture eduction and what it's all about for the wine world: tasting biodynamic wines.

Can the position of the moon in the sky affect the taste of the wine in the glass? Maybe. But good company and food may actually be more important...

This concludes the reading of Monty's book, "Biodynamic Wine." Remember, the book itself contains more in-depth information and is available from Monty's publisher, Infinite Ideas (infideas.com).

Ep. 375 Irving So Aug 17, 2020

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Italian Wine Podcast Episode 375: Pod friend Ivring So is back to give Monty Waldin an update from Japan.

Irving is a gifted educator who left a career as an actuary to share his love of wine with others. He holds many titles including Italian Wine Expert and DipWSET.

Irving specializes in various Italian Regions and had a brush with fate when he tasted a Marzemino for an exam!

When travel corridors open back up Irving would very much like to visit Etna and Sicily.

Supported by Vinitaly International Academy. Join VIA today! www.vinitalyinternational.com/vinitaly-i…l-academy/

Ep. 374 Steve Raye U.S. Market-Ready | Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan Part 3 Aug 16, 2020

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Italian Wine Podcast Episode 374: IWP presents "How to Get U.S. Market-Ready" with Steve Raye.

Part three of "Plan your work, work your plan" checks off the final considerations of your U.S. wine and spirits market entry plan.

Have you come up with a marketing plan? A distributor activation plan? Have you done a SWOT analysis or identified your target market?

Steve has seen it all and he can help walk you through these steps.

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/

Ep. 373 #everybodyneedsabitofscienza | Carrie Wong Question Aug 14, 2020

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Today's episode is all you've ever wanted to know. Carrie Wong asks Scienza a lil personal question so we all can get to know him a little better. Then he proceeds to serenate Stevie which is not impressed AT ALL and makes him promise to never sing ever again. I personally thought he was amazing and Jacob used Scienza's lyrics to write a rap song. It's on our instagram.

Musical Guest: Attilio Scienza ft. Stevie Kim, check them out!

Supported by: Vinitaly International Academy. Join VIA today! www.vinitalyinternational.com/?page_id=3107

Ep. 372 Sangiovese Lambrusco... | Moscato and Malvasia Aug 12, 2020

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Italian Wine Podcast Episode 372: Narrator Joy Livingston continues to narrate "Sangiovese, Lambrusco and Other Vine Stories."

This is the English language version of the original Italian book, "La Stirpe del Vino," written by Attilio Scienza and Serena Imazio.

Did you know that the name "Moscato" may not actually have anything to do with flies?. Also, Malvasia's lineage may surprise you.

Get to know the vines that produce the grapes used to make the wine you love, like you've never seen them before.

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