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Ep. 1913 Luis Reyneri | Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo May 06, 2024

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Welcome to Episode 1913 on Italian Wine Podcast, Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo. In today's episode, she interviews Luis Reyneri. They discuss the opportunity with the Latinx demographic in the US market for Italian wine.

More about today’s guest

Cuban-born Advanced Sommelier, Italian Wine Professional, Certified Wine Educator, and Certified Wine Specialist Luis Reyneri brings over three decades of wine and hospitality experience to his upscale Italian eatery. As the owner, operator and wine director of The Grove Cucina & Wine in Hobe Sound, FL, Luis, and wife Jen are on a mission to transform small-town dining into world-class experiences. Luis’s cultural adaptability and multiple foreign language skills have helped him achieve proven results as a well-respected international hospitality professional.

Luis' extensive background includes experience as Lead Sommelier at Le Cirque Restaurant at the Bellagio Resort in Las Vegas, National Sales Director at Knight's Bridge Winery, VP of Sales of Domaine Serene Winery, and Sales Director of the Latin Americas for Kendall Jackson, Adjunct Professor at the University of Las Vegas, head judge for the Miami International Wine Fair.

Connect:

Facebook - www.facebook.com/thegrovehobesound

Instagram - @luisreyneri, @thegrovehobesound

LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/luis-reyneri-176649169

Website - www.thegrovehobesound.com

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/

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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!

Ep. 1912 Colorino Group, Greco Group by Julianne Farricker | Italian Grape Geek May 05, 2024

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Welcome to Episode 1912 of the Italian Wine Podcast. In this Italian Grape Geek series we explore personal stories of travel and tasting with Italy’s must know grape varieties.

In this episode, Julianne Farricker geeks out on Colorino Group, Greco Group exploring the origins, history and characteristics of the grape, sharing personal connections with wines made from this variety.

Chart your own course with My Italian Grape Geek Journal, your personal tasting companion to accompany the series. Support the show by donating at www.italianwinepodcast.com.

Donate five euros or more and we’ll send you a copy of our latest book, My Italian Grape Geek Journal. Absolutely free! To get your free copy of My Italian Grape Geek Journal, click support us at www.italianwinepodcast.com or wherever you get your pods.

More about today’s host:

Julianne is a Vinitaly Italian Wine Ambassador and a co-owner of The Italian Cellar, a wine shop that exclusively sells Italian wines. She has also traveled to all 20 regions of Italy and her next goal is to try every DOCG/DOC/IGT wine. When she is not keeping track of that list or educating customers about the beauty of Italian wine and gastronomy, she is also a secondary English and social studies teacher specializing in European history.

Connect:

Website: www.theitaliancellar.com

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Ep. 1911 McKenna Cassidy interviews Martina Fiorino | The Next Generation May 05, 2024

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Welcome to Episode 1911 in which host Mckenna Cassidy interviews Martina Fiorino this week on The Next Generation.

More about today’s guest

Martina is Bruna Grimaldi’s daughter. After graduating in Business Administration and studying abroad for a couple of years she worked as a Wine Buyer in London but since December 2018 she has returned to Grinzane Cavour in the Barolo region of the Langhe to help the family enterprise. Together with her brother Simone, who joined the family estate earlier, they form a formidable team. Simone mostly focuses on the production (vineyard and winery management) whilst Martina looks after the commercial and administrative things of business. Being a small estate we all work together as a family team. The Grimaldi story begins in the 1950s with Martina’s great grandfather, but its most recent chapter is being expertly written by Simone and Martina who work side by side with their parents Bruna and Franco. It has been a dynamic last decade for the family, with the next generation stepping up.

Connect

Website: https://www.grimaldibruna.it/en/the-family/

More about the host:

McKenna found her love of wine while serving in a Napa Valley tasting room. She later graduated from the University of Notre Dame and pursued wine on the East Coast with E. & J. Gallo Winery. She has worked in wine distribution for restaurants and luxury retail stores for the past three years.

Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, McKenna is a Certified Specialist of Wine (2021), Certified Sommelier (2022), and Italian Wine Ambassador (2023).

She loves country swing dancing, hosting brunch parties, and sipping Italian Wine.

Connect:

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Instagram @mckennacassidy

LinkedIn McKenna Cassidy

Website Youtube: McKenna Cassidy

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Ep. 1910 Marco Gandini Narrates Pt. 67 | Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0 May 04, 2024

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Welcome to Episode 1910 –Part 67 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: Sangiovese, Schioppettino, Teroldego

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!!!

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Ep. 1909 Livin' The Dolce Vita with Jeff Porter Pt. 7 | On The Road With Stevie Kim May 04, 2024

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Welcome to Episode 1909 - another installment of "On The Road Edition", hosted by Stevie Kim. Join us today for another exciting installment featuring an Instalive sub-series titled "Livin’ The Dolce Vita," Part 7 where Stevie and Jeff Porter talk about wine pairing options with various Vegan dishes, and also some restaurants to visit!

More about today’s co-moderator

Jeff is an American beverage professional with over 22 years experience in retail and restaurants. He specializes in wine and beverage education, restaurant operations and management. He is part of the Wine Enthusiast team covering Italian wines. In addition to his consulting business Jeff hosts the Italian travel and wine series, SIP TRIP, now streaming on SOMMTV. He has recently relocated to Torino in northern Italy where he will spend the next six months with his family.

Connect:

Instalive: www.instagram.com/jeffporterwine/

Youtube: www.youtube.com/@siptripitalywithjeffporter4938

Website: www.jeffreyeporter.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:

Facebook: @steviekim222

Instagram: @steviekim222

Website: www.vinitaly.com/eventi/operawine/stevie-kim/

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Ep. 1908 Sicily, Recipes Rooted in Traditions by Melissa Muller| IWP Book Club With Richard Hough May 03, 2024

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Welcome Book Club and Episode 1908 of the Italian Wine Podcast with Richard Hough. Today Richard is in conversation with Melissa Muller, discussing her cookbook, Sicily, Recipes Rooted in Traditions.

On the bookshelf:

The books mentioned in today’s show were:

Sicily, Recipes Rooted in Traditions by Melissa Muller

Su di te sia pace, Marco Lupo

In the kitchen:

The recipes discussed in today’s show were:

Pasta con le sarde

Mamma Adele’s Braised Goat

Cannoli

Melissa’s recommendations for the best cannoli in Sicily:

Filici di Paolino Scibetta, Cammarata

Pasticceria Cappello, Palermo

Pasticceria Maria Grammatico, Erice

Euro Bar, Dattilo

Extra Bar Piana degli Albanesi

More about today’s guest

Melissa Muller spent her early years hearing about the international tax treaties that her father composed from his Wall Street law firm. While an official “desk” in his office was waiting for her, Melissa had another destiny in mind. Although exposed to foreign travel and study abroad from a young age, every year Melissa felt the need to spend her summer months in her maternal grandmother’s small village in Sicily, in the island that would later inspire both her studies as well as her professional realm.

She studied anthropology at Columbia University, where she also obtained a master’s degree in journalism. Her research focused on the gastronomy of the Mediterranean regions. She was intrigued how Sicily is a unique crossroads of civilizations and how its history is visible and tangible in the island’s cuisine. Through food, Melissa had found a way to travel through the past centuries of Sicily.

After her studies, Melissa chose to open a Sicilian restaurant in New York that became a laboratory where she shared her love of Sicilian cuisine, along with her cultural research of the island. After several years of intense research, she wrote a cookbook, Sicily: Recipes Rooted in Tradition, published by Rizzoli.

Connect:

Website: https://melissamuller.it/index.php/about

More about the host Richard Hough:

Richard Hough is the editor, translator and project curator behind Wine Democracy and Vine and Prejudice. He has also published several books about life in Verona, chronicling the city’s history, culture and daily life, not forgetting, of course, its wine! With a long-standing passion for whisky and beer, he’s a relative newcomer to the world of wine and is now desperately trying to make up for lost time! He is the host of Book Club on the Italian Wine Podcast.

Connect:

Twitter: www.twitter.com/rick_hough

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ricksnotesfromverona

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickhough/

Coming soon:

In the next episode of Book Club Richard will be in conversation with David Way, discussing his new book The Wines of Piemonte.

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Ep. 1907 Stevie Kim | Everybody Needs A Bit Of Scienza May 03, 2024

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Welcome to Episode 1907, 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 question comes from Stevie Kim!

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/

More about the host Stevie Kim:

Connect:

Social Links: https://zaap.bio/steviekim

Website: https://www.vinitaly.com/eventi/operawine/stevie-kim/

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Ep. 1906 Wine Enthusiast: Blind Tasting Wines for Decades | wine2wine Business Forum 2023 May 02, 2024

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Welcome to Episode 1909, where we present the session recordings from the wine2wine Business Forum 2023. In today's episode, we delve into -Wine Enthusiast: Blind Tasting Wines for Decades with Jeff Porter IWA, Danielle Callegari

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.

Abstract:

In this tasting session Porter and Danielle Callegari, writer at large for Wine Enthusiast and professor of Italian studies and food studies at Dartmouth College, will share their thoughts on the Wine Enthusiast philosophy of evaluating wines from many unusual angles. Their combined knowledge of Italian wines, how to score them and how to communicate them in ways that are meaningful to professionals and consumers alike will light the way for this informative look at wine tasting.

Find more about wine2wine Business Forum: https://wine2wine.net/

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Ep. 1905 Scott Thomas interviews Lia Tolaini Banville | Clubhouse Ambassadors’ Corner May 02, 2024

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Welcome to Episode 1905 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors’ Corner – In this episode, Scott Thomas interviews Lia Tolaini Banville. 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?

Co-Moderator - Scott Thomas

Scott Thomas is a wine culturalist, educator, and sommelier with a twenty-year career in the wine industry. He is the founder of Grappolo Wine School, a Denver-based academy offering immersive wine travel, wine events, and structured courses, including the VIA's Italian Wine Maestro certification. He is also the wine director at Restaurant Olivia, a pasta-focused concept with an Italian-heavy wine list.

His passion for Italian wines grew during his two years in Piedmont and Tuscany, where he earned a Master's in Wine Culture from Slow Food's University of Gastronomic Sciences and gained practical experience in the vineyards of Chianti Classico. Scott's professional credentials include Italian Wine Ambassador and educator, Certified Wine Educator, WSET III, and an official Orvieto Ambassador and Langhe Wine Ambassador.

More about today’s guest - Lia Tolaini Banville

Lia is an inspiring leader who since 2004 has grown Banville Wine Merchants to a team of over 70 people with a portfolio that includes top producers from Italy, France, Germany, Slovenia, Argentina, New Zealand, and the USA. Banville Wine Merchants is a national importer, and as well, they have wholesale businesses in five states: New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, Virginia, and Oregon. In 2020 Lia created Banville Wine Merchants wine agency in Canada in Ontario and Manitoba.

Lia also owns the highly acclaimed Tolaini winery in Castelnuovo Berardenga, Tuscany Italy that was started by her father Pier Luigi Tolaini in 1998. In 2006 as well Lia developed Donna Laura, a winery producing 4 Sangiovese based wines from the Chianti Classico region.

Lia’s children -Alicia, Alex, and Matteo – are also now working with Lia in the family businesses.

Guest Moderator: Scott Thomas

Instagram @_scott_thomas_wino

LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/scott-thomas-cwe-iwa-215069177/

Website: grappolowineschool.com

Guest Speaker: Lia Tolaini Banville

Facebook Lia Tolaini Banville

Instagram liabanville, tolainiwine, banvillewine

LinkedIn Lia Tolaini Banville

Website www.banvillewine.com www.tolaini.it

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Ep. 1904 Na Serena Zhao | Voices With Cynthia Chaplin May 01, 2024

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Welcome to Episode 1904, in which Cynthia Chaplin interviews Na Serena Zhao

in this installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast.

More about today’s guest

Na Serena Zhao is a wine specialist based in Poland. Her journey in the wine industry began with a position at an e-commerce wine importation company in China, and she also served as a WSET educator in Shanghai. In 2013, she earned her Bachelor's degree in Viticulture and Enology in University of Bologna, followed by the completion of her WSET Diploma in 2016. She recently took part in the VIA 2024 event held in Verona.

Connect:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/serena-zhao-81019587

About today’s Host:

Cynthia Chaplin is a VIA certified Italian Wine Ambassador, a professional sommelier with FIS and the WSA, a member of Le Donne del Vino, and a Professor of Italian wine and culture. Born in the USA, she’s lived in Europe since 1990. Italian wine, in particular rosé, is her passion. She works with embassies, corporations and private clients, creating and presenting tastings, events, seminars and in-depth courses. Cynthia is a wine writer, a judge at international wine and sake competitions, she consults with restaurants and enotecas developing comprehensive wine lists and food pairings, and she advises clients who want to curate an Italian wine collection. She currently works for Vinitaly International in Verona as a Project Manager, Educator, and the host of VOICES Series on The Italian Wine Podcast, focusing on diversity and inclusion in the global wine industry.

Connect:

Facebook: Italian Wines in English

Instagram: kiss_my_glassx

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-chaplin-190647179/

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