Welcome to Episode 1120 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors Corner – In this episode Pablo Fernandez interviews Angelo Varvaglione. 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? Guest-Moderator – Pablo Fernandez Pablo is from Florianópolis, Brazil. His background is Engineering and Project Management, working for 15 years with greenfield projects in the energy sector. In 2019, however, he decided to take a sabbatical from his career and after driving 13,000 kilometers through Italy, he realized that his true love and his purpose in life were there. He decided to follow this vocation for the Bel Paese and to turn it into a profession, beginning his training in wine taking several certificates in a short time (Professional Sommelier, WSET Level 3, Italian Wine Scholar). In 2022 he began studying for the WSET Diploma certificate. Also in 2022, Pablo becomes the Italian Wine Ambassador of the Vinitaly International Academy - following the course in London, thus realizing the dream of working with his true passion: Italy and its food, wine, culture and history. Pablo is now working to bring Vinitaly International Academy basic and intermediate courses to the Brazilian public, as he strongly believes in the potential of this market for Italian wines.. He also writes about wine for the websites southamericawineguide.com and vinhosunica.com.br. To learn more visit: Instagram www.instagram.com/psfernandez/ Twitter twitter.com/psfernandez LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/psfernandez Website linktr.ee/psfernandez About today’s guest producer: In 1921, Angelo Varvaglione (Angelo’s grandfather) and his wife Filomena had a dream: to build a winery. Today, the third and fourth generation of the family produce wine with innovative methods respecting traditions, writing pages of a new history between past, present and future. In this historic company located in Leporano, in the province of Taranto, within the territory known as Salento, experience and tradition have found full synergy over time through the use of the most advanced winemaking technology and great attention to market needs. Over time, in fact, the technologies used for the production of wines have harmoniously reconciled with the ancient winemaking traditions of the Salento area. Varvaglione 1921 is a constantly evolving winery, which in the past opened to the public with the sale of bulk wine. Today, the Varvaglione 1921 brand is recognized in the national and international market and is supported by a prestigious list of wines that have received numerous awards and recognitions. To learn more visit: Facebook www.facebook.com/angelo.varvaglione Instagram www.instagram.com/angelovarva/ www.instagram.com/varvaglione1921/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/angelo-varvaglione-27053a155/ Website: www.varvaglione.com/ More about the moderator Stevie Kim: Stevie 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! To find out more about Stevie Kim visit: Facebook: @steviekim222 Instagram: @steviekim222 Website: vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodcast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast