Welcome to Episode 1976  Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors’ Corner – In this episode, Brittany Tangora interviews Alan Manley. These sessions are recorded from Clubhouse and replayed here on the Italian Wine Podcast! In this interview, Brittany covers the learning objective: “I believe that Alan is the perfect example of working hard and following your dreams. I think his passion and love for Italian culture has driven him to where he is today so I’d love for our listeners to feel inspired and driven to do the same!” Co-Moderator - Brittany Tangora is a certified sommelier and a newly inducted Italian Wine Ambassador. She’s been working in wine since 2017 and has found her niche within the Italian wine world. Currently, she has a side business called Wine With Britt where she hosts private wine tastings for fellow wine lovers alike! Her goal is to move to Italy and introduce people around the world to smaller wineries throughout the country! Connect:  Instagram: @brittanytang31; @winewithbritt LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/brittany-tangora Website: https://www.winewithbritt.com Email: brittanytangora@gmail.com Guest Bio -  Alan Manley began annual visits to the Barolo region in 1995, 2 years before opening the Colorado Springs restaurant Primitivo with a 2200 selection wine list. He began coming to the Barolo for harvests in 2007, working for 2-3 months with a different winemaker each vintage to learn the subtleties of each producer’s methods. In 2011, he moved to the area permanently, first working in the cellar of Luciano Sandrone and then at the Bartolo Mascarello and Cavallotto wineries. 2012 saw his first production of an experimental quantity of wine from a 1000 square meter vineyard on the Pernanno hill in Castiglione Falletto. In 2015 his vineyard holdings expanded enough to incorporate as an Azienda Agricola and commercial production of Barolo began with 2800 bottles made in that first 2015 vintage year. In 2019 Langhe Nebbiolo was added to the production. Currently the winery farms nearly 5 hectares of land and produces Barolo, Langhe Nebbiolo and a small amount of Chinato. Max production for the small M8 cantina is 12,000 bottles Barolo and 12,000 bottles Langhe Nebbiolo each vintage. Connect Website www.margheritaotto.com _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/  Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast  Twitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast  Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp  LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast  If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin! Follow Italian Wine Podcast for more great content - winery interviews from the Clubhouse sessions! Psssst…FYI, this show is our most popular show, find out why by tuning-in!