Welcome to Episode 1990 in which host Victoria Cece interviews Cosimo Selvi this week on The Next Generation. He talks about his life in Chianti, his pursuit of studying enology, and how he is helping his family’s winery. Victoria and Cosimo also shared their thoughts on the importance of grape quality in creating great wines. More about today’s guest Cosimo was born in Florece in 1996 and raised in a small village named Castellina in Chianti nearby Siena. After High school he decided to study oenology and viticulture in Florence. He and his family own a small winery of 6 hectars and produce around twenty thousand bottle of Chianti Classico per year. He has always been actively involved in the winery's life and slowly understood that winemaking was the right path to follow. He is deeply convinced that great wine can only be produced starting from great grapes. Connect:  Website: fattoriapomona.it  Instagram: fattoria_pomona More about the host: Victoria Cece is a food and beverage storyteller whose curiosity is somewhere deep in a bowl of pasta or a bottle of wine. A fool for history, you can find her reading up about ancient grape varietals or wandering around a little Italian town eating everything in sight, under her alias Slutti Spaghetti. Connect: Instagram: @sluttispaghetti Twitter: @sluttispaghetti LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-cece/ _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow Italian Wine Podcast 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!