Welcome to Episode 2005 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors’ Corner – In this episode, Anna Obuhovskaya interviews Gabriele Brugnori . These sessions are recorded from Clubhouse and replayed here on the Italian Wine Podcast! In this interview, Anna covers the learning objective: “Matelica is quite a little production area and not quite appreciated yet, so I would like us to discover more of the origin of the particular style of Verdicchio, also about key specifics of the region and what is going on in the area of winemaking.” Co-Moderator - Anna Obukhovskaya Anna obtained 15 years of expertise in wine retail, marketing & sales. Worked in a number of bigger companies and independent projects, founded the italian wine tasting club. In 2023 she became an Italian wine Ambassador. Driven by passion for European wines she moved from Saint Petersburg in Russia to the charming Slovenia. Currently holding the position of a portfolio development and Sales expert at Dobro vino, a wine importing company in Ljubljana. Connect:  Instagram wine_it_anna LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-obuhovskaya-0a4789261/ Website www.dobrovino.si Guest Bio - Gabriele Brugnori BISCI farm is the result of the passion of brothers Giuseppe and Pierino Bisci for their territory and land. They were wood carpenters. In 1972 they bought 25 ha that over the years became the reference in the production of Verdicchio di Matelica. Today Mauro and Tito Bisci, Giuseppe's sons, own the company. The estate is farmed organic since 2015 (certified since 2019), with 18ha under Verdicchio and 2ha under Sangiovese and Merlot. It produces around 140 thousand bottles (120K are from Verdicchio). It is located in mid-hill at 320 to 370 meters above sea level, slightly sloping and in prevalence exposed to the south-west. Aroldo Bellelli, the oenologist and nowadays part of the company, is a key figure in the company. He started as a young agronomist in 1992 and took over winemaking in 2006. Gabriele Brugnoni, export manager, since 2016 when the company, after a long collaboration with the De Grazia group, decided to have a more direct control of all their markets and distribution. Connect Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bisciwines Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bisciwines/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/bisciwines/about/ Website - https://bisci.it/ _______________________________ 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! 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!