Welcome to Episode 1885, where we present the session recordings from the wine2wine Business Forum 2023. In today's episode, we delve into - Cracking the Scandinavian on-trade market with Krister Bengtsson & Åsa Johansson

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: 

This session, led by Krister Bengtsson from the Star Wine List, focuses on Italian wine in the Scandinavian restaurant scene, providing an overview of the individual markets and addressing the following key questions: 1) How do individual markets of Denmark, Sweden and Norway compare? 2) How do importers and distributors operate in each market (are there pan-Scandinavian players or are they country-specific)? 3) What is the role of sommeliers? 4) How can Italian producers get on distribution and listings in top Scandinavian restaurants and wine bars?

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

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Welcome to Episode 1884 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse’s Ambassadors’ Corner – In this episode, Anna Obukhovskaya interviews Francesca Paladin. 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 - Anna Obukhovskaya

Anna obtained 14 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

Website www.dobrovino.si

Guest Bio - Francesca Paladin

 Francesca Paladin represents the third generation of Casa Paladin winery, she grew up in the winery, doing every sort task in the winery harvest, bottling, retail. She graduated in International economics, master's degree in International management, and Sommelier with FISAR association. After her studies she immediately got into the heart of the winery, initially to support the domestic commercial office, and then managing marketing and export to foreign markets such as the USA, and part of Germany.

Connect:

Instagram francesca.paladin - casapaladin - castellobonomi

Website www.castellobonomi.it

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! 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:

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

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

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Welcome to Episode 1883, in which Cynthia Chaplin interviews Roza Zharmukhambetova 

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

More about today’s guest

A wine enthusiast with a deep passion for wine culture, with a particular focus on Italian wines, and two years of experience in the wine industry in China. A member of Kazakhstan Sommelier Association.

Certified by WSET (level 3 in Wines), VEP, Barolo & Barbaresco Academy among others.

Currently based in her home country Kazakhstan, work at Beijing based Alpha English Club as an Online English Instructor and continue to deepen knowledge on beverage industry.

Committed to advancing wine studies and seeking exciting opportunities to efficiently champion Italian wines and culture on a worldwide stage. Particularly interested in Marketing, Brand Management and Foreign Sales.

Connect:

LinkedIn: Roza Zharmukhambetova 

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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Welcome to this special episode of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing George Dart of Darts Farm 

More about today’s guest

George Dart speaks to us from Darts Farm, his family’s award winning Farm Shop in Devon, South West England. 

What began as a humble pick-your-own in the 1970s has become one of the most iconic food businesses in the UK, grown & run by George’s father Michael & his two brothers. 

For decades, they have championed local & artisan food & drink both from their own farm & surrounding community. Darts Farm today comprises multiple farm-to-table eateries, food hall with butchery, cheesemonger & fish shed, home & lifestyle departments and wellness spa. They also have an 8 hectare vineyard, where they produce low intervention sparkling wine & still wines. 

Connect:

Website: https://www.dartsfarm.co.uk/

Instagram: georgeatdarts 

More about the host Marc Millon:

Marc Millon, VIA Italian Wine Ambassador 2021, has been travelling, eating, drinking, learning and writing about wine, food and travel for nearly 40 years. Born in Mexico, with a mother from Hawaii via Korea and an anthropologist father from New York via Paris, he was weaned on exotic and delicious foods. Marc and his photographer wife Kim are the authors of 14 books including a pioneering series of illustrated wine-food-travel books: The Wine Roads of Europe, The Wine Roads of France, The Wine Roads of Italy (Premio Barbi Colombini), and The Wine Roads of Spain. Other titles include The Wine and Food of Europe, The Food Lovers’ Companion Italy, The Food Lovers’ Companion France, Wine, a global history. Marc regularly lectures and hosts gastronomic cultural tours to Italy and France with Martin Randall Travel, the UK’s leading cultural travel specialist. He is soon to begin a regular series on Italian Wine Podcast, ‘Wine, food and travel with Marc Millon’. When not on the road Marc lives on the River Exe in Devon, England

Connect:

quaypress.uk/

marcmillon.co.uk

vino.co.uk

quaypress.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marc-millon-50868624

Twitter: @Marc_Millon

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Welcome to Episode 1881 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, Erin DeMara geeks out on Calabrese - Nero d'Avola, Canaiolo Nero, 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:

Erin DeMara is a twenty-nine-year professional of the wine and restaurant industries. Currently in his seventh year with 1821 Fine Wine and Spirits, an Italian-focused importer, he manages the portfolio of 100+ wines and spirits within Florida, USA. Erin is a Certified Wine Educator by the Society of Wine Educators and an Italian Wine Ambassador and Educator by VinItaly International Academy – the only wine professional in America to hold both titles. He is also a Certified Spirits Specialist, a Certified Sommelier by the Court of Master Sommeliers, and an awarded member of the Guild of Sommeliers.

Connect:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/WineKnowFL 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wineknowfl/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-demara-38006110/ 

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Welcome to Episode 1890 in which host McKenna Cassidy interviews Angelo Di Grazia this week on The Next Generation. This is part 2 of 2!

More about today’s winery - Tornatore Winery

The company's agricultural activity is based on the ownership and direct control of a joint-stock company which owns 60 ha of land located in the Castiglione di Sicilia countryside and another 40 ha held directly. Approximately 46 ha of land are cultivated with vineyards, 8 ha with olive groves and 5 ha with hazelnut groves, the rest is being reconverted; for this reason, today the Tornatore company owns the largest vineyard within the Etna Doc production area. By extension, the vineyards of the Tornatore company today constitute the largest Etna DOC vineyard in the production area. There are various districts affected by the company's vineyards: among these the prestigious districts of Crasà, Pietrarizzo, Malpasso, Pietramarina, Torre Guarino, Carranco and Trimarchisa, all in the municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia. The altitude varies from 550 to 700 m above sea level and the age varies from 5 to 45 years for reds and 5 years for whites.

Connect

Website: https://tornatorewine.com/our-story/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tornatorewines/ 

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:

Facebook @mckennacassidy

Instagram @mckennacassidy

LinkedIn McKenna Cassidy

Website Youtube: McKenna Cassidy

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Welcome to Episode 1877, 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 Giorgia Rangoni Part 1 of 2

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:

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:

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

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

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Welcome to Episode 1878 and another installment of "On The Road Edition", hosted by Stevie Kim. Today’s episode presents an Instalive throwback during Christmas holiday, featuring Karoline Walch of Elena Walch winery

Passito wines represent a niche production in the Italian wine sector, they are often consumed only on special occasions or during family meals when they are typically combined with the dessert course. Seven women producers from all over Italy will join us for this series, to discuss their Passito wines and recommend the perfect pairing with a typical Christmas dish from their region, sharing personal memories linked to the Christmas holidays and wine.  

More about today’s guest

Karoline Walch, 5th generation of the family estate Elena Walch in Alto Adige, already discovers her vocation for wine as a young woman. After completing the Bachelor degree in Business Administration at the University of Graz (Austria), she continued her studies at the University of Adelaide (Australia) where she attended the Master in "Wine Business". Later Karoline deepens her knowledge through various internships as well as graduating from her WSET Diploma studies to finally return to the Elena Walch estate in 2013 and take over, together with her sister Julia, the reins of the family business.

Connect: 

Facebook: Walch.Elena

Instagram: @ elena.walch

Website: www.elenawalch.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:

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

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

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Welcome to Episode 1877, 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 Giorgia Rangoni Part 1 of 2

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:

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:

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

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

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Welcome to Episode 1876, where we present the session recordings from the wine2wine Business Forum 2023. In today's episode, we delve into - The new wave of wine media with Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW & Christy Canterbury MW

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: 

As wine media have come of age, they have developed from score-based reviews to include more narrative, multi-media and multi-platform points of encounter for both the trade buyer and the end consumer. Who are the newer players and what do they bring to the existing and changing wine media landscape? What opportunities do they offer Italian wines in reaching target audiences? How should Italian wineries approach them? We will hear from Christy Canterbury MW of The New Wine Review and TimAtkin.com and from Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW of The Wine Independent.

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

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