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Italian Wine Podcast
The Italian Wine Podcast is a storytelling project dedicated to the fascinating world of Italian wine. New episodes are published every day – so stay tuned! With more grape varieties and more diverse grape growing regions than any other country in the world, the story of Italian wine is a rich and captivating one. While the popularity of Italian wine continues to grow in every corner of the globe, inspired by a deep affection for the Italian way of life, the Italian Wine Podcast seeks to…
Episodes
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 154 Monty Waldin interviews Michele Manelli (Salcheto Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Tuscany / Toscana
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Michele Manelli owner of the Salcheto Winery in Montepulciano (Tuscany). The winery produces Vino Nobile di…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 153 Monty Waldin interviews Maddalena Pasqua di Bisceglie (Musella Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Veneto
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Maddalena Pasqua di Bisceglie, owner of the Musella Winery in Veneto near Verona. The winery is biodynamic and produces…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 152 Monty Waldin interviews Isidoro Vajra (G. D. Vajra) | Discover Italian Regions: Piedmont / Piemonte
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Isidoro Vajra at the G. D. Vajra winery in Barolo, in the heart of the Langhe hills in Piedmont. Isidoro talks about…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 163 Monty Waldin interviews Will Predhomme (Sommelier & VIA Italian Wine Ambassador) | Education meets Business
In this episode, Monty Waldin interviews William Predhomme, Canadian sommelier based in Toronto and Vinitaly International Academy Italian Wine Ambassador…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 151 Monty Waldin interviews Lisa and Luca Tommasini (San Gervasio Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Tuscany / Toscana
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Luca and Lisa Tommasini (father and daughter) who own the San Gervasio Winery between Pisa and Florence in Tuscany. The…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 150 Monty Waldin interviews Aldo Vacca (Produttori del Barbaresco) | Discover Italian Regions: Piedmont / Piemonte
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Aldo Vacca, General Manager of the Produttori del Barbaresco coop. Produttori del Barbaresco now comprises 54 farmers…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 149 Monty Waldin interviews Marco Lazzaroni (Benetton Rugby & Sommelier) | Italian Wine Personalities
In this episode rugby meets wine! Monty Waldin interviews Marco Lazzaroni, rugby player in the Benetton Rugby Team in Treviso and aspiring sommelier. Marco is…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 148 Monty Waldin interviews Valentina Abbona (Marchesi di Barolo Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Piedmont / Piemonte
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Valentina Abbona at the Marchesi di Barolo Winery in Barolo, in the heart of the Langhe hills, in Piemonte. In the…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 147 Monty Waldin interviews Christopher Barnes (Grape Collective) | Italian Wine Personalities
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Christopher Barnes, wine writer, video maker, and founder of Grape Collective, an online magazine and store aimed at…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 146 Monty Waldin interviews Roberto Di Filippo (Di Filippo Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Umbria
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Roberto Di Filippo, owner of the Di Filippo Winery in Umbria. The Di Filippo winery is an organic and biodynamic estate…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 144 Monty Waldin interviews Mario Napolini (Napolini Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Umbria
In this episode Monty Waldin talks to Mario Napolini of the Napolini Winery in Umbria. Monty and Mario talk about Sagrantino, Grechetto, and Trebbiano…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 143 Monty Waldin interviews Filippo Mazzei (Mazzei Wineries) | Discover Italian Regions: Tuscany / Toscana
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Fillipo Mazzei whose family, the Mazzei, is the owner of three estates, two in Tuscany (Castello di Fonterutoli in…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 142 Monty Waldin interviews Leonardo Raspini (Tenuta Raspini) | Discover Italian Regions: Umbria
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Leonardo Raspini at the Tenuta Alzatura (part of the Cecchi family) in Montefalco, Umbria. Monty and Leonardo talk…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 141 Monty Waldin interviews Daniele D'Anna Bortolotto (Cantine Umberto Bortolotti Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Veneto
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Daniele D’Anna Bortolotto at the Bortolotti winery in Valdobbiadene, Veneto. Tune in to learn about…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 140 Monty Waldin interviews Giusy Moretti (Moretti Omero Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Umbria
In this episode, Monty Waldin interviews Giusy Moretti at the Moretti Omero Winery in Umbria. Giusy and Monty discuss the winery’s production of Sagrantino…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 139 Monty Waldin interviews Joe Bastianich (Bastianich Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Friuli Venezia-Giulia
In this episode, Monty Waldin interviews wine producer, restaurateur, MasterChef TV star, and musician Joe Bastianich. Tune in for a fantastic interview where…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 138 Monty Waldin interviews Lamberto Spacchetti (Colle Ciocco Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Umbria
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Lamberto Spacchetti, owner of Colle Ciocco winery in Montefalco, Umbria. Before starting his wine business in Montefalco…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 137 Monty Waldin interviews Simon Grosjean (Grosjean Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Valle d'Aosta
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Simon Grosjean, owner of Grosjean Vins, an organic winery in the bilingual region of Valle d’Aosta. Monty and Simon…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 136 Monty Waldin interviews Giampaolo Tabarrini (Tabarrini Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Umbria
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Giampaolo Tabarrini, owner of the Tabarrini Winery in Montefalco, Umbria. Giampaolo tells Monty about the beginnings of…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 135 Monty Waldin interviews Gina Gallo (E.J. Gallo Winery) | Italian Wine Personalities
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Gina Gallo, Senior Director of Winemaking at E. & J. Gallo Winery in California, the largest family-onwed winery in the…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 134 Monty Waldin interviews Donatella Adanti (Cantine Adanti) | Discover Italian Regions: Umbria
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Donatella Adanti from Cantine Adanti in Bevagna, near Montefalco, in Umbria. Donatella talks about the evolution of wine…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 132 Monty Waldin interviews Devis Romanelli (Romanelli Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Umbria
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Devis Romanelli, owner and winemaker at the Romanelli winery in Umbria. Romanelli produces wine but also olive oil. Monty…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 133 Monty Waldin interviews Maria Stella Carletti (Poliziano Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Tuscany / Toscana
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Maria Stella Carletti at the Poliziano Winery in Montepulciano, Tuscany. Maria Stella tells Monty all about the origin of…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 131 Monty Waldin interviews Gelasio Gaetani d'Aragona | Discover Italian Regions: Tuscany / Toscana
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Gelasio Gaetani D’Aragona, whose historic family winery (Argiano) is located in the Brunello area of Tuscany. Gelasio…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 130 Monty Waldin interviews Valentino Valentini (Bocale Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Umbria
In this episode, Monty Waldin meets Valentino Valentini, one of the owners of the Bocale Winery in Montefalco and also former town counsellor and mayor of…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 129 Monty Waldin interviews Debora Bosoni (Cantine Lunae) | Discover Italian Regions: Liguria
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Debora Bosoni at the family-owned Cantina Lunae Bosoni in Liguria. Debora explains that the area of Lunae takes its name…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 128 Monty Waldin interviews Peter Heilbron (Tenuta Bellafonte) | Discover Italian Regions: Umbria
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Peter Heilbron at Bellafonte Winery in Umbria. Peter, whose former career was in the Umbrian chocolate industry, tells Monty…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 126 Monty Waldin interviews Paolo Montioni (Montioni Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Umbria
In this episode Monty Waldin continues his journey through the land of Sagrantino in Montefalco, Umbria. Monty meets Paolo Montioni, owner of the Montioni…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 124 Monty Waldin interviews Sara Goretti (Goretti Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Umbria
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Sara Goretti, whose family wineries Vini Goretti are located in Umbria. Sara’s wineries produce Sagrantino, Grechetto, and…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 125 Monty Waldin meets Matteo Santoiemma (Ognissole Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Puglia/Apulia
In this podcast Monty Waldin meets Matteo Santoiemma, owner of Ognissole Winery in the Apulia (Puglia) region of Italy, a certified organic and biodynamic…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 123 Monty Waldin interviews Salvatore Santus (AgriPunica) | Discover Italian Regions: Sardinia / Sardegna
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Salvatore Santus, Manager at AgriPunica, a winery in the beautiful island of Sardinia, located in the Sulcis subregion…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 122 Monty Waldin interviews Paolo Bartoloni (Le Cimate) | Discover Italian Regions: Umbria
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Paolo Bartoloni owner of Le Cimate winery in the Montefalco area in Umbria. Paolo tells Monty about his family and…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 121 Monty Waldin interviews Antonio Capaldo (Feudi San Gregorio) | Discover Italian Regions: Campania
In this podcast Monty Waldin meets Antonio Capaldo, owner of the Feudi San Gregorio winery in the Campania region. Tune in to discover Antonio’s personal…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 120 Monty Waldin interviews Matteo Basili (Benedetti & Grigi Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Umbria
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Matteo Basili, winemaker at Benedetti & Grigi Winery in Montefalco, Umbria. Matteo tells Monty about his previous experience…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 119 Monty Waldin interviews Carole Bouquet (Sangue d'Oro Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Sicily / Sicilia
In this episode Monty Waldin meets world-famous actress Carole Bouquet who has been making Passito di Pantelleria on the Pantelleria islands for over a decade…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 118 Monty Waldin interviews Liu Pambuffetti (Scacciadiavoli Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Umbria
In this podcast Monty Waldin interviews Liu Pambuffetti at Scacciadiavoli Winery in the Montefalco area in Umbria. Liu talks about the origin of the…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 145 Monty Waldin interviews Lorenzo Piccin (San Martino Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Basilicata
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Lorenzo Piccin, owner of the San Martino Winery in the Vulture area of the Basilicata region. The winery produces…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 127 Monty Waldin interviews Marco Massarotto (La Via del Sake) | Italian Wine Personalities
In this episode of Italian Wine Podcast, we make a little exception in our topic selection and talk about the Italian connections with Japanese iconic drink…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 116 Monty Waldin interviews Filippo Antonelli (Antonelli San Marco Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Umbria
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Filippo Antonelli at the Antonelli San Marco Winery in Umbria. Filippo tells Monty a little bit about the history of the…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 115 Monty Waldin interviews @cantinasocial (Adriano Amoretti, Matteo Franco, John Murnane)
In the second episode of our wine influencers mini series, Monty Waldin meets the Cantina Social trio (Andrea Amoretti, Matteo Franco, John Murnane…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 114 Monty Waldin interviews Angelo Fongoli (Fongoli Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Umbria
In this episode Monty meets Angelo Fongoli of the Fongoli Winery in Montefalco, Umbria. Angelo and Monty talk about native grapes such as Sagrantino…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 113 Monty Waldin interviews Andrea Albagli (wine influencer @cor_vino) | Wine influencers
In the first episode of a three-part series dedicated to wine influencers, Monty Waldin meets Andrea Albagli (@cor_vino). Andrea tells Monty about his…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 225 Madeline Puckette (Wine Folly) on wine communication, infographics, and big data
This mini series is dedicated to so-called wine influencers for Italian wine. Monty Waldin meets a number of "Instagrammers" who are very active in the Italian…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 112 Monty Waldin interviews Alessandro Meniconi (Perticaia) | Discover Italian Regions: Umbria
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Alessandro Meniconi at Perticaia winery in Casale di Montefalco in the Umbria region. Alessandro and Monty talk about the…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 111 Monty Waldin interviews Pinta Kauce (Oliviero Toscani Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Tuscany / Toscana
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Pinta Kauce, Manager at the Oliviero Toscani Winery and Vinitaly International Academy Italian Wine Ambassador. Pinta is…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 110 Monty Waldin interviews Paul Mabray (Emetry.io) | Monty Waldin's Let's Talk Wine Biz
In this final episode of our “Let’s talk wine biz – wine2wine series,” Monty Waldin talks to Paul Mabray at Emetry.io to discuss the digital futures of the…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 109 Monty Waldin interviews Giovanni Ponchia (Consorzio Vini Colli Berici Vicenza) | Discover Italian Regions: Veneto
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Giovanni Ponchia, director of the Consorzio Vini Colli Berici Vicenza. Giovanni is also a leading expert in soil and talks…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 108 Monty Waldin interviews Rebecca Hopkins (Colangelo & Partners) | Monty Waldin's Let's Talk Wine Biz
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Rebecca Hopkins (Executive Vice President at Colangelo & Partners). Rebecca is originally from McLaren Vale in Australia and…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 107 Monty Waldin interviews Francesca Bava (Cocchi Spumanti) | Discover Italian Regions: Piedmont / Piemonte
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Francesca Bava (Giulio Cocchi Spumanti). Francesca is Roberto Bava’s daughter (see episode 105) and works for the Giulio…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 106 Monty Waldin interviews Felicity Carter (Meininger's Wine Business International) | Monty Waldin's Let's Talk Wine Biz
In this episode, Monty Waldin meets Felicity Carter, Editor-in-Chief at Meininger’s Wine Business International to discuss wine journalism. Felicity tells…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 105 Monty Waldin interviews Roberto Bava (Bava Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Piedmont / Piemonte
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Roberto Bava, whose family owns the Bava Winery in Cocconato d’Asti (Piemonte). Roberto tells Monty about the Malvasia di…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 104 Monty Waldin interviews Jeffery Tobias Halter (YWomen) | Monty Waldin's Let's Talk Wine Biz
In this episode of “Let’s talk wine biz – wine2wine series” Monty Waldin meets Jeffery Tobias Halter, President of YWomen Gender Corporate Consulting. Jeffrey…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 103 Monty Waldin interviews Tim Banks (Ornellaia Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Tuscany / Toscana
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Tim Banks, Sales and Marketing Director at the renowned Ornellaia winery in Tuscany. Monty and Tim discuss Ornellaia’s…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 102 Monty Waldin interviews Roddy Ropner (Wellsprings Wine) | Monty Waldin's Let's Talk Wine Biz
This episode will bring listeners on a journey to two Asian markets for Italian wine, Hong Kong and Japan. Monty Waldin meets Roddy Ropner, director at…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 101 Monty Waldin interviews Luca D'Andrea (Corvezzo Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Veneto
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Luca D’Andrea, export manager at the Corvezzo Winery in Veneto. Luca talks about sustainable viticulture in the estate…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 100 Monty Waldin interviews Sarah Abbott MW (Swirl Wine Group) | Monty Waldin's Let's Talk Wine Biz
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Sarah Abbott MW and CEO at Swirl Wine Group. Monty and Sarah discuss experiential marketing strategies and the potential for…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 99 Monty Waldin interviews Alessandro Medici (Medici Ermete Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Emilia-Romagna
In this podcast Monty Waldin meets Alessandro Medici, the youngest generation of the Medici at the Medici Ermete winery in Emilia-Romagna. Alessandro talks…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 97 Monty Waldin interviews Leonardo Bellaccini (San Felice) | Discover Italian Regions: Tuscany / Toscana
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Leonardo Bellaccini, oenologist at San Felice Group in Castelnuovo Berardenga in Chianti Classico, Tuscany. Monty and…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 98 Monty Waldin interviews Logan Lee (Wine Awesomeness) | Monty Waldin's Let's Talk Wine Biz
Is wine snobby? Created by Logan Lee, Wine Awesomeness brings wine to millennials in an alternative and catchy way. Tune in to Episode 98 of the Italian Wine…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 96 Monty Waldin interviews Paul Howard (Wine Alchemy) | Monty Waldin's Let's Talk Wine Biz
In this episode Monty Waldin talks to Paul Howard wine writer, educator. and owner of WineAlchemy Limited an expert in blockchain. Paul and Monty discuss the…