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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. 95 Monty Waldin interviews Alessandra Boscaini (Masi Agricola) | Discover Italian Regions: Veneto
In this episode, Monty Waldin interviews Alessandra Boscaini at Masi Agricola in the Veneto region. This iconic family winery, at the heart of the Amarone…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 94 Monty Waldin interviews Mike Madaio (Palate Press) | Discover Italian Regions: Emilia-Romagna
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Mike Madaio, wine journalist, blogger, and Vinitaly International Academy Italian Wine Ambassador. Mike also serves on the…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 93 Monty Waldin interviews Enrico Drei Donà (Drei Donà Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Emilia-Romagna
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Enrico Drei Donà, owner of the Drei Donà winery in Emilia-Romagna. Enrico and Monty discuss the historic area where…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 92 Monty Waldin interviews Jeffrey Porter (Batali & Bastianich Group) | Monty Waldin's Let's Talk Wine Biz
In this episode Monty Waldin talks to Jeffrey Porter, Beverage Director at Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group in New York. Jeffrey shares his exciting and…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 91 Monty Waldin interviews Francesca Paladin (Casa Paladin) | Discover Italian Regions: Tuscany / Toscana
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Francesca Paladin (Casa Paladin Estates). Francesca talks about the family’s wineries located in multiple regions such as…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 90 Monty Waldin interviews Robert Joseph (Wine Writer & Consultant) | Monty Waldin's Let's Talk Wine Biz
In this episode, Monty Waldin talks to Robert Joseph, wine writer, journalist, and consultant. Currently, Robert is also producing wine in the Languedoc region…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 89 Monty Waldin interviews Denise Marrone (Agricola Gian Piero Marrone) | Discover Italian Regions: Piedmont / Piemonte
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Denise Marrone at the Agricola Gian Piero Marrone in La Morra in the Langhe wine region in Piemonte. Denise together with…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 88 Monty Waldin interviews Steve Raye (Bevology INC) | Monty Waldin's Let's Talk Wine Biz
In this episode Monty Waldin talks to Steve Raye the owner of Bevology INC, a consulting company specializing in helping wine export brands penetrate the U.S…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 87 Monty Waldin interviews Antonio Michael Zaccheo (Carpineto Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Tuscany / Toscana
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Antonio Michael Zaccheo of Carpineto Wines in Tuscany. Monty’s guest talks about how Carpineto Wines came to be, that…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 86 Monty Waldin interviews Alison Napjus (Wine Spectator) | Monty Waldin's Let's Talk Wine Biz
In episode 86 Monty Waldin meets Alison Napjus, Senior Editor at Wine Spectator, the leading American magazine about wine and wine culture. Alison is one of…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 85 Monty Waldin interviews Mateja Gravner (Gravner Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Friuli Venezia-Giulia
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Mateja Gravner who works in the family winery “Gravner” in Oslavia in Friuli Venezia Giulia on the border with…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 84 Monty Waldin interviews Adam Teeter (Vine Pair) | Monty Waldin's Let's Talk Wine Biz
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Adam Teeter, CEO of Vine Pair, the influential American publication for millennials in the wine, beer, and spirits sector…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 82 (ITALIAN) Monty Waldin interviews Riccardo Cotarella (Falesco Winery) | Italian Wine Coops
In this Italian-language bonus-track in our Italian Wine Coop Series, Monty Waldin meets Riccardo Cotarella, oenologist and winemaker in the family winery…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 83 (ITALIAN) Monty Waldin interviews Elenora Rossi (Cantina di Carpi e Sorbara) | Italian Wine Coops
In this Italian-language bonus-track in the Italian Wine Coop Series, Monty Waldin meets Eleonora Rossi, export manager at the Cantina di Carpi e Sorbara…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 79 Monty Waldin interviews Enrico Zanoni (CAVIT) | Italian Wine Coops
In this episode Monty Waldin talks to Enrico Zanoni, General Director at Cavit, one of the Italian most important wine coops located in the Trentino-Alto Adige…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 81 Monty Waldin interviews Federico Gordini (Lievita Agency) | Italian Wine Coops
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Federico Gordini, owner of Lievita Agency, one of the organizers of the ViVite event in Milan where the Italian Wine…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 80 Monty Waldin interviews Gian Maria Bonini (Emilia Wine) | Discover Italian Regions: Emilia-Romagna
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Gian Maria Bonini, export manager at the Emilia Wine coop and at Casali Viticultori. Gian Maria tells Monty about the coop…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 78 Monty Waldin interviews Assunta De Cillis (Cantina Due Palme) | Italian Wine Coops
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Assunta De Cillis, General Manager at Cantina Due Palme in Apulia. Monty and Assunta discuss local native grapes such as…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 75 Monty Waldin interviews Matteo Cremonini (Le Chiantigiane) | Italian Wine Coops
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Matteo Cremonini, Export Manager and oenologist at Le Chiantigiane, a large Italian wine coop based in Tavernelle Val…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 76 Monty Waldin interviews SimonPietro Felice (CAVIRO) | Italian Wine Coops
In Italy, the table wine Tavernello is almost as widely recognized as pizza. The Tavernello brand has enjoyed thriving sales for over 30 years. In this…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 74 Monty Waldin interviews Fabio Maccari (Mezzacorona) | Italian Wine Coops
In this podcast, Monty Waldin talks to Fabio Maccari General Manager at Gruppo Mezzacorona in the Trentino region. Monty and Fabio talk about the coop, local…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 73 Monty Waldin interviews Simona D'Alicarnasso (Codice Citra Vini) | Italian Wine Coops
In this podcast Monty Waldin talks to Simona D’Alicarnasso, Marketing and Communications Manager at Codice Citra Vini, one of the biggest wine coop in the…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 168 Monty Waldin interviews Luca De Ferrari (Poderi Boscarelli) | Discover Italian Regions: Tuscany / Toscana
In this episode, Monty Waldin speaks to Luca De Ferrari, whose family owns the Poderi Boscarelli winery in the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano area of Tuscany…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 117 Monty Waldin interviews Stefano Quaglierini (@italian_wines) | Wine Influencers
In the last episode of our Italian wine influencer series, Monty Waldin meets Stefano Quaglierini, the mastermind behind the successful Instagram account…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 72 Monty Waldin interviews Nicola Cattaneo (Gruppo VI.V.O.) | Italian Wine Coops
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Nicola Cattaneo, Commercial Manager at Casa Vinicola Bosco Malera and representative of Gruppo Vi.V.O. Cantine, a coop based…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 71 Monty Waldin interviews Carlo Indennitate (Cantina San Donaci) | Italian Wine Coops
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Carlo Indennitate, Sales Rep at Cantine San Donaci in the Puglia region. Carlo tells Monty that San Donaci is the oldest…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 70 Monty Waldin interviews Valeria Quagiotto (Cantine VITEVIS) | Italian Wine Coops
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Valeria Quagiotto, Export Manager at Cantine VITEVIS in Veneto. Valeria tells Monty how Cantine VITEVIS was born in 2015 and…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 69 Monty Waldin interviews Andrea Di Fabio (Cantina Tollo) | Italian Wine Coops
In this podcast Monty Waldin meets Andrea Di Fabio, Sales & Marketing Director at Cantina Tollo, another famous wine coop in the Abruzzo region. Monty and…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 68 Monty Waldin interviews Ermanno Murari (VCR Vivai Cooperativi Rauscedo) | Italian Wine Coops
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Ermanno MuRari, agronomist at VCR Vivai Cooperativi Rauscedo, a grapevine nursery located in the Friuli region of Italy…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 67 Monty Waldin interviews Marco Stenico (Terre d'Oltrepò) | Italian Wine Coops
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Marco Stenico, the Commercial Director at Terre d’Oltrepò. Marco talks about the area of the Oltrepò and the characteristics…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 66 Monty Waldin interviews Wolfgang Raifer (Cantina di Soave) | Italian Wine Coops
In episode 66 Monty Waldin meets Wolfgang Raifer, who is the Vice Director for Cantina di Soave, one of the biggest coops in Italy and also one of the oldest…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 65 Monty Waldin interviews Paolo Galassi (Terre Cevico) | Discover Italian Regions: Emilia-Romagna
Episode 65 opens a series of interviews dedicated to wine coops in Italy. In this episode, Monty Waldin meets Paolo Galassi, CEO of Terre Cevico, the Cevico…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 156 Monty Waldin interviews Richard Kershaw MW (Kershaw Wines, South Africa) | Italian Wine Personalities
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Richard Kershaw MW and owner of the Kershaw Wines in South Africa. Monty’s long time friend Richard talks about the…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 64 Monty Waldin interviews Francesco Zonin (Zonin 1821) | Discover Italian Regions: Veneto
In this podcast Monty Waldin meets Francesco Zonin (Zonin 1821) for an interesting discussion on marketing Italian wine and the different psychological…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 63 Monty Waldin interviews Gianluca Garofoli (Garofoli Winery) Pt. 2 | Discover Italian Regions: Marche
In the second part of Monty Waldin’s interview to Gianluca Garofoli, Monty and Gianluca discuss the Garofoli family history which dates back to and intersects…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 62 Monty Waldin interviews Gianluca Garofoli (Garofoli Winery) Pt. 1 | Discover Italian Regions: Marche
In this two-part episode Monty meets Gianluca Garofoli of Garofoli Vini in Marche. Monty and Gianluca talk about the Marche region and Garofoli’s Verdicchio…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 61 Monty Waldin interviews Chiara Lungarotti (Lungarotti Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Umbria
In this episode Monty Waldin talks to Chiara Lungarotti at the Lungarotti Winery in Umbria. The Lungarotti winery put Umbria on the wine map of Italy with the…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 60 Monty Waldin interviews Giovanni Manetti (Fontodi Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Tuscany / Toscana
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Giovanni Manetti, owner of Fontodi Winery in Panzano, in Chianti Classico. Monty and Giovanni discuss the family history of…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 59 Monty Waldin interviews Paolo Berluti (La Calcinara Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Marche
In this episode, we return to the beautiful Conero area of Marche where Monty Waldin meets Paolo Berluti at La Calcinara Winery. Tune in to learn more about…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 58 Monty Waldin interviews Alessandro Fenino (Pievalta Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Marche
Monty Waldin’s journey to Marche continues in this episode, dedicated to the Verdicchio grape and biodynamic viticulture. Monty meets Alessandro Fenino…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 56 Monty Waldin interviews Marco Moroder (Moroder Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Marche
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Marco Moroder, manager of the Moroder Winery, in the beautiful region of Marche. Marco talks about his motocross expeditions…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 57 Monty Waldin interviews Roberto Mazzoni (Piantate Lunghe Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Marche
Cows, genetics, Montepulciano, and the Conero Terroir in the Marche region: these are the ingredients of this episode of Italian Wine Podcast in which Monty…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 55 Monty Waldin interviews Lorenzo Marotti Campi (Marotti Campi Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Marche
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Lorenzo Marotti Campi of the Marotti Campi Winery in the Marche region. Lorenzo and Monty talk about Marche's native…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 54 Monty Waldin interviews Gerd Stepp (winemaker) | Italian Wine Personalities
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Gerd Stepp, a flying winemaker of German origins, who worked in several countries and spent a considerable amount of…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 53 Monty Waldin interviews Enrico Rivetto (Rivetto Wines) | Discover Italian Regions: Piedmont / Piemonte
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Enrico Rivetto of the Rivetto Winery in the Langhe region of Piemonte. Enrico talks about Piedmontese varieties such as…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 52 Monty Waldin interviews Tim Manning (Vinochisti Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Tuscany / Toscana
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Tim Manning owner of Vinochisti Winery in Tuscany. Tim tells Monty all about his experiments with Italian native grape…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 51 Monty Waldin interviews Paolo De Marchi (Isole e Olena Winery) Pt. 2 | Discover Italian Regions: Tuscany / Toscana
In the second part of Monty Waldin’s interview with Paolo De Marchi, Monty and Paolo continue their conversation about the Chianti Classico landscape and…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 50 Monty Waldin interviews Paolo de Marchi (Isole e Olena Winery) Pt. 1 Discover Italian Regions: Tuscany / Toscana
In the first of this two-part interview with Paolo De Marchi, Monty Waldin digs deeper into the history of the Chianti Classico area. In this first part, Monty…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 49 Monty Waldin interviews Sean O'Callaghan (Il Guercio wine project in Chianti Classico) | Discover Italian Regions: Tuscany / Toscana
In this episode Monty Waldin talks to Sean O'Callaghan who recently started a new wine project called Il Guercio in Chianti Classico. Tune in to discover…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 48 Monty Waldin interviews Michael Schmelzer (Monte Bernardi Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Tuscany / Toscana
In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Michael Schmelzer, owner of the Monte Bernardi Winery in Chianti Classico. A German-American producer who arrived in…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 47 Monty Waldin interviews John Baum (The Winemakers Club, London) | Italian Wine Personalities
In this episode Monty Waldin meets John Baum, Director of the Winemakers Club in London. John tells Monty about his career in the world of Italian wine and his…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 46 Monty Waldin interviews Laura Bianchi (Castello di Monsanto) | Discover Italian Regions: Tuscany / Toscana
In this episode Monty Waldin talks to Laura Bianchi, owner of Castello di Monsanto winery in Barberino Val d’Elsa in Tuscany. Laura tells Monty about the story…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 45 Monty Waldin interviews Stefano Chiarlo (Michele Chiarlo Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Piedmont / Piemonte
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Stefano Chiarlo of the Michele Chiarlo Winery in Calamandrana, Asti. Stefano tells Monty about his family history and his…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 44 Monty Waldin interviews Ben Robson, Italian wine Importer at Bat & Bottle Wine Merchants | Italian Wine Personalities
In episode 44 Monty Waldin takes us to England to meet Ben Robson, wine merchant at Bat & Bottle in Oakham, Rutland, that specializes in Italian wine. Ben…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 43 Monty Waldin interviews Swedish Sommelier Anna Ronngren | Italian Wine Personalities
In episode 43 we take a virtual journey to Northern Europe to learn more about the appreciation of Italian wine in Sweden. Monty Waldin is joined by Anna…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 42 Monty Waldin interviews Alessandro Ceretto (Ceretto Wines) | Discover Italian Regions: Piedmont / Piemonte
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Alessandro Ceretto from Ceretto Wines in the beautiful Unesco World Heritage Landscape of Langhe in Piedmont. Monty and…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 41 Monty Waldin interviews Elena Fucci (Elena Fucci Winery) | Discover Italian Regions: Basilicata
In this episode Monty Waldin meets the “volcanic” Elena Fucci, owner of Elena Fucci Wines in Basilicata. Elena tells Monty about her forays in the world of…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 40 Monty Waldin interviews VIA Italian Wine Ambassador Julien Boulard | Education meets Business
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Julien Boulard who is a Vinitaly International Academy Italian Wine Ambassador and wine educator based in China. Julien…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 39 Monty Waldin interviews VIA Italian Wine Ambassador Zhu Mi (Amazon China) | Education meets Business
In this episode Monty Waldin meets Mi Zhu, wine buyer for Amazon China and Vinitaly International Academy candidate in April 2017. Mi Zhu tells Monty all about…
Italian Wine PodcastEp. 38 Monty Waldin interviews Carlo Franchetti of Vini Franchetti | Italian Wine Personalities
In this episode, Monty Waldin meets Carlo Franchetti, Marketing Manager of Tenuta di Trinoro in Val d’Orcia. Tenuta di Trinoro is part of the Azienda Vini…