Wine can feel like a locked room full of rules, code words, and raised eyebrows. We want the opposite, so we brought on Paul from Bottivino, a San Francisco sommelier and wine educator who’s building a community around boutique Italian wines, storytelling, and the freedom to ask “basic” questions without feeling judged.
Paul Robinson
You’ll also hear the moment that made his business click: a packed blind tasting class where long-time clients stayed for hours and finally met each other because he set the stage. From there we get into imposter syndrome, skepticism, and why the wine world loses people when it tries to act elite. Paul shares why Italy became his focus, plus his own origin story from Boston to New York as a Shakespeare actor, into hospitality, and into wine after a single unforgettable glass in Sardinia.
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