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Italian Wine PodcastVitis in Vulture Winery in Basilicata | Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon (5StarWines - the Book 2025 Series)Welcome to episode 2404 of the Italian Wine Podcast and episode 199 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Today Marc’s guest is Giuseppe Avigliano from Vitis in Vulture in Basilicata, winner of 5StarWine’s BEST ROSE' WINE 2025.
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Vitis in Vulture, with its 95 hectares of vineyards spread across the Vulture area, is one of the most important wine producers in the Basilicata region.
Leading this enterprise is President Giuseppe Avigliano, an agronomist and agricultural entrepreneur with significant experience in the winemaking and agri-food sectors. The company’s goal is...2025-07-0820 min
Italian Wine PodcastEmiliano Morando of Pico Maccario in Piedmont | Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon: 5StarWines SeriesWelcome to episode 2398 of the Italian Wine Podcast and episode 198 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Today Marc’s guest is Emiliano Morando of Pico Maccario in Piedmont, winner of 5StarWine’s BEST RED WINE 2025.
More about today’s guest: Emiliano Morando
Emiliano Morando has been an export manager of Pico Maccario since 2017. He has been in the wine business for 23 years, specialized in overseas and North American markets.
Runned by the Maccario family for 3 generations, Pico Maccario is a leader located in Piemonte with 112 hectares of vineyards in one piece o...2025-07-0133 min
Italian Wine PodcastErin DeMara of WineKnow Inc | Wine, Food & Travel with Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2371 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 194 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Today Marc’s guest is Erin DeMara of WineKnow Inc.
More about today’s guest: Erin DeMara
Erin DeMara IWA is a wine and restaurant industry expert with a 29-year career. For the past seven years, he has been working with 1821 Fine Wine and Spirits, a specialized importer, managing a portfolio of over 100 wines and spirits in Florida, USA.
Erin also boasts the title of Certified Wine Educator from the Society of Wine Educa...2025-06-0345 min
Italian Wine PodcastGiro D'Italia 2025 Between Wine And Food Part 3 | Wine, Food & Travel with Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2365 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 193 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon and the third and final part of this Giro d’Italia Special Edition.
The 2025 Giro d’Italia kicks off in Durrës, Albania, and crosses into southern Italy for nine early stages through cities like Lecce, Matera, and Naples—offering a rich taste of regional food, wine, and culture before the race heads north.
More about the host: Marc Millon
Marc Millon, a VIA Italian Wine Ambassador since 2021, is a celebrated expert in the worl...2025-05-2721 min
Italian Wine PodcastAnnabella Pascale | Wine, Food & Travel with Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2351 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 191 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Annabella Pasquale, CEO of Tenuta di Artimino.
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Tenuta di Artimino covers approximately 700 hectares in the heart of Tuscany, including 80 hectares of vineyards and 16,000 olive trees. Situated across the provinces of Prato and Florence, the estate benefits from the unique ability to produce both Chianti DOCG and Carmignano DOCG wines. Acquired in the late 1980s by Giuseppe Olmo, a distinguished Italian cyclist and entrepreneur, the estate has since flourished unde...2025-05-1336 min
Italian Wine PodcastGiro D'Italia 2025 Between Wine And Food Part 1 | Wine, Food & Travel with Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2344 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 190 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon and the first part of this Giro d’Italia Special Edition. The 2025 Giro d’Italia kicks off in Durrës, Albania, and crosses into southern Italy for nine early stages through cities like Lecce, Matera, and Naples—offering a rich taste of regional food, wine, and culture before the race heads north.
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Marc Millon, a VIA Italian Wine Ambassador since 2021, is a celebrated expert in the world of wine, food, and travel, boasting nearly 40 years o...2025-05-0620 min
Italian Wine PodcastSarah Abbott MW | Wine, Food & Travel with Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2330 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 188 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Sarah Abbott MW, founder and director of Swirl Wine Group.More about today’s guest: Sarah Abbott MW is a pioneering force in the world of wine, renowned for her expertise, innovation, and unwavering passion for the craft. With a career spanning over two decades in the wine industry, Sarah's journey is marked by a relentless pursuit of excellence and a commitment to shaping the future of wine...2025-04-2245 min
Italian Wine PodcastLuca Ciotoli of Eroico Vino Winery in Cinqueterre | Wine, Food & Travel with Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2306 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 185 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Luca Ciotoli of Eroico Vino, a family-run winery overlooking Vernazza, one of the five stunning villages that make up the Cinque Terre.More about today’s guest: Luca CiotoliLuca, born in 1993, began his career in academia, earning a PhD in Digital Storytelling. Today, he has fully dedicated himself to his family’s vineyard in Vernazza, where he produces Eroico wine and welcomes visitors from a...2025-04-0134 min
Italian Wine PodcastTessa Donnadieu of Vinchio Vaglio winery | Wine, Food & Travel with Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2297 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 184 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Tessa Donnadieu of Vinchio Vaglio Cantina Cooperativa, located in the Monferrato wine region of Piedmont, northern Italy.More about today’s winery:The name of the winery derives from the Vinchio and Vaglio Serra villages where nineteen vine growers founded the cooperative in 1959. The cooperative is located in Piedmont, Monferrato, a UNESCO World Heritage site, at the foot of the Alps. Nowadays the cooperative represents nearly 200 family vine growers who take...2025-03-2535 min
Italian Wine PodcastCecilia Paltrinieri of Paltrinieri winery | Wine, Food & Travel with Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2288 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 183 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Cecilia Paltrinieri of the Paltrinieri winery, a family-run winery dedicated for three generations to the production of Lambrusco di Sorbara DOC.More about today’s guest: Cecilia Paltrinieri Paltrinieri is a family-run winery that has been specializing in Lambrusco di Sorbara for nearly 100 years. Located in the heart of Emilia-Romagna, Sorbara, the winery blends tradition and innovation to create authentic wines. With a deep respect for the land and a passi...2025-03-1831 min
Italian Wine PodcastSvetlana Melnichenko of Montalbera Winery | Wine, Food & Travel with Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2279 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 182 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Svetlana Melnichenko, export manager for Montalbera, a family-run winery in Piemonte.More about today’s guest:Svetlana Melnichenko is a seasoned wine professional with over 20 years of international experience in sales, business development, and export management. Her expertise spans key account management, international marketing, PR, and event organization. She currently serves as Senior Export Manager at Montalbera.The Montalbera Winery was founded at the beginning of the 20th cent...2025-03-1137 min
Italian Wine PodcastMaurizio Zanella of Ca' del Bosco | Wine, Food & Travel with Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2270 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 181 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Maurizio Zanella of Ca' del Bosco winery in Franciacorta, the famous sparkling region in Lombardy, northern Italy.More about today’s guest:Maurizio Zanella is the founder and Chairman of Ca’ del Bosco. He studied agriculture and his introduction to the world of wine came in the 1960s, when his mother acquired a small hillside property called “Ca’ del Bosc”. Maurizio is an extensively travelled wine cosmopolitan who has put into practic...2025-03-0448 min
Italian Wine PodcastRoberto Zeno | Wine, Food & Travel with Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2245 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 178 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Roberto Zeno of Enoz winery located in Sessa Aurunca, in the province of Caserta, Campania, southern Italy.More about today’s winery:Enoz is much more than a winery: it is a history of tradition, territory and passion that is born in Sessa Aurunca, where the volcanic land and the Mediterranean climate give life to authentic wines rich in character. Each bottle is the result of a work that combines resp...2025-02-1140 min
Italian Wine PodcastDomenico Veronese of Villa Bogdano 1880 | Wine, Food & Travel with Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2236 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 177 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Domenico Veronese of Villa Bogdano 1880 located in Lison di Portogruaro, near Venice.More about today’s guest:Villa Bogdano 1880 is a forward-thinking Italian estate steeped in centuries of history. Located in Lison di Portogruaro, near Venice, between the Alps and the Adriatic coast, Villa Bogdano is the home of heritage vineyards of great interest. 18 hectares of their 110 hectare estate are defined as historic, among them are 117 vines of Tocai Friulano, that...2025-02-0437 min
Italian Wine PodcastPaolo Bombetti of Colleformica Winery | Wine, Food & Travel with Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2229 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 176 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Paolo Bombetti of the Colleformica winery in the Lazio region of Central Italy.More about today’s guest:Paolo Bombetti represents the new wave of winemakers bringing fresh energy and vision to Lazio’s historic wine traditions. Hailing from the Bombetti family’s century-old estate, Colleformica, Paolo works alongside his father, Sergio, to craft wines that honor their roots. Located in Velletri, in the heart of the Castelli Romani ar...2025-01-2826 min
Italian Wine PodcastChristopher Barnes | Wine, Food & Travel with Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2222 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 175 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Christopher Barnes, founder editor and publisher of the Grape Collective.More about today’s guest:Christopher Barnes is the founder of Grape Collective, a media and retail business focused on wine. The ten year old company is centered on grapecollective.com an online wine magazine that features a bi-weekly column by former Wall Street Journal columnists Dorothy J Gaiter and John Brecher as well as a multitude of c...2025-01-2135 min
Italian Wine PodcastMario Fontana | Wine, Food & Travel with Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2215 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 174 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Mario Fontana of the Cascina Fontana winery in the Langhe region of Piedmont in northwest Italy. Mario Fontana has been named Winemaker of the Year 2025 by Gambero Rosso.In this episode, they talk about the history of the winery, sustainable viticulture and winemaking techniques used by the estate, their flagship wines and some of the unexpected food and wine pairings. More about today’s guest:Mario Fontana together with...2025-01-1440 min
Italian Wine PodcastPaolo Tegoni | Wine, Food & Travel with Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2208 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 173 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is the gastronome and professor of food and wine, Paolo Tegoni.More about today’s guest:Paolo Tegoni is a gastronome and professor of food and wine studies at various Italian universities and training centers. Throughout his professional career, he has worked as a sommelier in Paris, collaborated on the creation of important cultural exhibitions related to food, and has written—and continues to write—for various agri-food sector m...2025-01-0734 min
Italian Wine PodcastMichelangelo Iossa | Wine, Food & Travel with Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2203 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 172 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is the Italian journalist and writer Michelangelo Iossa.More about today’s guest:Michelangelo Iossa is an Italian journalist, writer and university teacher. He has been writing for some of Italy’s most important newspapers since the 1990s and is a contributor for the national newspaper ‘Corriere della Sera’, for the cultural and life-style magazine ‘The Way Magazine’ and for other Italian newspapers.Connect2024-12-3143 min
Italian Wine PodcastAngela Maculan of Maculan Winery | Wine, Food & Travel with Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2197 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 171 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Angela Maculan of Maculan winery in the Veneto region of northern Italy.More about today’s guest:Angela Maculan is the best thing to come from the 1977 vintage, Fausto likes to joke. Ever since she was a child, she cultivated a passion for wine, running through the corridors of the winery and being curious about her father’s work, intent on following every stage of vinification from the ar...2024-12-2440 min
Italian Wine PodcastSami Ghosn Of Massaya Winery | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2176 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 168 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is the Lebanese wine maker Sami Ghosn of Massaya winery in the Beqaa, a fertile valley region in eastern Lebanon.More about today’s guest:Lebanon's association with wine is as old as time. It is well established that wine making was already prevalent there thousands of years ago and that it was one of the joys of early civil society. From the first miracle of Christ, turning wate...2024-12-0338 min
Italian Wine PodcastValentina Todino | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2170 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 167 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Valentina Todino. Valentina is Marc’s Italian teacher (for the past 20 years or more), is originally from the province of Avellino in Campania, and has a great knowledge and love of her area. In this episode they talk about life, wine and food in Irpinia (Avellino and Benevento) and also about life, wine and food in general in Campania.More about today’s guest:Valentina Todino is Honora...2024-11-2629 min
Italian Wine PodcastMarco Schiavo of Distilleria Schiavo | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2163 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 166 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Marco Schiavo of Distilleria Schiavo in the Vicenza region of Veneto in northeastern Italy. Amongst other things, they discuss the history of the family-owned grappa distillery, the secrets behind the production process, how grappa is appealing to a new generation of consumers, and some delicious food pairings. Warning: this show will leave you feeling hungry and thirsty!More about today’s guest: Marco Schiavo is the fifth-generation of disti...2024-11-1931 min
Italian Wine PodcastMatteo Ascheri of Cantine Ascheri | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2150 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 164 of Wine, Food & Travel with Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Matteo Ascheri of Cantine Ascheri, a winery and hospitality complex in Piemonte, in northwest Italy. More about today’s winery: The Ascheri winery was originally established in La Morra at the dawn of the 19th century. It was there, where today there still exists a place called "Ascheri", that the first vines were planted and the first wines produced. In those years, the most important town for the produc...2024-11-0535 min
Italian Wine PodcastVito Senatore of Senatore Vini | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2143 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 163 of Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Vito Senatore of Senatore Vini in Calabria, a fourth generation family-owned winery. The winery’s Cirò Dop Rosato Vino Biologico Puntalice 2023 was awarded the Best Organic Rosè Wine 2024 at https://www.5starwines.it. More about today’s winery: It was at the dawn of the 1900s that the grandfathers Francesco Senatore and Giuseppe Sculco founded their wine cellar located in the district "Corfu Vecchiu" in...2024-10-2934 min
Italian Wine PodcastMartina Molino of Mauro Molino winery | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2136 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 162 of Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Martina Molino of Mauro Molino winery in Piemonte, a family-owned winery founded in 1982. The winery’s Barolo DOCG Conca 2020 was awarded the Best Red Wine 2024 at https://www.5starwines.it. More about today’s guest: Mauro Molino is a family-owned winery founded by Mauro in 1982. After inheriting the family vineyards from their grandfather, their father Mauro immediately decided to produce his own wines. Led by his...2024-10-2232 min
Italian Wine PodcastCristina Genna of Colomba Bianca winery | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2128 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 161 of Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Cristina Genna of Cantine Colomba Bianca, a cooperative of wine growers from the province of Trapani in southeastern Sicily founded in 1970. The winery was awarded Best Organic Red Wine 2024 at www.5starwines.it.More about today’s guest: Cristina is the marketing manager of Colomba Bianca. Her idea is to use the wines of Colomba Bianca to spread Sicilian beauty around the world. She li...2024-10-1530 min
Italian Wine PodcastRoberta Testa of Tenuta degli Angeli | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2120 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 160 of Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Roberta Testa of Tenuta degli Angeli, a winery founded in 1984 in the locality of S.Stefano degli Angeli in Carobbio degli Angeli in the province of Bergamo in the northern Italian region of Lombardy. The winery was awarded Best Sparkling Wine for Vsq Brut Metodo Classico Degli Angeli 2018 at 5StarWines – the Book wine selection in 2024.More about today’s guest: The Tenuta degli Angeli a...2024-10-0827 min
Italian Wine PodcastAmedeo Moretti Cuseri of Feudo Maccari Animaetnea | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2112 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 159 of Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Amedeo Moretti Cuseri of Feudo Maccari, a winery in the Val di Noto region of south-eastern Sicily. The winery was awarded the Best Organic White Wine Trophy for Animaetnea at 5StarWines – the Book wine selection in 2024.More about today’s guest:After studying Business and Administration at Bocconi in Milan and obtaining an MSC in Finance in London, Amedeo worked in investment funds for a brief period and then devoted himself to...2024-10-0127 min
Italian Wine PodcastDenise Marrone of Agricola Gian Piero Marrone | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2104 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 158 of Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Marc’s guest today is Denise Marrone of Agricola Gian Piero Marrone, a family-run winery that can be found in Annunziata near La Morra, in the middle of the Langhe of Barolo. The winery is awarded the Best Italian Wine (Banco BPM) Trophy for Barolo Docg Bussia 2019 in 5StarWines – the Book wine selection in 2024.More about today’s guest:For over a century: four generations of passion, tenacity and hard work.The...2024-09-2430 min
Italian Wine PodcastPairing Food & Wine From All Italian Regions - 3 Year Anniversary Special Pt. 2 | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2095 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 157 of Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon, which marks the 3 year anniversary of the show! To celebrate this milestone, Marc is hosting a 2-part special episode focusing on all 20 regions, their typical wines, picturesque sights and delicious local foods; finishing with the last 10 this week.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...2024-09-1732 min
Italian Wine PodcastPairing Food & Wine From All Italian Regions - 3 Year Anniversary Special Pt. 1 | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2087 of the Italian Wine Podcast, and episode 156 of Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon, which marks the 3 year anniversary of the show! To celebrate this milestone, Marc will be hosting a 2-part special episode focusing on all 20 regions, their typical wines, picturesque sights and delicious local foods; starting with 10 this week.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...2024-09-1029 min
Italian Wine PodcastGianni Zucchetto of Ruggeri Winery | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2078 of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing Gianni Zucchetto of Ruggeri WineryMore about today’s guest:Gianni Zucchetto is the Export Manager for Ruggeri winery, one of the leading quality Prosecco Producers in Valdobbiadene.Born in London - UK, he moved to Valdobbiadene with his family at an early age and after his studies in Languages & Translation, he immediately started working in the wine industry. He now has 15 years’ experience in different wineries while covering many different roles. ...2024-09-0330 min
Italian Wine PodcastPaolo Bartoloni | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2069 of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing Paolo Bartoloni of Le Cimate Winery and President of the Consorzio Tutela Vini MontefalcoMore about today’s guest:Our winery born in 2011 by the desire of Paolo Bartoloni to start a new adventure, following the old traditional passion for the vines, that Bartoloni family cultivated by the 1800.“LE CIMATE” is situated in one of the most suggestive locations at the heart of Umbria - Montefalco. Situated on a splendid hill top with a...2024-08-2728 min
Italian Wine PodcastSara D'Ambra of Casa D'Ambra Vini D'Ischia | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2059 of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing Sara D'Ambra of Casa D'Ambra Vini D'Ischia. More about today’s guest:Sara D'Ambra is the 4th generation of Casa D'Ambra with her sister Marina. Casa D'Ambra was born in 1888 with Francesco D'Ambra, who bought the local wine to ship it to Naples North Italy and France. In 1956 thanks to Salvatore D'Ambra Casa D'Ambra started the wine production with Biancolella, Forastera, Per''e palummo, the 3 main indigenous varietis. So, the second generation consisted of 3 people: Mar...2024-08-2026 min
Italian Wine PodcastNino Mason Carta, Silvio Carta | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2049 of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing Nino Mason Carta of Slivio Carta wineryThe winery is awarded the Best White Wine 2024 Trophy for Vernaccia di Oristano Doc Riserva 2004 of 5StarWines – the Book wine selection in 2024More about today’s guest:Nino Mason Carta, the third-generation winemaker and distiller, continues the legacy of the renowned Silvio Carta company. Founded by his grandfather, Silvio Carta, in the 1950s in Baratili San Pietro, Sardinia, the company initially focused on V...2024-08-1329 min
Italian Wine PodcastSalvatore Avallone, Villa Matilde | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2039 of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing Salvatore Avallone of Villa MatildeMore about today’s winery:In the 1960s, Francesco Paolo Avallone, a lawyer with a personal passion for ancient wines, read about 'Falernum' wine by ancient Roman politician Plinius and the ancient Roman poets Vergilius and Marziale. Intrigued by the Horace's poems, he decided to revive the legendary wine that disappeared at the beginning of the last century. Believing in the potential of this land, he started viticulture to re...2024-08-0642 min
Italian Wine PodcastElena Tessari La Cappuccina | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2030 of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing Elena Tessari of La Cappuccina winery.The winery is awarded the Best Biodynamic White Wine 2024 Trophy for Soave Doc San Brizio 2022 in Wine Without Walls, a section of 5StarWines – the Book wine selection in 2024More about today’s winery:Sisto, Elena and Pietro Tessari are the 4th generation of the Tessari family. Sisto is the agronomist and representative of export markets. Pietro is the oenologist / winemaker. Elena, with a degre...2024-07-3031 min
Italian Wine PodcastAngelo Silvestro of Pietradolce | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2013 of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing Angelo Silvestro of Pietradolce. They talk about the territory, cuisine, and vines of Castiglione di Sicilia, highlighting the wines of Pietradolce.More about today’s winery:Pietradolce was founded in 2005 in Solicchiata, a small village a few kilometers from Castiglione di Sicilia, on the Northern slope of Mount Etna. The family Faro has been always committed in preserving and showing the beauty of the teritory, so the love for it, as well as the res...2024-07-1629 min
Italian Wine PodcastRiccardo Brighigna of Cantina Tollo | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 2004 of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing Riccardo Brighigna of Cantina TolloThe winery is awarded the Best Rosé Wine 2024 Trophy for Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo DOP Deìvaì 2022, in 5StarWines – the Book wine selection in 2024More about today’s guest:Winemaking consultant with degree in viticulture and enology, WSET advanced certified and currently in the stage two of the Master of Wine study program. Twice awarded winemaker of the year of the Abruzzo Region. Awarded...2024-07-0921 min
Italian Wine PodcastJacopo Gubert of Ager Patris | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 1993 of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing Jacopo Gubert of Ager PatrisThe winery is awarded the Best Biodynamic Sparkling Wine 2024 Trophy for Asolo Prosecco Docg Superiore Spumante Dosaggio Zero Sui Lieviti Vino Biologico 2022, in Wine Without Walls, a section of 5StarWines – the Book wine selection in 2024More about today’s winery:Ager Patris, located in the picturesque region of Santa Maria in Colle, Treviso, is a remarkable estate dedicated to cultivating vines with the utmost resp...2024-07-0227 min
Italian Wine PodcastPeter and Henri Greig of Pipers Farm | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 1984 of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. In this episode Marc chats to Peter and Henri Greig about the history and development of Pipers Farm, their 52-acre family farm in Devon, discussing their commitment to biodiversity and ethical farming practices, the unique landscape of the Devon hills, and the direct relationships they have forged with their customers and neighbouring farmers.More about today’s guest:Peter & Henri Greig are the founders of Pipers Farm. Pipers Farm was established in 1989, and has since been a destination fo...2024-06-2544 min
Italian Wine PodcastRaffaele Boscaini | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 1974 of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing Raffaele Boscaini. Marc continues his exploration of MASI winery, building on his initial conversation with Sandro Boscaini. Through these interviews with both Sandro and Raffaele, he presents the enduring elements of MASI: tradition and innovation.Listen to Marc’s interview with Sandro Boscaini: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6TX64rVzE6Q2JvQ9YT7RHn?si=IXS-_v5LRQi19sIZPExbDA More about today’s guest:Raffaele Boscaini belongs to a famil...2024-06-1834 min
Italian Wine PodcastDominic Zucchetto | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 1965 of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing Dominic Zucchetto. They discuss the aperitivo culture in Italy and the UK, as well as the distillation processes for spirits like Grappa and Gin, particularly from Beniamino Maschio. As the company's export manager, Dominic also shared his insights into the drinks industry.More about today’s guest:Born in London but raised in Italy in a small village called Quero near Valdobbiadene, I first entered the wine & spirits world during my latter school years th...2024-06-1130 min
Italian Wine PodcastJohn Matta | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 1954 of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing John Mattai. They talk about Castello Vicchiomaggio located in Tuscany.More about today’s guest:Born in London in 1949 from a wine importing family. John's Father, Italian born Federico Matta, founded F.S. Matta Ltd in 1921. In the early 1950s the business grew into the UK's largest Italian wine importer and introduced Campari to the UK.John initially went to school in the UK and in 1966 lived/worked for a year in Nuit...2024-06-0437 min
Italian Wine PodcastLeonardo Bellaccini | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 1944 of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing Leonardo Bellaccini. San Felice is an historic wine estate in Chianti Classico and Leonardo shares its rich story, from the Etruscans to the mezzadria, and about the importance of sustainable and regenerative viticulture to produce an outstanding range of wines that can be enjoyed in the Borgo San Felice 5-star Relais & Chateau wine resort with Michelin star restaurant.More about today’s guest:“San Felice encompasses three of Tuscany’s most famous estates that regula...2024-05-2842 min
Italian Wine PodcastChiara Pavan | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 1934 of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing Chiara Pavan. She is the Head Chef at Michelin-star Venissa Ristorante on the island of Mazzorbo. She shares with Marc the challenges of cooking sustainably using only local ingredients from the island and the lagoon, including utilisation of invasive species such as the blue crab.More about today’s guest:Chiara Pavan is Cheffe of Venissa, the Michelin-Starred Restaurant – which she guides alongside Francesco Brutto – set within the Venissa estate on Mazzorbo Island, in the Veni...2024-05-2120 min
Italian Wine PodcastJosephine Wennerho | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 1924 of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing Josephine Wennerholm. Today's show focuses on the art of home cooking with love in the wine hills of Frascati and the Colli Albani. They explore intriguing topics such as home cooking, seasonal cuisine, locally sourced ingredients, and the significance of family meals.More about today’s guest:Jo, as she is usually always called, was born to a Swedish father and an Italian mother who when widowed later married a Scotsman, so Jo grew up...2024-05-1431 min
Italian Wine PodcastGiampaolo Tabarrini | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 1914 of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing Giampaolo Tabarrini. Today, the conversation is rich with tales of Montefalco - from Trebbiano Spoletino and Sagrantino to the luscious Montefalco Passito, all paired harmoniously with local dishes of the region.More about today’s winery: Tabarrini is one of the best-known and most respected artisan wine producers in Montefalco with its vineyards and wine cellar located in and around Turrita. Giampaolo – who represents the fourth generation of the farmers of the Tabarrini family – is a pa...2024-05-0740 min
Italian Wine PodcastAlberto Cella | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 1903 of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing Alberto Cella on behalf of Sardinia TerroirsMore about today’s showSARDINIA TERROIRS is an ambitious plan and a shared outlook, to narrate Sardinia trough its wine-producing excellencies made of people, wines and territories, and reunited under a common ideal, that is increasing the recognisability of Sardinian wines among the international market as representative of terroirs that are capable of expressing an enological culture of great quality and tradition.The cluster SARDINIA TERROIRS collects un...2024-04-3031 min
Italian Wine PodcastMichael Albarello of Fongaro | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to episode 1893 of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing Michael Albarello of FongaroMore about today’s guestThe Fongaro Winery was born in 1975 from the passion and commitment of its founder, Guerrino Fongaro. Since the beginning the founder’s strongly believed in the cultivation of an native Veronese grape variety: Durella. The name of the grape also gives the name to the type of wine developed: Durella the grape, Durello the wine. The Durella is one of the oldest and most typical vines of the Lessi...2024-04-2328 min
Italian Wine PodcastGeorge Dart | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome 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 guestGeorge 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 & dr...2024-04-1626 min
Italian Wine PodcastAndrea Berti Takeda | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1873 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Andrea Berti TakedaMore about today’s guestsKUKUNOCI is a tale about food, where Italian irreverent passion meets the dedicated discipline of Japan.Sourcing local produce and inspired by traditional recipes of Verona, our menu offers a unique contamination with Japanese ingredients and their traditional cooking techniques. We design food with narrative. Our story is about courage, creativity and omotenashi, a very distinctive service.KUKUNOCI is rooted in V...2024-04-0926 min
Italian Wine PodcastGiulia Castagner | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to this special episode of the Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he is interviewing Giulia Castagner of Distilleria Castagner.More about today’s wineryMaster Distiller Roberto Castagner has been distilling Grappa since 1996. The family mission is to transform Italy’s traditional Grappa into a modern international spirit. Between Venice and the Dolomites, the distillery sits on the slopes of the Conegliano hills in the Province of Treviso, a strategically important area for the region's wine- growing. The Castagner family distillery is now one of the leading and most innov...2024-04-0624 min
Italian Wine PodcastGiulia Pussini | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1862 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Giulia Pussini - International Communications & Event Manager Consortium Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCGMore about today’s guestGiulia Pussini started to work at the Consortium Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG in 2009, a crucial moment for the appellation. In 2009 the historic production area for Prosecco, Conegliano Valdobbiadene, obtained the recognition of DOCG, the highest quality level in Italian wine classification system.Initially more involved in the marketing activities of the Consortium, her role...2024-04-0233 min
Italian Wine PodcastSilvano Brescianini and Mauro Zacchetti | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1852 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Silvano Brescianini (Consorzio Franciacorta) & Chef Mauro Zacchetti (Al Maló Cucina e Miscelazione) More about today’s guestsThe Franciacorta Consortium is the body which guarantees and monitors Franciacorta production standards, as the first Italian wine produced exclusively with the bottle refermentation process to have obtained the Protected and Guaranteed Designation of Origin (DOCG) denomination in 1995. The Consortium’s work takes various forms ranging from safeguarding its brand and region, promoting its products via ongoing work o...2024-03-2628 min
Italian Wine Podcast1846 Italy in a wineglass by Marc Millon | IWP Book Club With Richard HoughWelcome Book Club and Episode 1846 of the Italian Wine Podcast with Richard Hough. Today Richard is in conversation with Marc Millon, discussing his latest book, Italy in a wineglass - the taste of history. On the bookshelf:The books mentioned in today’s show were:Italy in a Wine Glass by Marc MillonNotes from Verona by Richard HoughThe Marriage Portrait and Hamnet both by Maggie O’FarrellSweet Caress, The Romantic and Any Human Heart all by Wil...2024-03-2234 min
Italian Wine PodcastAndrea Morettino | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1832 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Andrea MorettinoMore about today’s guestMorettino is an authentic love story for coffee that began in 1920 in Palermo, at the center of the Mediterranean. For the past four generations it has created an artisanal coffee of excellence and it has been promoting its culture and traditions, constantly pursuing their natural predisposition for quality. Andrea Morettino, Head of Sales and Marketing, represents the fourth generation of the family of coffee roasters.2024-03-1929 min
Italian Wine PodcastMichele Bernetti | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1821 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Michele BernettiMore about today’s guestMichele Bernetti represents the third generation of the Bianchi-Bernetti family, owner of Umani Ronchi, historical winery in Marche and Abruzzo regions.Born in Ancona in 1966 – where he still lives with his wife and children- Michele raised with a strong passion for wine, inherited from his family. He is a tireless traveller and the current CEO of Umani Ronchi. The story began with Gino Umani...2024-03-0525 min
Italian Wine PodcastMichael Caines MBE | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1810 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Michael Caines MBEMore about today’s guestMichael has built his reputation on a highly personal and distinctive modern cuisine that celebrates the finest local and seasonal produce and ingredients from Devon and the South West along with drawing on influences from his travels around the world.Michael appears regularly on Saturday Kitchen, and has made numerous appearances on MasterChef, The Great British Menu, Sunday Brunch and other broadcasts. He has nu...2024-02-2735 min
Italian Wine PodcastSangmi Kim | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1799 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Sangmi KimMore about today’s guestWine specialist based in Seoul, Korea. Achieved WSET Diploma and MA Food, Wine & Culture from Oxford Brookes University. Writing wine articles for major news media and educating wine in the university and wine schools. Providing special wine lectures for VIPs and company executives.Wine specialist based in Seoul, Korea. Achieved WSET Diploma and MA Food, Wine & Culture from Oxford Brookes University. Writing wine articles for major news media an...2024-02-2028 min
Italian Wine PodcastMara Lona | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1788 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Mara LonaMore about today’s guestCembrana DOC, born in 1978, graduated in 2004 in foreign languages and literatures, specializing in Russian and English, Mara began her journey in the world of food and wine in 2005 after a master's degree abroad in marketing and business administration. She began a collaboration with the Valle di Cembra Development Promotion Committee in the drafting of the promotion and communication plans for the newly created Strada del Vino e dei Sapori Colline Av...2024-02-1329 min
Italian Wine PodcastEmanuele Russo | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1777 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Emanuele RussoMore about today’s guestHe began working in the kitchen at the age of 14, spending the summer seasons in tourist areas. Upon the completion of his school career, he began working in a hotel for several years during the summers, while in the winters, he traveled around Italy to gain experience in pastry making. He also participated in a well-known television program on Rai1. In 2007, he won the world couscous championship together with his ma...2024-02-0622 min
Italian Wine PodcastPaolo D’Urso | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1766 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Paolo d’UrsoMore about today’s guestPaolo D’Urso is passionate about wine, particularly lesser-known grape varieties and small producers. He was fortunate to be born in Spoleto and to have discovered Trebbiano Spoletino about twenty years ago, during the early years of the "rebirth" of this wonderful grape variety. Paolo studied at the Montefalco delegation of the Italian Sommelier Association, where he refined his palate and discovered the intricacies of wine tasting. He has also l...2024-01-3036 min
Italian Wine PodcastAldo Fiordelli | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1755 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Aldo Fiordelli.More about today’s guestAldo Fiordelli is a professional journalist from Florence. He writes for Decanter, where he also serves as a judge at the DWWA. He collaborates with Civiltà del bere, the oldest Italian wine magazine, and contributes to several editions of Corriere della Sera. For nearly 20 years, he was the gastronomic critic for the Guida de L'Espresso. In 2022, he received the international Casato Prime Donne award. He is a Chevalier de Champagne and...2024-01-2330 min
Italian Wine PodcastFrancesca Vajra | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1744 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Francesca Vajra of GD Vajra in Piemonte.More about today’s guestFrancesca is the ambassador and spokesperson of GD Vajra around the world, as well as the leader of the hospitality team. She is deeply in love with beauty and art, appreciating them in crafts, cuisine, and the territory. Stepping into the footsteps of her mother Milena's exquisite personality and feminine touch in all things Vajra, she surprises with her sensitivity and interpretative ability in the wo...2024-01-1647 min
Italian Wine PodcastRachele Tiezzi | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1733 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Rachele Tiezzi of Tiezzi Vini in MontalcinoMore about today’s wineryThe Tiezzi Wine Estate bears the name of its owner, Enzo Tiezzi, a well-known agronomist-oenologist from Montalcino, who has always worked in the winegrowing and oenology sector around Siena, particularly in Montalcino, where for years he has been director and oenology consultant for estates of outstanding fame, as well as being part of the executive management and Chairman of the Consortium for Brunello di Montalcino....2024-01-0925 min
Italian Wine PodcastEster Spasiano of Il Colle del Corsicano | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1722 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Ester Spasiano on behalf of Alferio Romito from Il Colle del CorsicanoMore about today’s winery"Il Colle del Corsicano" winery was created in 2017 from Alferio Romito. He was a child when his dad and his grandfather use to make wine for them and close friends, he helped to press the grapes with his little feet...day by day a big passion about enology has grown in him, so he went do university of Naples " Federico II...2024-01-0222 min
Italian Wine PodcastAntonio Cesari | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1711 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Antonio Cesari of Azienda Agricola BigaldaraMore about today’s wineryThe family owns Brigaldara since 1928 but only in the 80s Stefano starts a long-lasting collaboration with Roberto Ferrarini, perhaps one of the most important innovators in the history of Amarone and Valpolicella. in 2010s years Stefano and his sons Lamberto and Antonio initiate a profound renewal of the production methods and of the cellar. They promote a rational arrangement of the vineyards, specializing each one of th...2023-12-2627 min
Italian Wine PodcastMagi Casisano | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1700 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Magi CasisanoMore about today’s wineryCasisano: The Elegance of ElevationCrafting Brunello Excellence at new HeightsCasisano stands among the silent hills of Tuscany, surrounded by noble vineyards and majestic olive trees. Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino wines are the result of passion, experience and love for the superb Montalcino lands.Another story of the Tommasi Family,based on tradition and prestigious wine estates.Connect:...2023-12-1926 min
Italian Wine PodcastElena Pellegrini | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1689 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Elena PellegriniMore about today’s guestElena Pellegrini, born in 1982 and raised in Rome but of Montalcino origins. After obtaining the specialist degree in Governance and Internationalization, she has a career in the field of banking intermediation, management and subsequently in the field of Human Resources but her essential link with wine brings her back to Montalcino in 2014. His choice to follow and develop the family business founded in 1978 is dictated by his innate bond with th...2023-12-1223 min
Italian Wine PodcastClara Gentili Of Fattoria Le Pupille | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1678 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Clara Gentili.More about today’s guestBorn in 1991, Clara Gentili is the eldest of Elisabetta Geppetti’s five children and has been in the Fattoria Le Pupille’s business since 2011. She entered the business by carrying out simple task sliding down quickly into a learning-by-doing process that got her nowadays, alongside with her mother, to leading winery’s export market and its strategic behaviour in a ever growing global setting. Moreover, she actively participated with her ideas an...2023-12-0526 min
Italian Wine PodcastAndrea Cecchi | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1667 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Andrea CecchiMore about today’s wineryAndrea Cecchi was born in 1959 in Poggibonsi, in the province of Siena. He earned a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Science at the Institute of Agricultural Technology in Florence and a Master's degree in Oenology, graduating with highest honors.Today, he represents the fourth generation at the helm of the company founded in 1893 by his great-grandfather Luigi Cecchi, in which he has been actively involved since 1989.Over th...2023-11-2829 min
Italian Wine PodcastJacopo Maniaci | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1656 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Jacopo ManiaciMore about today’s wineryThe Tenuta di Fessina project was born in 2007, when after a series of trips aimed at studying and discovering the Etna terroir, Silvia Maestrelli, late Tuscan producer and pioneer on the volcano, decided to stop in Rovittello, on the northern side, where today the beating heart of Fessina resides. Here she was captivated by the uniqueness of the place, the very particular position of the soil, gathered between two volcanic sl...2023-11-2132 min
Italian Wine PodcastSilvia Bonomo | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1645 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Silvia BonomoMore about today’s winerySilvia was born in Verona on September 12th in 1980. Her father is a professional winemaker and started introducing her to the wine world at the age of 16. At 18 she got her first diploma as a wine professional while finishing high school (economics and languages).Silvia's job as hospitality manager is recognized today by the univesity of Marketing in Verona that involved her as a very unique and singular sp...2023-11-1430 min
Italian Wine PodcastAnna Sgarzi | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1635 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Anna SgarziMore about today’s wineryThe winery was founded a long time ago by Luigi Sgarzi in the 1933, around its country house vineyards from which he was making wines for local restaurants then he started a cooperation with some wineries in Abruzzo and there comes the company name, Cantine Sgarzi Luigi (Cantine means wineries). Nearly 20 yo his nephew, Stefano joined his grandfather in the wine making and this was the great beginning of the CEO Mr...2023-11-0725 min
Italian Wine PodcastAnna Nardi | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1625 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Anna NardiMore about today’s wineryAnna's story begins amidst the lush vineyards, where she cherished her earliest memories at Perlage, playing with toy trucks on the office floor. Her childhood was defined by sun-soaked September days, hand-harvesting grapes alongside her nonnis and family. With a degree from the University of Gastronomic Science in Pollenzo, founded by Carlo Petrini (Slow Food President), Anna's journey took a fascinating turn. She pursued a first-level master's in Tourism and ga...2023-10-3129 min
Italian Wine PodcastAntonio Bertone | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1615 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Antonio BertoneMore about today’s guestTrend spotter, brand builder, idea generator and ferocious entrepreneur, Antonio Bertone brings over 30 plus years of passion and experience in brand management and marketing expertise to everything he does. With a proven track record for elevating brands from local to global consumer consciousness, Bertone began his consumer acquisition journey back in the early nineties with his record shop in Milford, Massachusetts and putting on punk rock matinees in the clubs ar...2023-10-2428 min
Italian Wine PodcastDavide Manara | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1595 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Davide ManaraMore about today’s guest:The Manara winery started in San Floriano in 1950. After three generations and with its fourth gradually joining in, the Manara family is carrying on its wine-growing tradition with passion and knowledge, maintaining the strong bond with the land that saw it originate and grow. The production chain is managed entirely by the Manara family, that for this reason has a lot of faith in its wines. The search for innovation ca...2023-10-1024 min
Italian Wine PodcastOscar Arrivabene | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1605 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Oscar ArrivabeneMore about today’s guest:Born in 1985 in Bergamo -northern Italy -, he has been passionate about agriculture from an early young age. Oscar enrolled at University of Milano, graduating with a degree in viticulture and enology in June 2015, and began working for the winery "Dirupi" in Valtellina (viticultural area located on the Alps) . His love for Nebbiolo was born here. He moved to Western Australia for 1 year working in the Great Southern area, working wi...2023-10-1030 min
Italian Wine PodcastBen Little | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1585 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Ben LittleMore about today’s guest:A Dubliner by birth, Ben Little is an author, blogger, multi-media artist and poet whose devotion to the native grapes of Friuli Venezia Giulia in northeast Italy thrust him into the creatively unpredictable field of viticulture in the spring of 2016. His 2021 debut title, the award-winning 432-page opus 'Pignolo Cultivating the Invisible', is an extraordinary, genre-bending harvest of imagination and ingenuity. Not to mention perseverance. As the world’s unlikeliest fountain of P...2023-10-0338 min
Italian Wine PodcastGiuseppe Mazzarosa | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1575 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Giuseppe MazzarosaMore about today’s guest:Cantina Mazzarosa is a historic winery located in the heart of Abruzzo, boasting a rich legacy that began in 1863. It stands as a testament to over 150 years of passionate winemaking, intertwined with the very birth of the Kingdom of Italy, through the visionary leadership of Senator Giuseppe Devincenzi. Senator Devincenzi, not just a political stalwart, but an inventive genius, transformed his property into a pioneering vineyard, introducing innovative techniques now re...2023-09-2627 min
Italian Wine PodcastAlicia Lini | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1565 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Alicia Lini of Lini910More about today’s guest:Alicia Lini represents the fourth generation of the Lini family, producers of some of Italy’s most acclaimed and highly rated sparkling wines. Since 1910, when they first established their winery in Correggio township (Reggio Emilia province, in the region of Emilia-Romagna), they have never followed the trends or fashions that have driven Lambrusco production in this century and the last.Connect:Facebook: www.facebook.com/L...2023-09-1925 min
Italian Wine PodcastBrad Horne | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1555 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Brad HorneMore about today’s guest: Brad HorneA Social Media wine communicator and presenter, Brad has - with his Instagram show #WineSocial Live - brought the wine world to people’s phones and living rooms over the last few years. Brad has also been a judge at IWSC, IWEA and 5star Wines in Verona. Has also writes content for producers and wine websites and over the last year has worked with producers to showcase their wines...2023-09-1330 min
Italian Wine PodcastIlaria Felluga | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1545 on Italian Wine Podcast, Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon. Today, he will be interviewing Ilaria Felluga of Marco Felluga winery.More about today’s guestBorn in 1995 in Udine, Ilaria Felluga is the 6th generation of a long dynasty of winemakers started in the second half of 1800, at that time in Isola, right now in the north-est region of Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. She graduated in Viticulture and Oenology at the University of Udine. At the same time she joined the family wineries Marco Felluga and Russiz Superiore since 2017, following the harvest, sa...2023-09-0532 min
Italian Wine PodcastSofia Ponzini | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1535 in which Marc Millon interviews Sofia Ponzini of Tenute Bosco. in today’s episode of Wine, Food & Travel. The winery is awarded the Best Organic Red Wine 2023 Trophy for Etna DOC Rosso Vino Biologico Piano dei Daini 2020, in Wine Without Walls, a section of 5StarWines – the Book wine selection in 2023More about today’s wineryTenute Bosco was born from Sofia Ponzini’s passion for her land with the goal of creating high quality wines inspired by the Etna tradition. “We are located in Sicily, in southern Italy in Castiglione di Sicilia in the pro...2023-08-2926 min
Italian Wine PodcastVania Pistolozzi | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1524 in which Marc Millon interviews Vania Pistolozzi of Azienda Agricola G. Milazzo. in today’s episode of Wine, Food & Travel. The winery is awarded the Best Sweet White Wine 2023 Trophy for Terre Siciliane IGP Bianco Biologico Terre Tardive 2017, in Wine Without Walls, a section of 5StarWines – the Book wine selection in 2023More about today’s wineryA story that began in the 1970s among the hills northeast of the small village of Campobello di Licata, in the Agrigento area of southern Sicily (Italy). A family company built by passionate winemakers. Giuseppina Milazzo, her hu...2023-08-2225 min
Italian Wine PodcastMichèle Shah | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1504 in which Marc Millon interviews Michèle Shah in today’s episode of Wine, Food & Travel.More about today’s guestMichèle Shah has championed and promoted Italian wines for more than 30 years. A noted marketer, writer, communicator and judge, she works with producers across Italy. She is passionate about bringing the quality and diversity of authentic Italian wine to an international audience: her “Speedtasting®” b2b tastings have helped hundreds of producers find new export markets. Her clients include the Consorzi of both famous and emerging Italian wine denominations. A great lover...2023-08-0828 min
Italian Wine PodcastMarilena Leta of Tenuta Gorghi Tondi | Wine Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1494 in which Marc Millon interviews Marilena Leta of Gorghi Tondi in today’s episode of Wine, Food & Travel. The winery is awarded the Best Organic Semi-Sparkling WIne 2023 Trophy for Terre Siciliane Igp Bianco Frizzante Vino Biologico Babbìo N.V., in Wine Without Walls, a section of 5StarWines – the Book wine selection in 2023More about today’s wineryGorghi Tondi would never have been born without the love for nature of Dora, our great-grandmother “- recall Annamaria and Clara Sala, today at the helm of the family business - “A love for th...2023-08-0126 min
Italian Wine PodcastValentina Abbona | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1484 in which Marc Millon interviews Valentina Abbona of Cantine dei Marchesi di Barolo in today’s episode of Wine, Food & Travel The winery is awarded the Best Red Wine 2023 Trophy, Barolo DOCG Sarmassa 2018 at the 5StarWines & Wine Without Walls wine selection in 2023.More about today’s guestAbout today’s guest:Valentina Abbona, 6th generation at Cantine dei Marchesi di Barolo together with her brother Davide, lives a passionate and profound relationship with wine, which for her is emotion, feeling, history, terroir and - above all - home.After...2023-07-2529 min
Italian Wine PodcastGennaro Effuso | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1474 in which Marc Millon interviews Gennaro Effuso, in today’s episode of Wine, Food & Travel.More about today’s guest:Growing up in Italy and lucky enough to grow up in a family that taught him how valuable the most simple produce is to everyone.Working for many years in hospitality he developed a genuine interest for natural agriculture, from the hard work on the farms to the finished produce that reaches our tables daily; especially the wine.Believing that what happens between human and soil is the most...2023-07-1830 min
Italian Wine PodcastGudrun Cuillo | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1464 in which Marc Millon interviews Gudrun Cuillo, Author of the book Casalvento: House of the Wind, in today’s episode of Wine, Food & Travel.More about today’s guest:Gudrun Cuillo was born in Leibnitz, Austria. Soon after graduation, with her instinctive artistic flair, she joined the opera as an artist-in-residence for stage scenery and makeup. That work eventually took Gudrun to New York to continue her education.While enjoying traveling throughout the U.S., Gudrun came to Florida where she fell in love with a successful entrepreneur and Broadway prod...2023-07-1131 min
Italian Wine PodcastAnnette Mueller | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1455 in which Marc Millon interviews Annette Mueller of Fattoria La Vialla, awarded with the Best Winery Wine Without Walls 2023 Trophy, Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG Riserva Vino Biologico 2020 (Best Biodynamic White Wine 2023), Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico Docg Extra Brut Millesimato Vino Biologico il 35 2018 (Best Organic Sparkling Wine 2023) at the 5StarWines & Wine Without Walls wine selection in 2023.More about today’s winery:Fattoria La Vialla is a family-run, organic-biodynamic farm and wine estate. Already a farm over two centuries ago, it was retrieved from abandon and taken into safekeeping by the Lo Franco Fam...2023-07-0428 min
Italian Wine PodcastFrancesca Seralvo | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1445 in which Marc Millon interviews Francesca Seralvo in today’s episode of Wine, Food & TravelMore about today’s winery:The story of the Mazzolino Tenuta began about forty years ago with Francesca’s grandfather Enrico when, on one of his travels, was seduced by an area that everyone already called "the Pinot Noir hill."Two of his great friends, Luigi Veronelli and Giacomo Bologna helped him to embark on this journey; they noticed right away the potential of the white, chalky lands surrounding the winery, land that the French had di...2023-06-2721 min
Italian Wine PodcastElisa Centanni | Wine Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1435 in which Marc Millon interviews Elisa Centanni in today’s episode of Wine, Food & TravelMore about today’s winery:Vini Centanni is a company situated in the south of Marche. It rises in a beautiful valley call vald’aso. It’s situated at 5 km from the sea and about 25 km from the mountain so the climate is especially to produce grapes. The company is organically certified. The company produce all typical grapes of the south of Marche (trebbiano, offida passerina docg, offida pecorino docg, sangiovese and montepulciano). The company produce about 180000 bottles...2023-06-2020 min
Italian Wine PodcastPepe Schib | Wine Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1425 in which Marc Millon interviews Pepe Schib in today’s episode of Wine, Food & TravelMore about today’s guest:Pepe has lived in Italy for 20 years now. His origins are Swiss and Spanish, and he’s spent most of his life traveling the world. Pepe is fluent in five languages and has a PhD in Marine Biology, but his real passion has always been tied to the world of Italian wines.While living in Zurich and attending college, he started working with the Swiss group, Bindella – the first importer of Sassi...2023-06-1323 min
Italian Wine PodcastFederico Giuntini | Wine Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1415 in which Marc Millon interviews Federico Giuntini of Fattoria Selvapiana in today’s episode of Wine, Food & TravelMore about today’s guests:Selvapiana was created in the Middle Ages as a watchtower and defense of the city of Florence to the north, along the valley of the river Sieve.Transformed into a villa, during the Renaissance it was the summer residence of noble Florentine families and the bishops of Florence. It was purchased in 1826 by Michele Giuntini, a successful Florentine banker and ancestor of the current owner Francesco Giuntini, who...2023-06-0621 min
Italian Wine PodcastElena & Eleonora Charrère | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1406 in which Marc Millon interviews Elena and Eleonora Charrère from Les CretesMore about today’s guests:Elena and Eleonora's family has been operating in the agricultural sector in the Aosta Valley for 6 generations. Thanks to the foresight of Eleonora's father, Costantino, in the mid-1950s, produced the first bottles of Cru La Sabla that were put up for sale. In 1989 Les Crêtes was founded.In 2007, together with some Aosta Valley producers, Elena and Eleonora founded the Valle d'Aosta delegation of Women of Wine.Les Crêtes ‘...2023-05-3022 min
Italian Wine PodcastJosé Rallo | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1397 in which Marc Millon interviews José Rallo of the Donnafugata winery, winner of the best sweet wine (Passito di Pantelleria DOC Ben Ryè 2021 with 95 points) at the 5StarWines and Wine Without Walls wine selection in 2023.More about today’s guest:Josè Rallo is Donnafugata CEO and co-owner with her brother Antonio, 5th generation of a family with over 170 years of experience in quality wine. She attended economic studies; she has professional experience in management control and a strong passion for marketing and corporate communication. She invented a new way to recount wine, as a...2023-05-2325 min
Italian Wine PodcastMarko Bogicevic | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc MillonWelcome to Episode 1388 in which Marc Millon interviews Marko Bogicevic.The Nomad Wine Guy.More about today’s guest:Marko is 31 years old and he was born in Sarajevo, former Yugoslavia. His family was forced to flee the country during the war and they ended up settling in Piedmont, in the province of Turin. He was exposed to wine during his travels as a young adult; having moved to Australia for a couple years, he discovered a true love for wine. Marko founded The Nomad Wine Guy which focuses on artisanal wineries in It...2023-05-1624 min