Regional Marketing Episodes

Aug. 28, 2024

Wine Business, The Italian Way w/ Stevie Kim, Vinitaly

She explains how parent company Veronafiere invested in the various Vinitaly products and allowed her to experiment.

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Aug. 19, 2024

The Vinitaly Marathon w/ Stevie Kim, Vinitaly

As the world's most prominent Italian wine fair, Vinitaly attracts ~4,000 producers and turns the entire city of Verona into Vinitaly {. As Managing Director of Vinitaly, Stevie Kim has built a vast, international community ...

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May 29, 2024

Promoting New Zealand through White Wine w/ Charlotte Read, NZ Winegr…

With 88% of their wine exported, 93% of which is white, white wine is a big deal for New Zealand.

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Sept. 30, 2023

Promoting Diversity & Personality w/ María del Yerro and Enrique Vale…

Safeguarding wines of personality from special vineyards (or “pagos”) across Spain

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Sept. 20, 2023

Classifying and Clarifying German Wine w/ Theresa Olkus & Steffen Chr…

Theresa Olkus, Managing Director, and Steffen Christmann, President, discuss the history, goals, and role of the VDP and how the GG classification is bringing quality back to dry German wine.

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April 27, 2022

Montepulciano vs. Montepulciano w/ Max de Zarobe, Avignonesi

The challenge Vino Nobile di Montepulciano faces against its bigger neighbor Montepulciano d’Abruzzo.

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April 21, 2021

Cava, Beyond Value w/ Javier Pagés, D.O. Cava

Too often known as just a value sparkling wine, Cava makes some of the world’s finest traditional-method sparkling wines. Ones that Javier Pagés, President of D.O. Cava, would like to see drunk on more occasions, especially with food. Javier gives us an o

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April 14, 2021

People Want to Know More About Sonoma w/ Michael Haney, Sonoma County…

Family-owned, diverse, and artisan are the key messages for Sonoma County wines, according to Michael Haney, Executive Director of Sonoma County Vintners. When people hear about the diversity of Sonoma wines around the world, they want to know more! Micha

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April 7, 2021

Complexifying and Re-mystifying Wine w/ Aaron Ridgway, Wine Australia

While “cheap and cheerful” might have been an apt description of Australian wine 20 years ago when Yellowtail was the #1 wine brand in the US, “Made our Way” is the new Australian marketing campaign that emphasizes the complexities and innovation of the m

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March 31, 2021

Just a Little New York Crazy w/ Sam Filler, NY Wine & Grape Foundation

“You gotta be a little crazy to plant vines in New York,” Sam Filler of the New York Wine & Grape Foundation tells us. Yet, New York is the third-largest wine-producing state after California and Washington. It showcases a diversity of high quality, cool

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March 24, 2021

The Quintessential American Wine: Madeira w/ Bartholomew Broadbent

Used to celebrate the drafting of the US Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, Madeira wines are the ultimate in American wines, though not made in America. Originating from shipping goods from Europe to America and being born from wines trav

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Feb. 10, 2021

Even Cooler Than You Think w/ Chris Taranto, Paso Robles Wine

“Even Cooler Than You Think” and “Where Wine Takes You” sum up not just what the Paso Robles region is about but also the names of marketing campaigns and the Paso Wine Country podcast. Chris Taranto, Communications Director of the Paso Robles Wine Count

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Jan. 27, 2021

Caught between rocks and a wine truck - Foulques Aulagnon, Wines of A…

Historic influences of both France and Germany have shaped the region of Alsace and its wines. Foulques Aulagnon, Export Marketing Manager of Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins d’Alsace (aka - “CIVA” or “Wines of Alsace”) tells XChateau about how CIVA p

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