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 wine business. In the interviews these personalities discuss their passion for Italian wine and their approaches to influencer marketing.

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 engineering work and his passion for wine and for telling stories on Instagram. Join Andrea and Monty also for an interesting perspective on digital marketing and on the role of wine influencers.

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Ep. 113 Monty Waldin interviews Andrea Albagli (wine influencer @cor_vino)

In the second episode of our wine influencers mini series, Monty Waldin meets the Cantina Social trio (Andrea Amoretti, Matteo Franco, John Murnane, @cantinasocial). Monty’s guests talk about how they got into wine and their passion and expertise not only in wine but also in barbecue! Tune in to their impactful way of communicating Italian wine on their social media.

Ep. 115 Monty Waldin interviews @cantinasocial (Adriano Amoretti, Matteo Franco, John Murnane)

In the last episode of our Italian wine influencer series, Monty Waldin meets Stefano Quaglierini, the mastermind behind the successful Instagram account @italian_wines. Stefano tells Monty about his study in oenology and his social media strategy on his various digital projects which combine Italian wine, Italian food and beautiful Italian landscapes.

Ep. 117 Monty Waldin interviews Stefano Quaglierini (@italian_wines)

In this episode Monty Waldin meets Georgia Panagopoulou a.k.a. Wine Gini, wine influencer and communicator based in Greece whose Instagram profile @wine.gini counts over 85,5 k followers. Wine Gini, who is a chemical engineer by trade, started her wine love affair by studying WSET courses and by working for a winery in the Greek island of Santorini. Wine Gini talks about the way wineries can find their own voice on social media by following… “the hero’s journey.” Tune in also to learn more about Greek native varieties and Wine Gini’s love for Italian wine!

Ep. 165 Monty Waldin interviews Georgia Panagopoulou (Wine Gini)

In this episode Monty Waldin meets Shenghan Karla Wang, Chinese wine influencer originally from Chengdu in the Sichuan province. Shenghan is the founder of the Lady Penguin brand, the most active wine community in China on various digital and social media platforms. Shenghan tells Monty her personal and family story. She talks about her Lady Penguin project and provides her insight into the Chinese wine market. Tune in also to learn about Shenghan’s memorable visit to an Italian winery with her mother!

Ep. 167 Monty Waldin interviews Shenghan Wang (Lady Penguin)

In this podcast, Monty Waldin interviews Chiara Giannotti, the mastermind behind the multimedia project Vino TV. Chiara, whose social media channels are very popular (107,000 followers on Facebook), has an extensive background in the Italian wine world as she worked for 15 years in the family winery Fazi Battaglia in the Marche region and also in the Fassati winery in Montepulciano. Chiara talks about her Vino TV project and her radio show on Radio Food. She tells Monty about the importance of sharing producers’ personal stories and about building a relationship of trust with her interviewees. Tune in to also learn more about Chiara’s life-long passion for Verdicchio!

Ep. 169 Monty Waldin interviews Chiara Giannotti (Vino TV)

In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Madeline Puckette, designer, sommelier, and mastermind behind the groundbreaking Wine Folly, book and website that teach about wine through infographics and multimedia materials. Listen to Madeline’s personal forays into the wine world starting from a wine club membership and culminating with the launch of Wine Folly. Madeline, who is a graph tells Monty about her future projects which aims at communicating wine sourcing and exploiting big data about vineyards acreage, production figures and more. Tune for a lively conversation on digital wine communication, infographics, and big data with Wine Folly creator Madeline Puckette!

Ep. 225 Madeline Puckette (Wine Folly) on wine communication, infographics, and big data

Italian Wine Podcast Episode 380: Monty Waldin makes a fortuitous connection with Roger Bissell, founder of UNWINED, a movement celebrating food, wine, and culture.

Roger's career has taken him from entrepreneur to restauranteur to sommelier, and now he strives to introduce travelers to the lesser known regions of Italy.

Growing up outside of Boston, Massachusetts, Roger's family raised much of their own food. 

(2:30) Guess whether the time required to reduce make maple syrup is measured in hours, days, or weeks?!

Ep. 380 Roger Bissell

Italian Wine Podcast Episode 455: Anna Baranova graciously dedicates time out of her day to speak with Monty Waldin.

Anna is an all around star of the Italian wine scene in St. Petersburg, Russia.

She shares quick take on what Italian wine producers need to know about Russia, in general, and introduces us to her background in wine.

Anna is an Italian Wine Ambassador, DipWSET, Weinakademiker, educator, judge, sommelier, cavist, and all around amazing person!

Listen in and start making plans to visit St. Petersburg once international travel becomes an option!

Ep. 455 Anna Baranova

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 entertain, educate and inform. Embracing Italian food, travel, lifestyle and culture, IWP has something for every taste!