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White Wines from Around the World

Welcome to Book Club and Episode 2547 of the Italian Wine Podcast with Richard Hough. Today Richard is in conversation with Jane Masters MW to discuss her book, Rooted in Change: The Stories Behind Sustainable Wine.

Amongst others things, Richard and Jane discuss:
- Jane’s career in wine
- Current trends in the UK wine retail scene
- How vineyards are responding to climate change
- What consumers can do to ensure that the wine they are drinking is sustainable
- What Jane will be drinking at Christmas
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On the bookshelf:
The books discussed in today’s episode include:
- Rooted in Change: The Stories Behind Sustainable Wine by Jane Masters MW and Andrew Neither is available now at: https://academieduvinlibrary.com/ and all good bookshops.
- OIV Report on Global Wine Production: https://www.oiv.int/press/oiv-releases-2025-world-wine-production-first-estimates 
- Employees at firm that supplied grape-pickers for Champagne on trial for human trafficking: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/19/grape-pickers-trial-human-trafficking-france 

Finally, the seemingly innocuous sounding dish to avoid if you are a vegetarian is salade de museau.

About today’s guest: 
Jane Masters is a Master of Wine, Oenologist and MBA from London Business School with extensive experience in retail and the international wine trade. She was a Director of the wine trade’s most prestigious global professional organisation, the Institute of Masters of Wine, between 2004-2018, was elected Chairman 2016-18 and is a founding member of the IMW’s Sustainability committee. Jane originally trained as a winemaker at Bordeaux University after earning a BSc (Hons) in Biological Chemistry.

Connect: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-masters-mw-77b0367/  
 
More about the host:
Richard Hough is the editor, translator and project curator behind The Art of Wine Storytelling, Wine Democracy and Vine and Prejudice. He has also published several books about life in Verona, chronicling the city’s history, culture and daily life, not forgetting, of course, its wine, including Verona Campione, published in May 2025. With a long-standing passion for whisky and beer, he’s a relative newcomer to the world of wine and is now desperately trying to make up for lost time! He is the host of Book Club on the Italian Wine Podcast.

Connect:
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rickhough.bsky.social 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/verona_campione 
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickhough/
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Ep. 2547 Rooted in Change with Jane Masters MW  | Book Club with Richard Hough

Welcome to Voices and Episode 2545 of the Italian Wine Podcast. In this episode, Cynthia Chaplin interviews New York–based wine educator and digital creator Amari Collins to explore her personal journey into wine, from childhood memories with her sommelier father to her unexpected career shift from television production into the world of wine education. Amari shares how she built Vin Dealer as an accessible, culture-driven platform, how a viral rooftop tasting changed everything, and how her tastes have evolved along the way.

More about the guest:

Amari Collins is a New York–based wine educator and digital creator who brings a fresh, inclusive voice to the world of wine. Through her platform @vin_dealer, Amari demystifies wine with humor, cultural insight, and storytelling that resonates with a diverse audience. 
Before stepping into the wine space, Amari built a successful career as a television casting producer. In recognition of her impact on the industry, Amari was named to Wine Enthusiast’s Future 40 Tastemakers list for 2025.

Connect:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin_dealer/ 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amari-collins-8599b979/ 

More about our host: 
VIA certified Italian Wine Ambassador and sommelier with FIS, Cynthia Chaplin is a professor of Italian Wine and Culture, with 20 years experience in the wine industry. Cynthia is a certified wine educator, author, international judge, and content creator. She designs and presents events for embassies, corporate and private clients, develops Italian wine collections for restaurants and private clients and works with Italian wineries to train their sales and export staff.
Hosting Voices has increased her commitment to DEI in the wine sector, interviewing emerging and established wine professionals and discussing topics such as inclusivity, equity, language, sustainability and challenges facing under-represented groups and cultures as they move into careers in wine. As a certified WSET Educator, Cynthia is passionate about developing wine education for a future that will have a place at the table for anyone interested in wine.

Connect:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Italian-Wines-in-English/100036868372598/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kiss_my_glassx/?hl=en
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-
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Ep. 2545 Building Inclusive Wine Spaces with Amari Collins | Voices with Cynthia Chaplin

Welcome to Clubhouse’s Ambassadors’ Corner and Episode 2546 of the Italian Wine Podcast. In this episode, Anna Obukhovskaia interviews Massimo Bronzato of Bronzato winery in Valpolicella.

These sessions are recorded from Clubhouse and reproduced here for the Italian Wine Podcast. 

Key Learning Objectives:
1. Understand what makes Valpolicella unique, from its ancient soils to its diverse micro-terroirs.
2. Learn how local producers are preserving freshness and typicity despite the challenges of a warming climate.
3. Explore how passionate winemakers like Massimo Bronzato are shaping the region’s evolution through innovation and tradition.

More about today’s host:  

Anna Obukhovskaya has over 15 years of experience in wine retail, marketing and sales. She has worked in several large companies and independent projects, and founded the Italian Wine Tasting Club in Saint Petersburg in Russia. In 2023 she became a certified Italian Wine Ambassador. Driven by passion for European wines she moved from Saint Petersburg to Slovenia. She currently leads export development and sales strategies at Nautilus Trade, the company she founded, specializing in expanding market opportunities for wineries and food producers.

Connect:
Website: https://nautilus-trade.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wine_it_anna/ 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-obukhovskaia-0a4789261/ 

More about today’s guest:  
Bronzato winery is known for its traditional Valpolicella wines, especially Amarone della Valpolicella and Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore, produced using organic farming and traditional methods. The winery is a family-run business committed to high-quality, natural wine production. 

Connect
Website: https://www.bronzatowine.it/ 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bronzatowine/ 
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Ep. 2546 Anna Obukhovskaia interviews Massimo Bronzato | Clubhouse Ambassadors' Corner

Welcome to episode 2548 of the Italian Wine Podcast from wine2wine Vinitaly Business Forum 2025, ITA Masterclass "ITA Connects - Decoding the U.S. market: importing, policy, and promoting Italian wine".

Speakers: Bill Terlato, Roger Murry, Ted Campbell, Kristen Reitzell
Moderator: Stevie Kim

The U.S. remains a strategic market for Italian wine, but success requires navigating not only the three-tier system but also the policy environment in Washington. This interactive masterclass, organized by ITA – Italian Trade Agency, brought together four leading voices shaping the future of Italian wine in America.

Bill Terlato (Terlato Wine Group), who has the unique distinction of having imported, distributed, marketed, and produced luxury Italian wines for decades, shares the importer’s perspective. Ted Campbell (Winebow) provides insights on portfolio strategy and category trends, representing one of the most influential Italian portfolios in the U.S. Roger Murry (Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP) provides insights on trade policy, regulation, and advocacy, highlighting how coalitions like the U.S. Wine Trade Alliance influence market access. Kristen Reitzell (Jackson Family Wines) focuses on communication and branding, exploring how Italian wine can stay relevant with today’s and tomorrow’s U.S. consumers.

Moderated by Stevie Kim, each panelist presented a wine from their portfolio as a narrative cue, then expanded into milestones, current challenges, and future opportunities. The session underscores ITA’s role as the institutional bridge connecting Italian producers to U.S. stakeholders across business, policy, and communication.

The Italian Wine Podcast is proud to be a media partner of wine2wine Vinitaly Business Forum and is pleased to present this series of conversations from Vinitaly.USA in Chicago. wine2wine Vinitaly Business Forum is an international wine business event, held annually since 2014. This year the Forum was held alongside Vinitaly.USA in Chicago, taking it outside of Verona for the first time.

About ITA – the Italian Trade Agency:
ITA – the Italian Trade Agency is the Governmental agency that supports the business development of our companies abroad and promotes the attraction of foreign investment in Italy. 
With a motivated and modern organization and a widespread network of overseas offices, ITA provides information, assistance, consulting, promotion and training to Italian small and medium-sized businesses. Using the most modern multi-channel promotion and communication tools, it acts to assert the excellence of Made in Italy in the world.

Connect: https://www.ice.it/en/      
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Ep. 2548 ITA Masterclass "Decoding the U.S. market" | wine2wine Vinitaly Business Forum

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