Episode 2043

Ep. 2043 Siyang Li | Everybody Needs A Bit Of Scienza

Everybody Needs A Bit Of Scienza

August 9, 2024

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Siyang Li

Episode Summary

Content Analysis Key Themes and Main Ideas 1. Promotion of the Italian Wine Ambassador (VIA) program and its international reach. 2. The format and purpose of the ""Everybody needs a bit of Shenza"" segment on the Italian Wine Podcast. 3. Addressing audience-submitted questions on wine-related topics through expert advice. 4. Historical context of wine, specifically regarding ancient Roman and Sicilian wines. 5. Engagement with the podcast community and calls for listener support. Summary The provided text begins with an advertisement for the Italian Wine Ambassador (VIA) program, highlighting its global network and announcing upcoming academies in Chicago and Almaty, Kazakhstan. It then transitions into a segment of the Italian Wine Podcast titled ""Everybody needs a bit of Shenza."" This segment features community members sending wine-related questions to Professor Shenza, the ""chief scientist."" In this particular episode, hosted by Richard Hoff, a question from Siang Li, a participant in the 2024 VIA program, is addressed. Siang Li asks where would be the best year to time-travel to taste ancient Roman wines and how they would taste. The professor's (implied) advice, conveyed by the host, suggests that rather than ancient Rome, Sicily might be a more interesting historical wine destination. The segment concludes by inviting listeners to submit their own questions and providing details on how to find, subscribe to, rate, and support the Italian Wine Podcast. Takeaways * The Italian Wine Ambassador (VIA) program is expanding its global network with upcoming academies in Chicago and Almaty. * ""Everybody needs a bit of Shenza"" is a regular segment on the Italian Wine Podcast dedicated to answering wine-related questions from its community. * Professor Shenza provides expert answers to listener questions, overseen by the podcast host. * Ancient Roman wines might not meet modern taste expectations, with ancient Sicilian wines suggested as a more appealing historical alternative. * Listeners are encouraged to interact with the podcast by submitting questions and supporting its production. * The Italian Wine Podcast is accessible on multiple platforms, including SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Notable Quotes * ""Who wants to be the next Italian wine Ambassador?"

About This Episode

In a Italian wine podcast, host Richard Hoff explains that members of the international wine community send their questions to a professor named Ben, who records their answers and tries to keep them in line. He also invites viewers to visit the show, which is a monthly show on Italian wine podcasts. A question from a guest named Siang Li asks about the time travel to taste wines made by ancient Romans, and the host recommends that viewers try the ancient Rome and Sicily wines.

Transcript

Who wants to be the next Italian wine Ambassador? Join an exclusive network of four hundred Italian wine ambassadors across forty eight countries. Vineetly International Academy is coming to Chicago on October nineteenth is twenty first. And while Matikazakhstan from November sixteenth to eighteenth. Don't miss out. Register now at Vineetri dot com. Warning warning. This podcast contains information in Italian language. Contains information in Italian, Chinchin. Welcome to this special. Everybody needs a bit of Shenza addition of the Italian wine podcast. Here's the premise. For Italy international academy community members. Send us their questions for VIA chief scientist of Astorothea Chienza. We record his answers, and Stevie Kim tries to keep him in line. Sometimes it works. Thank you for listening. Hello, and welcome to the Italian wine podcast, and everybody needs a bit of Shenza. I'm Richard Hoff, host of Bookclub. The monthly show that explores the world of wine writing. Kiwi Kim is on the road. So once again, I'm asking the questions to professor Then Ben. Ben, Avanti. As you know, members of the international wine community send us their wine related questions. And every Friday, we choose one for the professor to answer in his own inimitable way. Our question today comes from Siang Li who participated in the two thousand and twenty four via Italian Wine Ambassador Program here in Verona. Her question is if I suddenly had the superpower of time travel to taste wines made by ancient Romans, what year would you suggest to travel to? And how would the wine taste? I don't know. There is a polandor to you know, in the the the So, you know, okay. Okay. Good. That's some good advice, sir. If you ever have the superpower, our recommendation is not to go to to ancient Rome, but instead perhaps try Sicily. So I hope that answers your question. Remember if you have a question for the professor, you can reach out to us on social media. Or email support at Italian wine podcast dot com. Thanks once again to Professor Shenza for such an interesting and informative response. This is the Italian wine podcast, wherever you get your podcasts. We're on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Emilia FM, and more. Don't forget to subscribe and rate the show. If you enjoy listening, please consider domain dating through Italianline podcast dot com. Any amount helps cover equipment, production, and publication costs. Until next time.