Episode 1477

Ep. 1477 Simone Benedetti | Slow Wine 2023

Slow Wine 2023

July 20, 2023

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Simone Benedetti

Episode Summary

Content Analysis Key Themes and Main Ideas 1. The growth and community engagement of the Italian Wine Podcast. 2. The Slow Wine Movement and its significance in Italian winemaking. 3. The history and philosophy of Cantina Benedetti, a family winery. 4. The unique characteristics of the Valpolicella wine region. 5. The importance of the Corvina grape variety. Summary This segment begins with an update on the Italian Wine Podcast's significant growth, expecting to reach six million listens by July 2023, and promotes ways for the community to support and engage with the show, including buying publications or making donations, and opportunities to nominate guests or meet the hosts. The main content then transitions to a special series dedicated to the Slow Wine fair held in Bologna in March 2023. Host Monty Waldin interviews Simone and Greza of Cantina Benedetti, a winery located in Santa Brigida in the classic zone of Valpolicella, Verona, in northeast Italy. They share their family history, explaining how their grandparents moved from the mountains to establish the vineyard. They highlight Corvina as their signature grape, prized for its longevity and elegance. The interview briefly touches on their export markets (Germany, Switzerland, France, China) and concludes with a lighthearted question about their preferred wine for sharing with friends. Takeaways - The Italian Wine Podcast has achieved substantial growth and encourages community involvement through donations and engagement opportunities. - The podcast hosts special series dedicated to events like the Slow Wine fair, showcasing Italian producers. - Cantina Benedetti is a family-run winery in the Valpolicella region of Verona. - The winery's history is rooted in their grandparents' decision to seek better opportunities by establishing a vineyard. - Corvina is the signature grape for Cantina Benedetti, valued for producing long-lived and elegant wines. - Cantina Benedetti exports its wines to several international markets, including European and Asian countries. Notable Quotes - ""Since twenty seventeen, the Italian One podcast has exploded and expects to hit six million listens by the end of July twenty twenty three."

About This Episode

The owner of a wine winery in portion of the Italian One podcast is hosting a virtual wine wine wine podcast. The podcast has been producing successful wines since 2017 and is focused on the Italian wine community. The owner and his niece are at a wine winery in Santa Broadji in Val Terror Chaitla, California, and they discuss their favorite wines and their favorite places to stay.

Transcript

Since twenty seventeen, the Italian One podcast has exploded and expects to hit six million listens by the end of July twenty twenty three. We're celebrating this success by recognizing those who have shared the journey with us and giving them the opportunity to contribute to the on the success of the shows. By buying a paper copy of the Italian wine unplugged two point o or making a donation to help the ongoing running costs, members of the international Italian wine community will be given the chance to nominate future guests and even enter a price draw to have lunch with Stevie Kim and Professor Atigioshenza. To find out more, visit us at Italian wine podcast dot com. Welcome to this special series dedicated to slow wine held in Volonia in March twenty twenty three. During the fair, we conducted several interviews with some very exciting producers. We were able to pull out some the more interesting elements of Italian wine within the slow wine movement, tune in each week on Italian wine podcast. Okay. Welcome to the Italian wine podcast. Today, we are at the slow wine, slow food fare in Bologna. And I'm here with a producer, Cantina Benedetti. Okay. And this is Simone, the owner, and this is his niece Greza. Okay. So Tell me a little bit about where where you are located, this is the area. Okay. We are located in, Santa Broadji in Valkali Chaitla, a classic zone of Valkali Chaitla in the Verona, in the north east of Italy. Okay. And can you give me a little bit of a history about your winery, a little bit of a story about where you guys started? My grandparents, where, from, Zuna of, Montez near Howard Home. Okay. They decide to leave the mountains to find better opportunities. Yes. They bought us on, Vineyard. What is your signature grape? Our, typical, types of grapes is, Corina. Because it's, gives to the wine, long the offer longevity. It's also more elegant. And so what is your signature wine that you make? Italian wine podcast. If you think you love wine as much as we do, then give us a like and a follow anywhere you get your pods. Okay. And do you export to outside of Italy? Germanas Vincera, Franca, Cortina, Tijuana. Wow. Okay. And I guess the last question I wanted to ask is if you were eating with friends, and you had to choose your wine. What would you what's the Mhmm. I've been at. Okay. And so what's your favorite? Okay. Okay. Thank you for everything. You did good. Thank you so much. Bye bye. Bye, guys. Listen to the Italian wine podcast wherever you get your podcasts. We're on SoundCloud Apple Podcasts modify, Pamela FM, and more. Don't forget to subscribe and rate the show. If you enjoy listening, please consider donating through Italianwine podcast dot com. Any amount helps cover equipment, production, and publication costs. Until next time, Cheaching.