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Episode 667 Stevie Kim moderates Clubhouse\u2019s Ambassadors Corner. In this episode Hugh Preece interviews Arianna Occhipinti - These sessions are recorded from Clubhouse and replayed here on the Italian Wine Podcast!\nListen in on this series as Italian Wine Ambassadors all over the world chat with Stevie and their chosen wine producer. Which producer would you interview if you had your pick?\nAbout today\u2019s guest host:\nHugh Preece is the President/Operating Partner at Salt Creek Grille Restaurants and Pickled Monk Tap Room. He is an Italian Wine Ambassador- Vinitaly Academy; Italian Wine Scholar- Wine Scholar Guild; Certified Educator through VIA Educator Program; a Sommelier & a 5 Star Wine Judge. He is also the author of Counting Castles in Abruzzo.\nIf you want to learn more about today\u2019s guest host, you can by visiting:\nwww.linkedin.com/in/hughlpreecescg\nFacebook: @FermentedBoss\nInstagram: fermented_boss\nAbout today\u2019s guest producer:\nArianna Occhipinti has emerged as a pivotal personality for a new generation of wine enthusiasts. Her rapid rise is well-deserved: she is based in the Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG, where she farms Native varieties of Sicily. She is well-known for cultivating wines using biodynamic methods.\nArianna Occhipinti is a young winemaker from Vittoria, in the south-eastern tip of Sicily, the warm island off of Italy\u2019s Mediterranean coast. In a region often associated with Marsala and with producing bulk quantities of full-fleshed, plummy and ripe reds made for export and blending, Arianna Occhipinti\u2019s wines are non-conformist and highly atypical for the region.\nHer wines (made from the indigenous grapes Nero d\u2019Avola and the little-known Frappato) reflect, in part, her character: mysterious, earthy and intriguing. The wines are perfumed and spicy, with a bit of a wild streak that mirrors the rebellious energy that bubbles beneath her reserved and somewhat wary exterior.\nAlong with her winemaking, Arianna makes an incredible olive oil that is hard to get, and once you\u2019ve tasted it, it\u2019s even harder to forget.\nIf you want to learn more about today\u2019s guest producer, you can by visiting:\nwww.agricolaocchipinti.it/en/\nMore about the moderator Stevie Kim:\nStevie hosts Clubhouse sessions each week (visit Italian Wine Club & Wine Business on Clubhouse), these recorded sessions are then released on the podcast to immortalize them! She often also joins Professor Scienza in his shows to lend a hand keeping our Professor in check! You can also find her taking a hit for the team when she goes \u201cOn the Road\u201d, all over the Italian countryside, visiting wineries and interviewing producers, enjoying their best food and wine \u2013 all in the name of bringing us great Pods!\nTo find out more about Stevie Kim visit:\nFacebook: @steviekim222\nInstagram: @steviekim222\nWebsite:\xa0vinitalyinternational.com/wordpress/\nLet's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:\nInstagram @italianwinepodcast\nFacebook @ItalianWinePodcast\nTwitter @itawinepodast\nTiktok @MammaJumboShrimp\nLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast\nIf you feel like helping us, donate here\xa0www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/\nWe also want to give a shout out to our sponsor Ferrowine. The largest alcoholic beverage shop in Italy since 1920! They have generously provided us with our brand new Italian Wine Podcast T-shirts, and we love them! Check out Ferrowine\u2019s site, they have great wines, food pairings and so much more!\nwww.ferrowine.it/\nUntil next time, Cin Cin!