Ep. 700 Pietro Russo | Wine, Food & Travel With Marc Millon

Published: Nov. 15, 2021, 11 p.m.

b"Episode 700 Marc Millon interviews Pietro Russo on Clubhouse during the wine2wine 2021 Clubhouse Marathon, in this episode of Italian Food & Wine with Marc Millon on the Italian Wine Podcast.\\nBefore telling you more about our great episode we want to give a shout out to our new Sponsor Vivino! the world's largest online wine marketplace - The Vivino app makes it easy to choose wine. Enjoy expert team support, door-to-door delivery and honest wine reviews to help you choose the perfect wine for every occassion. Vivino - Download the app on Apple or Android and discover an easier way to choose wine! Find out more about by visiting:\\xa0www.vivino.com/IT/en/\\xa0or download the app:\\xa0www.vivino.com/app\\nAbout today\\u2019s guest:\\nBorn in 1985 in Marsala from a family dedicated to winemaking, Pietro Russo graduated in viticulture and winemaking in Conegliano Veneto and got a Masters degree in Bordeaux. His career has included working in Bordeaux and Languedoc, Andalusia, New Zealand and Piedmont, where he developed his winemaking skills and an insatiable passion for wine. Pietro now works for Donnafugata as of 2010, where he has the chance to produce wines from the most compelling appellations across Sicily such as Etna, Pantelleria, Vittoria and Contessa Entellina. In 2020 he revised the Italian chapter for the New Sotheby\\u2019s Wine Encyclopedia together with Gabriele Gorelli MW and Andrea Lonardi, and he takes part in several international wine competitions as a judge.\\nIn the meantime, Pietro is busy with the Master of Wine program, having passed the tasting part of the exam in 2019 his studies continue, trying achieve those coveted two letters after his name.\\nIf you want to learn more about today\\u2019s guest, you can by visiting:\\nInstagram: pietrusso85\\nFacebook: Pietro Russo\\nLinkedin:\\xa0linkedin.com/in/pietro-russo-4a03a6129\\ne-mail:\\xa0Pietro.russo@donnafugata.it\\nMore about the host Marc Millon:\\nMarc Millon, VIA Italian Wine Ambassador 2021, has been travelling, eating, drinking, learning and writing about wine, food and travel for nearly 40 years. Born in Mexico, with a mother from Hawaii via Korea and an anthropologist father from New York via Paris, he was weaned on exotic and delicious foods. Marc and his photographer wife Kim are the authors of 14 books including a pioneering series of illustrated wine-food-travel books: The Wine Roads of Europe, The Wine Roads of France, The Wine Roads of Italy (Premio Barbi Colombini), and The Wine Roads of Spain. Other titles include The Wine and Food of Europe, The Food Lovers\\u2019 Companion Italy, The Food Lovers\\u2019 Companion France, Wine, a global history. Marc regularly lectures and hosts gastronomic cultural tours to Italy and France with Martin Randall Travel, the UK\\u2019s leading cultural travel specialist. He is soon to begin a regular series on Italian Wine Podcast, \\u2018Wine, food and travel with Marc Millon\\u2019. When not on the road Marc lives on the River Exe in Devon, England\\nIf you want to learn more about today\\u2019s guest, you can by visiting:\\nquaypress.uk/\\nmarcmillon.co.uk\\nvino.co.uk\\nquaypress.com\\nLinkedIn:\\xa0linkedin.com/in/marc-millon-50868624\\nTwitter: @Marc_Millon\\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!"