The Blog!
Find transcripts of Italian Wine Essentials episodes, podcast updates, guest blog posts from the amazing Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) community, and occasional ramblings of the show's producers and creators...
July 14, 2020
PIWI varieties, climate, and the future of grapes.
July 14, 2020
On soils, Chianti Classico, and Menzioni Geografiche Aggiuntive.
July 10, 2020
On anthropology and the basis of knowledge.
June 10, 2020
On Saint Thomas, Aristotle, Lucretius, and grape vines.
May 27, 2020
Transcript - Rebecca Lawrence as Professor Scienza on Verdicchio ENGLISH
May 26, 2020
Transcript - VIA Chief Scientist Attilio Scienza sul Verdicchio ITALIAN
May 8, 2020
On Barolo, Barbaresco, and soils.
May 4, 2020
What makes the professor tick?
April 9, 2020
On "natural" wine trends and Erbamat.
April 9, 2020
Valpolicella blend question from Franco Zhang.
March 31, 2020
Tintilia, volcanic soils, and a phone call from New York.
March 26, 2020
Finally we get to the bottom of this obsession with flysch.