Full sit down with Michelle Metter, founder and creator of SommCon, during the conference. She goes into the addition of Women in Craft Conference this year, as well as many aspects of the conference as a whole, including behind the scenes looks, networking, the role we all have to contribute to the growth of the industry, and more. Follow along on…

Erik Segelbaum, owner of SOMLYAY, VP @ United Somms Foundation, and overall bad ass sommelier, sits down with me during SommCon 2024 to go over trends in beverage consumption, financial literacy for somms and more !By Rafael Peterson

Maurice DiMarino, beverage director for COHN restaurant group in San Diego, overseeing 24 beverage programs, sits down and talks about innovation in the wine world, what's driving the new generation in their beverage consumption, and his seminars at SommConBy Rafael Peterson

Will Costello, Master Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers, sits down and talks about his new role with Preferabli, what's new in tech in the wine industry, and some things that he's learned from failures in the pastBy Rafael Peterson

Dan Valerino, partner at Finca in North Park, San Diego, sits down with me during SommCon 2024 in San Diego. We talk about the panel he presented on, Your Volume is Showing, tips for leveraging relationships, and the best advice he's ever heard. Make sure you're following on http://www.instagram.com/hospitalitv for all the content from these interv…

Got to sit down with Nate Rivera of Two Travelers Wine Bar in Temecula; we talked about his background in the industry, contributing to the industry, attracting great talent, best tactics for a successful wine bar and a lot more!! Let us know what you think! Follow on IG @hospitalitvBy Rafael Peterson

So humbled to sit down and talk with one of my favorite people in the San Diego restaurant scene, Angie Weber! We go over her life experience in owning and running one of the most iconic restaurants in SD, her time in sales and brand development, her inspiring stances and leadership throughout the pandemic, and a lot more. . Full podcast available …

Grateful to have sat down with my buddy and bad ass sommelier Zack Musick, director of education for The German Wine Collection. We discussed all things German wine, as well as Zack's background in hospitality, best advice to young sommeliers, overcoming obstacles to create a diverse and engaging wine list, and much more! Please follow the podcast …

In this podcast, Diego talks to Chiara Malvasi from PinoGino about the wines of Portofino and what's characteristic for this region.By Diego Weber

In this podcast, Diego talks to Marzia Raggi from Cantina Sassarini about the wines of Cinque Terre in Italy.By Diego Weber

In this podcast, Diego talks to Telmo Rodriguez, a star winemaker from Rioja, about Rioja as brand success story.By Diego Weber

In this podcast, Diego talks to Vincent Rachet and Jean Christophe Rousseau from Exxact Robotics about hydrogen and bioethanol fuel concepts in agriculture.By Diego Weber

In this podcast, Diego talks with Juan Carlos Sancha, he is a university professor and preserves old grape varieties, about the history of Rioja winemaking.By Diego Weber

Sat down with one of the veterans in the San Diego wine scene, Mr. Scott Rose. We talked about creating wine programs, his philosophy when it comes to tasting wines for his list, employee longevity, dealing with the changing demographic, and much more! The HospitaliTV podcasted was created with the intent of interviewing leaders in the hospitality …

In this podcast, Diego talks to Kateřina Slezáková, marketing manager at Vinolok, about the role of aesthetics for wine stoppers and the different approach vinolok takes.By Diego Weber

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In this podcast, Diego talks with Audrey Elgoyhen from Sabi Agri about precision farming in wineries and synchronizing robots and tractors.By Diego Weber

In this podcast, Diego talks with Vanessa Bernard and Amandine Martheresse from Mycophyto about the role of mycorrhizal fungi for a higher soil biodiversity and regenerative agriculture.By Diego Weber

In this episode, Diego talks with Arturo Artuke about redefining Rioja wine styles.By Diego Weber

In this Episode Diego talks to Carlos de Jesus from AMORIM about the interplay of cork and the wine industry and the importance of cork as an oenological tool.By Diego Weber

Sat down with Amanda and talked about her journey into becoming a health and wellness coach, and later a life coach. With a deep background in hospitality, DJ'ing, and operating in the night life, we discussed being able to maintain balance, taking care of yourself, and being able to plan out your life with intention. This has been one of my favori…

Incredibly thankful for the opportunity to sit down and chat with my buddy Cesar Sandoval. He's exploded quickly in his role as National Brand Ambassador for Casa Lumbre Spirits. We chat about how he got into this role, how to develop new products in the market, best qualities he looks for in brand ambassadors, managing social media and much, much …

Sat down with Chris Wood of the Trust Restaurant Group, one of the most charismatic and welcoming individuals in the game. We spoke about his journey, people who have influenced his career, employee longevity, his speech for the USD men's basketball team, and a lot more. Please leave us a comment and tell us what you think!! Follow @hospitalitv on …

Christophe is the brand-new director of SITEVI and talks to us about his vision for the fair. See you at SITEVI from Nov. 28th-30th 2023 in Montepellier. Paid Partnership. Sponsors: Wein.Plus Amorim Cork Germany ERO / FerrandBy Diego Weber

Very grateful to have had MAURICE DIMARINO, beverage director of the Cohn Restaurant Group, donate his time to do a seminar on: State of the Union in our Industry – how to be viable in an ever changing business through guest & staff engagement while managing a positive P&L. This is the 3rd installment of educational seminars around hospitality foll…

Today’s episode was a recording of a recent seminar delivered by Master Sommelier Will Costello for the Somm community in San Diego. The subject of the seminar was navigating the current marketplace, negotiating salaries, contract work, and proving your value as a somm from a dollars and cents perspective. This is by far, in my opinion, one of the …

In the episode I sat down with Jacob Mentel, aka The Cocktail Retriever, and chatted about his intro into his craft as a bartender, his mental health journey and some practices that we have both used to get out of a rut. We did this to focus on mental health awareness month, and it's the first time I've really opened up about my own journey as well…

SILVIA PHILION OF MEZCALOSFERA by way of MEZCALOTECA 🌵 Such an incredible experience to work with someone as passionate and knowledgeable as Silvia! The Mezcaloteca project is based upon supporting the local growers and facilitating their productions to market, while also serving as a biblioteca / educational front for the consumer. A true passion …

Full interview with good friend and Chef Phillip Esteban. Former projects include R+D chef for Consortium Holdings in SD, currently White Rice Bodega, Open Gym, Future is Color, Weapon Ramen, Wordsmith Bookstore and soon to open Wild Flower.By Rafael Peterson

In this episode, Diego talks to Thomas Gueller from V&S News about industry news on wine economics. Ideas about sustainable packaging, bulk shipping and bottling in the target market.By Diego Weber

In this episode, Diego talks to Emilie Adoir from IFV about a software for wine consultants to measure and enhance the carbon footprint of wineries. In the future, it also offers the option of selling carbon credits for additional income.By Diego Weber

In this episode, Diego talks to Patrick Delmarre about the project Viti Tunnel. A canopy for vineyards, which acts like rain cover and reduces the need of fungicides. Currently used in grand cru chateaus and revolutionary for environmental protection.By Diego Weber

In this episode, Diego talks to Marie-Agnès Ducasse from IFV and Marc Perez from Inrae IFV about the breakthrough in red wine micro vinification for increased phenological analysis to speed up the development of new grape varieties.By Diego Weber

In this Episode, Diego talks to Vitalie Popa from VBungVDoor about revolutionary design changes in barrique building, which is potentially game changing for flying winemakers. Download Geisenheim University report here.By Diego Weber

In this episode from Vinitech Sifel 2022, Diego talks to Matthieu Hamel, market manager at Pellenc about vineyard automatization, IoT applications and the need for interoperability among suppliers of the wine industry. -cooperation with Vinitech Sifel-By Diego Weber

Le Puy from Bordeaux gained attention when they were declared world's best wine in The Drops of God manga series. In this podcast, export Manager Emeline and Diego explore the companies biodynamic philosophy, the foundation of le Puy's brand success.By Diego Weber

Matthieu Bordes, is manager and winemaker at Suntory's Château Lagrange, Grand Cru Classé in Saint-Julien, Bordeaux. He explains the en primeur market for wine, questions the authenticity of any Grand Cru classified vinyards, bought after 1855 and describes the relation of winery and négociant.By Diego Weber

Wine historian Bruno Boidron adds a fascinating perspective to current controversies on Bordeaux. In the podcast, he explains the evolution of Bordeaux as a wine growing region, a wine style and the impact of yesterday's decisions on today's wine business.By Diego Weber

Agnes Destrac-Irvine does research on new grape varieties for Bordeaux wine at INRAE. In this episode, she gives Diego a preview into possible grape candidates for permission that winemakers could market as regional Bordeaux red wine or white wine and discusses the use of Piwi varieties.By Diego Weber

David Siozard is a big fan of Bordeaux single grape variety wines. As winemaker, he adjusts parts of his production to this market branch and discusses the economic implications for his winery and the obvious demand for new Bordeaux wines with Diego in this podcast episode.By Diego Weber

François Audouze escalated his passion for aged wine into the most extraordinary career: hosting dinners for wine explorers. In this episode, he guides Diego into the fascinating world of aged wines and how to enjoy them properly.By Diego Weber

In this episode Diego talks to prof. Alain Deloire from #Supagro about his research on shoot dormancy and delaying bud break and harvest time to face climate change. article: https://ives-technicalreviews.eu/article/view/3420By Diego Weber

Eva Jung from Bordeaux is export manager for winery and négociant Cheval Canquard. In this episode, Eva introduces Diego to the négociant business, explains their product design and wine branding and explores the domestic and export market for her company.By Diego Weber

As head of École du vin de Bordeaux, Stéphanie Barral is responsible for worldwide Bordeaux wine education. In this episode, she shows the impact of the Bordeaux wine ambassador concept as a successful strategy for regional marketing with global reach, that deserves taking a closer look at.By Diego Weber

François-Thomas Bon owns Château La Grâce Fonrazade in Saint-Emillion and is president of the technical commission at CIVB. In this episode, he explores environmental issues with wine growing in Bordeaux and feasible solutions while enjoying his Grand Cru wines with Diego.By Diego Weber

Philippe Casteja is president of Union des Grand Cru Classés in Bordeaux and owns several Châteaus. In this podcast, he talks about the celebration of great wine, the en primeur campaign and his role as wine producer and négociant. Also, he discusses the significance of staging wine properly.By Diego Weber

Alexandre Abellan, editor in-chief of Vitisphere, introduces us to hot topics and controversies around wine growing politics and policies in Bordeaux and France. He and Diego also discuss the future of wine fairs and wine market trends. Vitisphere helps spread this podcast as french media partner.By Diego Weber

Christophe Chateau is director of communication at the Bordeaux wine growers association CIVB. In this podcast, he compares the historical and today's image of Bordeaux concerning classical and emerging wine styles and the growing sustainabilty efforts in the wine industry.By Diego Weber

Torben Endrici belongs to the new generation of winemakers at Cantina Endrizzi. In this episode, he explores business opportunities and customer acquisition for Italian wineries in Germany, Endrizzi's product development and his personal story entering the family winery.By Diego Weber

Pauline Lapierre runs two wine brands in Entre-Deux-Mers, Bordeaux: Château Haut-Rian and Les Vignes de Coulous. In this Podcast, she talks to Diego about changing wine styles, size ratios of wineries in Bordeaux, organic wine and female wine business.By Diego Weber