Introvert Wine Podcast by Xeniya

Episode 6: Science of Wine with Nicholas Spencer 🤓🍷Oh the roads that lead us into the wine world, who would have thought that being stuck for months in a winery during the pandemic would result in a DipWSET certification and WeinAkademiker title for Nicholas 😅Jokes aside, this is a truly an episode that I’m most proud of. Not because of myself, but of how generous and passionate Nic is in sharing his insights into the science of wine. 🥹🍷This could have easily been a five-hour episode of my pe...

🎧Episode 5: Wine communication 🗣️In this first little anniversary episode I’m talking about one of my favorite things- wine communication! 🥳Episode 5 marks the first important milestone for me - five full episodes aired to date, with more than 540 downloads 🤪 I feel more confident in continuing on this podcast adventure with you. 💪🏻 I have explored different platforms (adding YouTube podcasts for your convenience recently), talked about wine topics with incredible speakers and already planned...

Introvert Wine Podcast, Episode 4 with Marc Almert: A Perfect SommelierWhat is a perfect sommelier? In many cases we think about technical knowledge like appellations, vintages, producers, labels...But the more sommeliers I meet and more wine events I help organising, I tend to think that the personal qualities and soft skills sometimes make a bigger difference.So much focus in sommelier profession is put on achievements, but few speak about preparation of the mental and physical aspects of y...

Episode 3: Getting certified with Valeria Tenison 📜Just listing her titles, degrees and certifications will probably take the whole post 😅 So, definitely, Valeria is the person to speak about getting certified in the wine world 🍷 In this episode of Introvert Wine Podcast we chat about different ways of getting certified in the wine industry, types of programs, duration, costs and other important details (like, ROI 💰💰💰)! What to take into consideration and our own experiences 😉🚨Аттеншн, с...

Episode 2: the language of wine If you work in wine, you’ll have to deal with foreign languages. Even if you are a native speaker, reading/learning/pronouncing French, Italian, German wines and grapes correctly is the minimum you should consider.Wine is a cultural product, it has travelled, witnessed and survived many historical events, of course, it has myths and legends that surround it. Sometimes, knowing the translation of the name of a grape variety can shed some light on its past.D...