Please join the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce South Central on Friday, January 29 for the next seminar in our webinar series: “How To Run A Successful Virtual Tasting.”
Friday, January 29, 2021
9:00 a.m.
Click here to register.
Featured panelists:
Flavio Geretto
International Export Director
Villa Sandi (Valdobbiadene)
Since spring of 2020, Flavio has been hosting online tastings and seminars with clients and wine educators in Italy, the U.S., and Asia. Co-author of Italian Wine Beyond Covid-19 (Wine Meridian, 2020), he is has emerged as one of the leading experts in how to run virtual events across a wide array of social media and web-based platforms.
Cecilia Ercolino
Founder and CEO
Italian Products USA
As the owner of one of the top Italian food importers in the U.S., the New Jersey-based Italian Products USA, Cecilia has often spoken of the unforeseen opportunities for growth in the pandemic era and how to make the most of them. She will be sharing her experiences in virtual tasting with food producers and discussing “what makes for a successful buyer-supplier event.”
Kevin Day
Author and Wine Educator
Opening a Bottle
Over the course of just a few short years, blogger Kevin has established himself as one of the highest-profile wine writers and most in-demand wine educators in the U.S. today. In late 2020, he launched his Italian-focused series of paywall guided wine tastings. He will be discussing the key elements in developing a successful online series, including the marketing and implementation of the events.
Jeremy Parzen
Food and wine historian
Do Bianchi
Since April 2020, Jeremy, a wine writer and media consultant, has been running weekly virtual wine dinners for an Italian-focused restaurant in Houston, Texas. The events host between 60-90 guests each week. Jeremy will be discussing what sets these gatherings apart from the crowded field of virtual wine tastings.
