Welcome to Clubhouseโs Ambassadorsโ Corner and Episode 2601 of the Italian Wine Podcast. In this episode, Anna Obukhovskaia IWA interviews Isabella Pelizzatti Perego of ARPEPE winery in Valtellina. This fascinating conversation explores the history of the winery and winemaking in Valtellina, the impact of climate change, and typical food to pair with the regionโs wines.ย
These sessions are recorded from Clubhouse and reproduced here for the Italian Wine Podcast.ย
Key Learning Objectives:
โข Understand the Valtellina wine region, with a focus on its unique microclimate and alpine topography.
โข Learn how Nebbiolo adapts and expresses itself in a high-altitude, mountain environment.
โข Recognise the impact of climate change on Valtellinaโs vineyards and how local cuisine and traditional food pairings complement the regionโs wines.
More about todayโs host:ย ย
Anna Obukhovskaya has over 15 years of experience in wine retail, marketing and sales. She has worked in several large companies and independent projects, and founded the Italian Wine Tasting Club in Saint Petersburg in Russia. In 2023 she became a certified Italian Wine Ambassador. Driven by passion for European wines she moved from Saint Petersburg to Slovenia. She currently leads export development and sales strategies at Nautilus Trade, the company she founded, specializing in expanding market opportunities for wineries and food producers.
Connect:
Website: https://nautilus-trade.com/ย
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wine_it_anna/ย
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-obukhovskaia-0a4789261ย
More about todayโs guest:ย ย
ARPEPE winery is located in Sondrio, in the heart of the Valtellina valley in Lombardy, Northern Italy. It operates in the Grumello subzone, producing wines from vineyards across the Sassella, Grumello, and Inferno appellations. The estate is known for its high-altitude, terraced Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca) vineyards. The winery is famous for its “heroic viticulture” on steep, terraced, stone-walled vineyards. Isabella Pelizzatti Perego is the 5th generation winemaker for her familyโs estate in Valtellina. The Pelizzatti family has been growing Nebbiolo vines on the steep slopes of the Northern Italian Alps since 1860. In 1984, her father, Arturo Pelizzatti Perego (Ar.Pe.Pe.) rebranded and refocused the winery to cultivate Nebbiolo expressive of their unique terroir with meticulous attention to tradition and quality. Today Isabella, along with her brothers Emanuele and Guido, continue the familyโs pursuit of pure, honest Nebbiolo wines rooted in minerality and finesse rather than structure or concentration.
Connect:
Website: https://www.arpepe.com/ย
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arpepe1860/ย
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