Giovanni Mazzoni's guest appearances

Giovanni Mazzoni

Italian Wine Podcast

Elena Pantaleoni

Francesco Ripaccioli

Ivan Rapuzzi

Pascaline Lepeltier

Jeff Porter

Jordan Salcito

Cindy Gallop

David Lynch

Susan Kostrzewa

Stephen Brook

Dan Petroski

Madeline Puckette

Alice Wong

Jane Anson

Anselmo Guerrieri Gonzaga

OwlTail

Monty Waldin

Podere Forte

In this episode Monty Waldin meets Giovanni Mazzoni, manager at Podere Forte in the Orcia valley in Tuscany. Giovanni tells Monty about the origin of the estate, a 200-year-old “podere” that Pasquale Forte acquired in 1998 and developed as a biodynamic estate. Mazzoni talks about the biodiverse flora and fauna on the estate, its wheat production, Chianina cows, Cinta Senese pigs, and bees (among others!) which all contribute to a healthy vineyard ecosystem. Podere Forte produces Sangiovese-based wines, Petrucci, Petruccino, and Guardiavigna and its main market is Italy. Monty and Giovanni also go deep into technology for viticulture, such as the use of drones!

Ep. 179 Monty Waldin interviews Giovanni Mazzoni (Podere Forte)