Ep. 723 Susannah Gold | Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People

Episode 723 Steve Raye interviews Susannah Gold in this episode of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guest: Susannah Gold has a a master’s degree in International Affairs from the Paul H. Nitze School of International Affairs (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University and a certificate in Global Philanthropy from New York University. She earned her undergraduate degree from Colgate University and graduated Phi Beta Kappa, with Magna Cum Laude honors. She is a communications professional with a wide number of specializations, including an in-depth knowledge of wine which she has been imbibing and studying for over 25 years. She started learning about wine when she was young as her father and a Sicilian friend made wine in the basement of theirhouse. Beyond this, she provides writing services to clients, writing articles, blog posts and the book she’s working on, She has focused much of her time educating both the trade and consumers. She holds various wine certificates from schools around the world including an Italian sommelier certificate from the Associazione Italiana dei Sommeliers (AIS) which she received in Milan and the prestigious Diploma in Wines & Spirits (DipWSET) from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET). She is also certified as an Italian Wine Ambassador from the Vinitaly International Academy, hold the CSW and CSS certifications from the Society of Wine Educators, the Italian Wine Scholar and the French Wine Scholar certificates from the Wine Scholar Guild, a Spanish wine certification from the Spanish Wine Academy and a certification as a Sherry Wine Specialist from the House of Lustau and the Sherry Board. She is currently studying for the Spanish Wine Scholar certificate from the Wine Scholar Guild, among other projects. For more information on today’s guest you can check out: www.susannahgold.com More about the host Steve Raye: Steve Raye of Bevology Inc originally joined our weekly lineup with narrations from his book “How to get US Market Ready” - but everyone just loved him so much, we brought him back with this series of interviews that informs and inspires! Each week he speaks to industry professionals; guests who have gained valuable experience in the Italian wine sector and have insightful tips and stories that can help anyone who wants to learn about getting US Market Ready! For more information on the host Steve Raye you can check out his website, Bevology Inc. here: www.bevologyinc.com/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ We also want to give a shout out to our sponsor Ferrowine. The largest alcoholic beverage shop in Italy since 1920! They have generously provided us with our brand new Italian Wine Podcast T-shirts, and we love them! Check out Ferrowine’s site, they have great wines, food pairings and so much more! https://www.ferrowine.it/ Until next time, Cin Cin!