Welcome to Episode 2256 of the Italian Wine Podcast and Stevie Kim’s Ambassadors’ Corner on Clubhouse. In this episode Italian Wine Ambassador Anna Obuhovskaya interviews Nicola Ermacora of Ermacora winery. Today’s learning objectives: To brush up on the characteristics, terroir and wines associated with the Friulano grape variety To understand and recognise the key characteristics and attributes of the Pignolo grape Co-Moderator – Anna Obuhovskaya Anna Obuhovskaya has 16 years of experience in wine retail, marketing and sales. She worked in a number of bigger wine importing companies and independent projects, and founded the Italian Wine Tasting Club in Saint Petersburg in Russia. In 2023 she became an Italian Wine Ambassador. Driven by passion for European wines she moved from Saint Petersburg to the charming Slovenia to work even closer with European wine producers. Currently Anna lives in Ljubljana where she started a new wine club and collaborates with the wineries and distributors as an independent wine portfolio and sales strategy consultant. Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wine_it_anna/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-obuhovskaya-0a4789261/ About the guest: Nicola Ermacora was born and raised in his family’s vineyards in Friuli, where winemaking has been a tradition since 1922. With a background in engineering and experience at renowned Champagne maisons, he returned to pursue his childhood dream: growing the finest Tocai Friulano grapes to craft the most joyful wine. A patient observer, he embraces regenerative agriculture to enhance his family’s legacy while protecting nature. In his free time, he experiments with farming and makes honey with his wife. A true adventurer, he prefers 100 thousand million stars to five-star hotels, recently camping across Costa Rica, Namibia, Tanzania, and New Zealand. Connect: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ermacora.winery Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ermacora_winery/ Website: https://www.ermacora.it/ _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow Italian Wine Podcast on our social media channels: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here: https://www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin! Follow Italian Wine Podcast for more great content – winery interviews from the Clubhouse sessions! Psssst…FYI this show is our most popular show, find out why by tuning-in!