Ep. 2244 Juliana Colangelo interviews Eduardo Dingler | Masterclass US Wine Market

Welcome to Episode 2244 of the Italian Wine Podcast. In this episode Juliana Colangelo interviews the international wine judge, sake ambassador and sommelier, Eduardo Dingler. More about the guest:  Born in Mexico, wine brought Eduardo to the Napa Valley in the United States where he spent a number of years in the hospitality industry and studying wine. He fell in love with sake about 15 years ago and started learning about it at a personal level. In 2010 he was hired as the Beverage Director for Morimoto Napa and later became the Global Corporate Beverage Director for the Morimoto Restaurant Group. During this time, he received his Court of Master Sommelier Certificate and Certified Sake Professional Diploma.  He fell deeply in love with Japan and the culture, traveling several times a year researching sake, shochu, beer and spirits. He is an international sake, wine and spirits judge, taking part in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, San Francisco International Wine Competition, Japan Wine and Sake Challenge and Las Vegas Global Spirits Competition on an annual basis.  Eduardo has held the role of Vice President of Wine at Wine Access since 2018. He’s also involved with several non profit Organizations including Inspire Napa Valley benefiting Alzheimer’s research, Jameson Animal Ranch Rescue, and Boys & Girls Clubs of America amongst others. Connect: Website: https://www.wineaccess.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edodingler/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edingler/ More about the host: Juliana Colangelo Juliana Colangelo is a leading communications and marketing professional for the beverage alcohol industry. Currently, Juliana is a Senior Brand Manager at Frederick Wildman, where she is focused on building their Italian wine portfolio. Prior to that, she led the California Division as a Vice President at Colangelo & Partners, the leading wine and spirits communications agency in the U.S. for over 10 years. During her tenure at C&P, Juliana led the development of the California office, growing the agency’s domestic presence to a dedicated office of 15 people with representation of leading wine companies such as Jackson Family Wines, Far Niente, Charles Krug Winery, Foley Family Wines and more. Juliana has completed her WSET Level 3 and her eMBA in Wine Business with Sonoma State University. In 2021, Juliana was named one of PR News’ Top Women in PR in the “Rising Stars” category. In 2022 Juliana became a Vinitaly International Academy Italian Wine Ambassador. Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julezcolang/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/jules.colangelo/ Twitter: https://x.com/julezcolang?lang=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliana-colangelo-mba-04345539/ _______________________________ 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!