Ep. 664 David Othenin-Girard | Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People

Episode 664 Steve Raye interviews David Othenin-Girard in this episode of Get US Market Ready With Italian Wine People on the Italian Wine Podcast. About today’s guest: David Othenin-Girard has been a buyer for 13 years at K&L Wines, one of America's leading specialty retail shops with three stores in California. He has curated a unique range of products that are not commonly found or carried by other retailers. In addition he writes the K&L Spirits Journal ( https://spiritsjournal.klwines.com/), one of the best-read wine newsletters in America with circulation to over 90,000 K&L customers. David has been an "influencer" long before the concept became popular. The difference being his knowledge of and access to an incredibly wide range of brands and a curiosity that drives him to seek out the new, innovative, and best of the "long tail" of spirit and wine brands to make them available to U.S. customers. He has an eclectic and opinionated (in a good way) point of view, something that both brick and mortar and e-comm stores have found holds immense appeal. In his interview with Steve he shares some valuable insights into how the U.S. market is evolving. If you want to learn more about today’s guest, you can by visiting: http://www.klwines.com http://spiritsjournal.klwines.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-othenin-girard-94190510 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!