Walk the Talk on Sustainability
Walk the Talk is a curiosity driven and solution seeking podcast about sustainability in Wine, Gastronomy and Tourism. The host Riikka Sukula is Jackie-of-all-trades professional with over three decades of experience in hospitality, retail, restaurant, importing, vine growing and winery business. Walk the Talk welcomes guests who are dedicating their lives to sustainability issues and are unique specialists in their fields. Riikka’s mission is to raise awareness and constantly learn more about this complex theme which plays a crucial role in our everyday lives and in the future of our planet. Together with podcast guests, we learn both the big picture of sustainability and the practical small needed steps of action in our everyday life.
Podcasting since 2022 • 19 episodes
Walk the Talk on Sustainability
Latest Episodes
#18 Alessandro Masnaghetti, the Mapman - why understanding landscape is important in sustainability thinking
In this episode we walk the landscapes of Barolo and Chianti with the Mapman Alessandro Masnaghetti. He explains how understanding landscapes increases our understanding of how and where sustainable farming and viticulture is possible. We all t...
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#17 Laura Donadoni - Italian wine girl - discrimination prevention and sexual harassment education
Many issues of social sustainability is a subject too rarely touched in the wine world. It’s often for the uncomfortable topics that we need to find straightforward solutions. In this episode I speak with Laura Donadoni who brought up a grea...
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#16 Claudio Agostini - Vetri Speciali - Wild Glass - recycled materials
How can we reduce the negative impacts of packaging - one effective way is recycling glass and accepting visually imperfect recycled glass bottles and lighter weight bottles. Claudio Agostini from glass packaging manufacturer Vetri Speciali ...
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#15 Stefano Scavino, farmer and owner of Duipuvrun farm - Farm to fork actions through biodiversity
Last year in October, the European Parliament took a very important vote to accept a Farm to Fork strategy. It is at the heart of the European Green Deal. Aiming to make food systems fair, healthy and environmentally friendly. Food Systems c...
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#14 Martina Doglio Cotto, sommelier & tour operator - Sustainable food and wine tour design
What are sustainably savvy travellers requesting when planning a wine & gastronomic tour? How sustainable choices can be nudged into all itineraries? These are issues that Martina considers when building her gastronom...
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