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.
Episodes
19 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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33:49
#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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24:15
#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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Episode 15
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34:30
#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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31:05
#13 Michele Fino, Professor of Legislation - University of Gastronomic Sciences - wine label legislation from sustainability point of view
What are the European wine quality control laws based on? How and what can you read from the labels? Professor Fino is an established professor at the Gastronomic University of Pollenzo - the so called Slow Food University, and his expertise...
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41:42
#12 Piero Rossi Cairo, owner of Tenuta Rossi Cairo, La Raia - renewable energy solutions in wineries
Energy and water solutions are often the main sustainability themes most companies are looking for first, when starting their sustainability actions, but it’s a big step for many small companies requiring often a big investment. In this epis...
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26:19
#11 Maurizio Gily, agronomist, professor - Sustainable future in viticulture and agriculture
Vine thrives in areas where other agriculture is basically impossible - steep hillsides and relatively poor soils. It is a very long living perenna that during the long growing season, it sequesters carbon dioxide well - but it also has nega...
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32:32
#10 Sandro Minella, wine educator and culinary tour guide - sustainable growth in enogastronomic tourism
What makes enogastronomic tourism and wine tourism so fascinating? How tourism’s negative impacts can be minimized and how the positive impacts can be spread? What are ways to sustainably grow tourism and lengthen the life cycle of tourism? The...
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Episode 10
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38:58
#9 Eva Codina, Casa di Langa hotel director - developing a sustainable hotel
Eva Codina is a hospitality industry professional of many years and her latest endeavor has been the building and opening of Casa di Langa hotel. A truly sustainable approach has been applied in both the construction and operation of the hotel ...
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Episode 9
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35:11
#8 Tom Hyland, journalist and author - The role of journalism in wine sustainability
Tom Hyland shares the latest stories from producers around Italy on their actions against climate change. The role of journalists is vital in informing consumers how to make more sustainable choices. As there is no one solution that would...
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Episode 8
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32:52
#7 Alexandra Stålhandske, Lively Wines Sweden - The crucial role of importers in choosing sustainably produced wines
This is Walk the Talk, a podcast that takes a curious approach to all aspects of sustainability in Wine, Gastronomy and Tourism. Together with my guests, we are exploring how our future will become more prosperous, equal, fair, harmonious and s...
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Episode 7
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35:48
#6 Roberta Ceretto, Ceretto Winery - Installing sustainability thinking throughout the organization
Ceretto winery is an example of successful, big scale, achievements in sustainable production - over 180 ha of biodynamic vineyards, hazelnuts, wine production, restaurants and sweets production. Roberta Ceretto tells us how it’s done in this e...
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Episode 6
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36:28
#5 Tuuli-Anna Tiuttu, SDG Monitor - Preparing a sustainability action plan
Do you and your company have a comprehensive and complete sustainability action plan? Are your goals tied to the Agenda2030 and the UN Sustainability development goals? Learn why you should. SDG-monitor CEO Tuuli-Anna Tiuttu tells us how to get...
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Episode 5
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30:46
#4 Deborah Parker Wong, Editor of SOMM Magazine & Slow Wine Guide USA - Sustainability in wine education
Almost as important as having a sustainability action plan and taking the actions for more sustainable wines, foods and tourism services is to communicate them clearly and transparently to the consumers. Deborah Parker Wong is a California b...
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Episode 4
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35:36
#3 Amy Bellotti from Marc Lanteri Restaurant - Sustainability as a source of creativity in a restaurant
Walk the Talk takes a curious approach to sustainability in Wine, Gastronomy and Tourism. My mission is to raise awareness and constantly learn more about sustainability issues. “Consider sustainab...
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Episode 3
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34:34
#2 Enrico Rivetto from Rivetto Winery - Increasing biodiversity in the vineyards
I'm gathering the most inspiring people in Wine, Gastronomy and Tourism around my table to talk about sustainability in wine, food and tourism. It’s been an oddly warm and dry winter and the vineyards in Barolo are in a de...
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Episode 2
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33:53
#1 Sara Vezza from Josetta Saffirio Winery - 360° thinking, small steps big results
Walk the Talk takes a curious approach to sustainability in Wine, Gastronomy and Tourism. This week I’m meeting with Sara Vezza, owner of Josetta Safirio winery, an ambitious winemaker from Barolo, Piedmont, who has already taken many steps in ...
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Episode 1
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Trailer - 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,...
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