HAVE A DRINK WITH ME is the interview segment of The Wine Hour.

Antoine Abou-Samra has a conversation with Joseph Calleja about his journey, his love of Malta, Opera and Wine. What a fascinating conversation 😍.

Note: For your convenience, we are publishing the 3 different segments of the show on their own. The full episode of The Wine Hour is still available for your listening pleasure.

“Only one lyric tenor on the scene today has the honeyed tone and ingratiating style to make comparisons to Pavarotti and Gigli seem serious, and it is Calleja, the man from Malta, who is now maturing into an artist of the first rank.”

– New Yorker

Blessed with a golden-age voice that routinely inspires comparisons to “legendary singers from earlier eras: Jussi Björling, Beniamino Gigli, even Enrico Caruso” (Associated Press), Maltese-born Joseph Calleja has quickly become one of the most acclaimed and sought-after tenors today. His expansive discography and frequent appearances on the world’s leading opera and concert stages prompted NPR to hail him as “arguably today’s finest lyric tenor,” and led to his being voted Gramophone magazine’s 2012 Artist of the Year. A Grammy-nominated recording artist for Decca Classics, he has released five solo albums for the label.

Born in Malta in 1978, Joseph Calleja began singing at the age of 16, first in his church choir and then in formal training with Maltese tenor Paul Asciak. One of his native land’s biggest celebrities, Calleja was selected to serve as Malta’s first cultural ambassador in 2012, and he was named a brand ambassador for Air Malta. Calleja recently teamed up with Malta’s Bank of Valletta to form the BOV Joseph Calleja Foundation, which will serve to help children and families in need. Calleja is the recipient of the 2014 International Opera Awards’ Readers’ Award.

With a passion for Gastronomy, Joseph Calleja is also a wine lover and collector.

Join the Wine Dream Team, Jaime Araujo, Tanisha Townsend, Akos Forzcek, and Ray Isle, along with the Host, Antoine Abou-Samra for The Wine Hour #18.

We have the pleasure to welcome Joseph Calleja, The Maltese Tenor, Malta.

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“Only one lyric tenor on the scene today has the honeyed tone and ingratiating style to make comparisons to Pavarotti and Gigli seem serious, and it is Calleja, the man from Malta, who is now maturing into an artist of the first rank.”

Blessed with a golden-age voice that routinely inspires comparisons to “legendary singers from earlier eras: Jussi Björling, Beniamino Gigli, even Enrico Caruso” (Associated Press), Maltese-born Joseph Calleja has quickly become one of the most acclaimed and sought-after tenors today. His expansive discography and frequent appearances on the world’s leading opera and concert stages prompted NPR to hail him as “arguably today’s finest lyric tenor,” and led to his being voted Gramophone magazine’s 2012 Artist of the Year. A Grammy-nominated recording artist for Decca Classics, he has released five solo albums for the label.

Born in Malta in 1978, Joseph Calleja began singing at the age of 16, first in his church choir and then in formal training with Maltese tenor Paul Asciak. One of his native land’s biggest celebrities, Calleja was selected to serve as Malta’s first cultural ambassador in 2012, and he was named a brand ambassador for Air Malta. Calleja recently teamed up with Malta’s Bank of Valletta to form the BOV Joseph Calleja Foundation, which will serve to help children and families in need. Calleja is the recipient of the 2014 International Opera Awards’ Readers’ Award.

With a passion for Gastronomy, Joseph Calleja is also a wine lover and collector.

PROGRAM

Licensed To Taste [32:01]: Tanisha Townsend meets the challenge to give a primer on Maltese wine sand share your views of Black History Month in the Wine Minute.

Have A Drink With Me [44:47]: Antoine Abou-Samra has a conversation with Joseph Calleja about his journey, his love of Malta, Opera and Wine. What a fascinating conversation 😍.

UNCORKED is the debate segment of The Wine Hour.

For this episode, Jaime Araujo, Akos Forzcek and Ray Isle talk about cork and its importance in the wine world, from the consumer side to the producer side.

Note: For your convenience, we are publishing the 3 different segments of the show on their own. The full episode of The Wine Hour is still available for your listening pleasure.

Join the Wine Dream Team, Jaime Araujo, Tanisha Townsend, Akos Forzcek, and Ray Isle, along with the Host, Antoine Abou-Samra for The Wine Hour #17.

We have the pleasure to welcome Egon Müller, Scharzhof, Germany.

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Weingut Egon Müller, Scharzhof, is located just outside Wiltingen. The winery is located in the Mosel wine region, more specifically the Saar district. The winery's prized wines come from the vineyard Scharzhofberg. At present Egon IV, a former student of the University of Applied Sciences Geisenheim, is in the managing position.

PROGRAM

Licensed To Taste [27:56]: Tanisha Townsend meets the challenge to explain in less than 10 minutes German Ripeness Levels. Not small feat :) and give your thoughts on: "Is wine education important to enjoy wine" in the Wine Minute.

Have A Drink With Me [37:37]: Antoine Abou-Samra has a conversation with Egon Müller his journey, the importance of your family legacy, your approach to wine making, and how you view the challenges of the future.

LICENSED TO TASTE is the learning segment of The Wine Hour.

For this episode, Tanisha Townsend meets the challenge to explain in less than 10 minutes German Ripeness Levels. Not small feat :) and give your thoughts on: "Is wine education important to enjoy wine" in the Wine Minute.

Note: For your convenience, we are publishing the 3 different segments of the show on their own. The full episode of The Wine Hour is still available for your listening pleasure.

We have the pleasure to welcome Egon Müller, Scharzhof, Germany.

SPECIAL GUEST BIO

Weingut Egon Müller, Scharzhof, is located just outside Wiltingen. The winery is located in the Mosel wine region, more specifically the Saar district. The winery's prized wines come from the vineyard Scharzhofberg. At present Egon IV, a former student of the University of Applied Sciences Geisenheim, is in the managing position.

PROGRAM

Licensed To Taste [27:56]: Tanisha Townsend meets the challenge to explain in less than 10 minutes German Ripeness Levels. Not small feat :) and give your thoughts on: "Is wine education important to enjoy wine" in the Wine Minute.

Have A Drink With Me [37:37]: Antoine Abou-Samra has a conversation with Egon Müller his journey, the importance of your family legacy, your approach to wine making, and how you view the challenges of the future.

HAVE A DRINK WITH ME is the interview segment of The Wine Hour.

In this episode, Antoine Abou-Samra has a conversation with Egon Müller his journey, the importance of your family legacy, your approach to wine making, and how you view the challenges of the future.

Note: For your convenience, we are publishing the 3 different segments of the show on their own. The full episode of The Wine Hour is still available for your listening pleasure.

GENERAL INFORMATION

We have the pleasure to welcome Egon Müller, Scharzhof, Germany.

SPECIAL GUEST BIO

Weingut Egon Müller, Scharzhof, is located just outside Wiltingen. The winery is located in the Mosel wine region, more specifically the Saar district. The winery's prized wines come from the vineyard Scharzhofberg. At present Egon IV, a former student of the University of Applied Sciences Geisenheim, is in the managing position.

PROGRAM

Licensed To Taste [27:56]: Tanisha Townsend meets the challenge to explain in less than 10 minutes German Ripeness Levels. Not small feat :) and give your thoughts on: "Is wine education important to enjoy wine" in the Wine Minute.

Have A Drink With Me [37:37]: Antoine Abou-Samra has a conversation with Egon Müller his journey, the importance of your family legacy, your approach to wine making, and how you view the challenges of the future.

Join the Wine Dream Team, Jaime Araujo, Tanisha Townsend, Akos Forzcek, and Ray Isle, along with the Host, Antoine Abou-Samra for The Wine Hour #17.

We have the pleasure to welcome Egon Müller, Scharzhof, Germany.

SPECIAL GUEST BIO

Weingut Egon Müller, Scharzhof, is located just outside Wiltingen. The winery is located in the Mosel wine region, more specifically the Saar district. The winery's prized wines come from the vineyard Scharzhofberg. At present Egon IV, a former student of the University of Applied Sciences Geisenheim, is in the managing position.

PROGRAM

Licensed To Taste [27:56]: Tanisha Townsend meets the challenge to explain in less than 10 minutes German Ripeness Levels. Not small feat :) and give your thoughts on: "Is wine education important to enjoy wine" in the Wine Minute.

Have A Drink With Me [37:37]: Antoine Abou-Samra has a conversation with Egon Müller his journey, the importance of your family legacy, your approach to wine making, and how you view the challenges of the future.

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HAVE A DRINK WITH ME is the interview segment of The Wine Hour.

Note: For your convenience, we are publishing the 3 different segments of the show on their own. You can still listen to The Wine Hour as a whole if you wish.

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE WINE HOUR #16

We have the pleasure to welcome Georgia Panagopoulou, Wine Gini, Greece.

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Better known as wine.gini, her name in the real world is Georgia Panagopoulou. A digital marketeer from Greece, making "wine social"! From chemical engineering to wine, she is by nature a problem solver, making wine user friendly and approachable while creating brand awareness with digital strategies.

With wine studies in 30 wine countries and digital expertise, she built a global wine network with brands around the world. Using the stimuli from this global experience, she creates wine content that is detailed, creative, fresh and targeted combining her Old world heritage with a New world flair.

Wine Gini is a blog created in January 2017. A gateway for wine lovers who seek wine experience through travel & life moments. Wine content is all about engagement and efficiency, using a sophisticated yet funky approach.

With experience in wine communication in both the Old and New World, her digital work is detailed and trusted by great partners at 10 countries in the wine business, and the world statistics rate @wine.gini among the top IG wine influencers.

PROGRAM

Licensed To Taste [32:03]: Tanisha Townsend tells us about 2,000 years of Greek wine history and shares with the audience a wine lover new year’s resolutions.

Have A Drink With Me [40:04]: Antoine Abou-Samra has a conversation with Georgia Panagopoulou about her journey, what helped her achieve success, her love of wine, how Greece can be more visible in the world of wine, and the difficulties of her work. We also talk about the dark side of social media, including sexism.

LICENSED TO TASTE is the learning segment of The Wine Hour.

Note: For your convenience, we are publishing the 3 different segments of the show on their own. You can still listen to The Wine Hour as a whole if you wish.

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE WINE HOUR #16

We have the pleasure to welcome Georgia Panagopoulou, Wine Gini, Greece.

SPECIAL GUEST BIO

Better known as wine.gini, her name in the real world is Georgia Panagopoulou. A digital marketeer from Greece, making "wine social"! From chemical engineering to wine, she is by nature a problem solver, making wine user friendly and approachable while creating brand awareness with digital strategies.

With wine studies in 30 wine countries and digital expertise, she built a global wine network with brands around the world. Using the stimuli from this global experience, she creates wine content that is detailed, creative, fresh and targeted combining her Old world heritage with a New World flair.

Wine Gini is a blog created in January 2017. A gateway for wine lovers who seek wine experience through travel & life moments. Wine content is all about engagement and efficiency, using a sophisticated yet funky approach.

With experience in wine communication in both the Old and New World, her digital work is detailed and trusted by great partners at 10 countries in the wine business, and the world statistics rate @wine.gini among the top IG wine influencers.

PROGRAM

Licensed To Taste [32:03]: Tanisha Townsend tells us about 2,000 years of Greek wine history and shares with the audience a wine lover new year’s resolutions.

Have A Drink With Me [40:04]: Antoine Abou-Samra has a conversation with Georgia Panagopoulou about her journey, what helped her achieve success, her love of wine, how Greece can be more visible in the world of wine, and the difficulties of her work. We also talk about the dark side of social media, including sexism.

UNCORKED is the debate segment of The Wine Hour.

Note: For your convenience, we are publishing the 3 different segments of the show on their own. You can still listen to The Wine Hour as a whole if you wish.

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE WINE HOUR #16

We have the pleasure to welcome Georgia Panagopoulou, Wine Gini, Greece.

SPECIAL GUEST BIO

Better known as wine.gini, her name in the real world is Georgia Panagopoulou. A digital marketeer from Greece, making "wine social"! From chemical engineering to wine, she is by nature a problem solver, making wine user friendly and approachable while creating brand awareness with digital strategies.

With wine studies in 30 wine countries and digital expertise, she built a global wine network with brands around the world. Using the stimuli from this global experience, she creates wine content that is detailed, creative, fresh and targeted combining her Old world heritage with a New world flair.

Wine Gini is a blog created in January 2017. A gateway for wine lovers who seek wine experience through travel & life moments. Wine content is all about engagement and efficiency, using a sophisticated yet funky approach.

With experience in wine communication in both the Old and New World, her digital work is detailed and trusted by great partners at 10 countries in the wine business, and the world statistics rate @wine.gini among the top IG wine influencers.

PROGRAM

Licensed To Taste [32:03]: Tanisha Townsend tells us about 2,000 years of Greek wine history and shares with the audience a wine lover new year’s resolutions.

Have A Drink With Me [40:04]: Antoine Abou-Samra has a conversation with Georgia Panagopoulou about her journey, what helped her achieve success, her love of wine, how Greece can be more visible in the world of wine, and the difficulties of her work. We also talk about the dark side of social media, including sexism.

Join the Wine Dream Team, Jaime Araujo, Tanisha Townsend, Akos Forzcek, and Ray Isle, along with the Host, Antoine Abou-Samra for The Wine Hour #16.

We have the pleasure to welcome Georgia Panagopoulou, Wine Gini, Greece.

SPECIAL GUEST BIO

Better known as wine.gini, her name in the real world is Georgia Panagopoulou. A digital marketeer from Greece, making "wine social"! From chemical engineering to wine, she is by nature a problem solver, making wine user friendly and approachable while creating brand awareness with digital strategies.

With wine studies in 30 wine countries and digital expertise, she built a global wine network with brands around the world. Using the stimuli from this global experience, she creates wine content that is detailed, creative, fresh and targeted combining her Old world heritage with a New world flair.

Wine Gini is a blog created in January 2017. A gateway for wine lovers who seek wine experience through travel & life moments. Wine content is all about engagement and efficiency, using a sophisticated yet funky approach.

With experience in wine communication in both the Old and New World, her digital work is detailed and trusted by great partners at 10 countries in the wine business, and the world statistics rate @wine.gini among the top IG wine influencers.

PROGRAM

Licensed To Taste [32:03]: Tanisha Townsend tells us about 2,000 years of Greek wine history and shares with the audience a wine lover new year’s resolutions.

Have A Drink With Me [40:04]: Antoine Abou-Samra has a conversation with Georgia Panagopoulou about her journey, what helped her achieve success, her love of wine, how Greece can be more visible in the world of wine, and the difficulties of her work. We also talk about the dark side of social media, including sexism.

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