Ep. 2216 Elia Quarzago | Book Club with Richard Hough

Welcome to Book Club and Episode 2216 of the Italian Wine Podcast with Richard Hough. Today Richard is in conversation with Elia Quarzago an Italian vineyard manager based on the Spanish island of Mallorca and co-author of “ 100 custodi per 100 vitigni”.   Amongst other things, the conversion covers Elia’s career in wine, Mallorca’s winemaking culture and the preservation of at risk Italian grape varieties.   On the bookshelf: The books discussed in today’s show include:  Theroux The Keyhole: Diaries of a Grounded Documentary Maker by Louis Theroux You can listen to Marc Millon’s interview with Matteo Bisol of the Venissa winery in Venice (which preserves the native grape variety Dorona) at: https://www.italianwinepodcast.com/jumbo-shrimp-maps-series/ep-763-matteo-bisol-wine-food-travel-with-marc-millon-2/   More about today’s guest: Elia Quarzago is a winemaker and vineyard manager at Bodega Finca Can Gelat in Mallorca and member of GRASPO, a reserach project based in Verona, Italy, with the aim of studying, researching, planting, communicating and doing micro vinifications of abandoned varieties of vines at an high risk of extinction. The lastest book published is called "100 custodians for 100 vine varieties" and tells the stories of 100 viticulturists who have allowed the survival of 100 varieties throughout Italy. The technical aspects are mixed with the tales of different regional cultures and traditions.   Connect: Website: https://www.graspo.wine/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/associazionegraspo  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/associazionegraspo/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elia-quarzago-026a1a177/ More about the host Richard Hough: Richard Hough is the editor, translator and project curator behind Wine Democracy and Vine and Prejudice. He has also published several books about life in Verona, chronicling the city’s history, culture and daily life, not forgetting, of course, its wine! With a long-standing passion for whisky and beer, he’s a relative newcomer to the world of wine and is now desperately trying to make up for lost time! He is the host of Book Club on the Italian Wine Podcast.   Connect: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rickhough.bsky.social  Instagram: www.instagram.com/ricksnotesfromverona  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickhough/ Coming soon: Next month’s guest is Steve Hoffmann and we’ll be discussing his book “A Season for That, Lost and Found in the other Southern France”. _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow us 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 www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/