Ep. 1809 Charlie Friedmann | Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo

Welcome to Episode 1809 on Italian Wine Podcast, Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo. In today's episode, she interviews Charlie Friedmann About today’s guest Charlie Friedmann is the Co-Founder and President of Proxies—the non-alcoholic wine alternative that has brought a new level of credibility to the NA space by collaborating with top chefs, sommeliers, and winemakers including Dominique Crenn, Sean Brock, André Mack, and Division Winemaking Co. Proxies are a new take on non-alc wine, bot dealcoholized wine but complex beverages built from the ground up with varietal wine grapes, verjus, teas, spices, and natural botanicals to properly serve the wine occasion. You can find Proxies at drinkproxies.com, at top restaurants across North America, and hundreds of wine and fine food retailers. Connect: Website: https://drinkproxies.com/  Instagram: drinkproxies  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/drinkproxies or https://www.linkedin.com/in/cfriedmann/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drinkproxies/  More about Juliana Colangelo: Juliana Colangelo is a leading communications and marketing professional for the beverage alcohol industry. Currently, Juliana is a Senior Brand Manager at Frederick Wildman, where she is focused on building their Italian wine portfolio. Prior to that, she led the California Division as a Vice President at Colangelo & Partners, the leading wine and spirits communications agency in the U.S. for over 10 years. During her tenure at C&P, Juliana led the development of the California office, growing the agency’s domestic presence to a dedicated office of 15 people with representation of leading wine companies such as Jackson Family Wines, Far Niente, Charles Krug Winery, Foley Family Wines and more. Juliana has completed her WSET Level 3 and her eMBA in Wine Business with Sonoma State University. In 2021, Juliana was named one of PR News’ Top Women in PR in the “Rising Stars” category. In 2022 Juliana became a Vinitaly International Academy Italian Wine Ambassador. Connect: Instagram: www.instagram.com/julezcolang/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/jules.colangelo/ Twitter: twitter.com/JulezColang   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliana-colangelo-mba-04345539/  _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/  Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast  Twitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast  Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp  LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast  If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin! Tune-in and hit the like! - Business, US Market advice, importing, exporting, business, personal stories and advice, plus she is very fun to listen to!