# Ep. 2683 Alberto Rivera IWA interviews Andi Punter of Franz Haas winery in Alto Adige | Clubhouse Ambassadors' Corner Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/italian-wine-podcast-326131/ep-2683-alberto-rivera-iwa-interviews-andi-punter-of-franz-haas-winery-in-alto-adige-clubhouse-ambassadors-corner Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/italian-wine-podcast-326131/ep-2683-alberto-rivera-iwa-interviews-andi-punter-of-franz-haas-winery-in-alto-adige-clubhouse-ambassadors-corner.md Podcast: [Italian Wine Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/italian-wine-podcast-326131) Published: 2026-05-14T06:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.italianwinepodcast.com/ Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/MJS8371954679.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/italian-wine-podcast-326131/episodes/ep-2683-alberto-rivera-iwa-interviews-andi-punter-of-franz-haas-winery-in-alto-adige-clubhouse-ambassadors-corner Duration seconds: 2487 ## Resource Welcome to Clubhouse Ambassadors’ Corner and Episode 2683 of the Italian Wine Podcast. In this episode, Alberto Rivera IWA interviews Andi Punter of Franz Haas winery in Alto Adige. These sessions are recorded from Clubhouse and reproduced here for the Italian Wine Podcast. Key Learning Objectives: Strategic role of export professionals and how global markets influence the way wines are communicated, positioned, and understood. How international trade fairs and direct conversations between producers and wine professionals help build long-term relationships and shape market strategies, especially in lesser-known markets like Mexico and other Latin American countries. Overview of Alto Adige and its wines. More about today’s host: Alberto Rivera began his wine journey after serving as a diplomat at the Mexican Embassy in Japan. He later developed a private wine collection and hosted exclusive tastings before becoming Italian Wine Director for a Latin American online platform, where he educated wine professionals on Italian wine and culture. In 2024, Alberto earned the title of Italian Wine Ambassador through the Vinitaly International Academy in Verona and also became a Langhe Wine Ambassador. Today, he consults for Italian-focused restaurants in Chihuahua and northern Mexico, curating wine programs that celebrate Italy’s diverse wine heritage. Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/somm.albertorivera/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/y-alberto-rivera-o/ More about today’s guest: The Franz Haas winery is located in Montagna (Montan), in the Alto Adige (South Tyrol) region of Northern Italy. Founded in 1880, it is world-renowned for producing exceptional, high-altitude Pinot Nero (Pinot Noir)—often considered among the best in Italy—as well as elegant white win… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/italian-wine-podcast-326131/episodes/ep-2683-alberto-rivera-iwa-interviews-andi-punter-of-franz-haas-winery-in-alto-adige-clubhouse-ambassadors-corner/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/italian-wine-podcast-326131/ep-2683-alberto-rivera-iwa-interviews-andi-punter-of-franz-haas-winery-in-alto-adige-clubhouse-ambassadors-corner.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.