{"id":9192,"date":"2021-04-14T07:07:24","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T11:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/?p=9192"},"modified":"2021-04-12T11:45:35","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T15:45:35","slug":"nick-poletto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/nick-poletto\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Poletto"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9192\" class=\"elementor elementor-9192\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25781a6e elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25781a6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ba54f1c\" data-id=\"4ba54f1c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-480b02e8 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"480b02e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-wine-glass-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb344b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb344b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nicholas was born in England to Italian parents, however, spent most of his life growing up in New York and Massachusetts.\u00a0 His wine career began in 2001 as a sales representative for a wine distributor in Manhattan, NY.\u00a0 During this time, Nicholas became a WSET student and passionate about wine.\u00a0 In 2006, he moved to New Zealand to work at a winery in Martinborough.\u00a0 After a year of experience and finishing up his WSET Diploma, he returned to the US to become the Manager for Kobrand Fine Wine Importers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.\u00a0 In 2011, Nicholas was promoted to the national position of Director of Education for Kobrand.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Today, he continues in this role, as well as running a WSET school and studying in the Institute of Masters of Wine program.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ab4e0d6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ab4e0d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56d342dc\" data-id=\"56d342dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2acc7aa7 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2acc7aa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">1.\tHow did you get into the wine business? <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16363fe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16363fe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I was working for a relocation company as my first real job out of college.\u00a0 I hated every minute of it.\u00a0 I realized I could only be successful by doing work I loved.\u00a0 I started interning on the weekends as a cellar hand at a local winery.\u00a0 They saw my interest and made me their first sales representative.\u00a0 Six months later, with my new found passion for wine, I accepted a job working for a distributor in Manhattan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed6d99c elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ed6d99c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">2. What are the most frustrating and rewarding parts of your job?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24bebec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24bebec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I worked for five years as a distributor sales representative and quickly learned that the more wine knowledge I had, the more wine I could sell.\u00a0 Now as Director of Education, the most frustrating part is trying to convince sales representatives this same lesson.\u00a0 The most rewarding part is when they thank me for the lesson.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-600e2e4a elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"600e2e4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">3. What is your most memorable wine experience?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169b2889 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"169b2889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ooooh, this is tough because I am fortunate to have traveled so extensively, but it is also easy: Don Kinnan.\u00a0 Don Kinnan was the Director of Education at Kobrand for close to 20 years.\u00a0 In his final year, we traveled to every Kobrand supplier across the globe together.\u00a0 His incredible depth of wine knowledge and the level of respect our suppliers showed towards him, was absolutely humbling.\u00a0 He is still the greatest wine icon I have ever met.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69039262 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69039262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">4. What is an upcoming trend you see in wine?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c62971a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c62971a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I think selling Direct to Consumer is going to continue to grow on all levels of the industry.\u00a0 I don\u2019t see how these massive distributors can continue to grow and satisfy all their suppliers.\u00a0 In turn, both big and small, will have to start to find a new route to market, and that will be Direct to Consumer.\u00a0 One constant I see, which I think will guide the best companies and satisfy the true wine loyalists, is authenticity.\u00a0 Trends come and go, but the dedicated wine consumer wants real history, real craftsmanship, and real quality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f6fef6f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f6fef6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">5. What is the best piece of advice someone has given to you? <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36bf502 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36bf502\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you do something you love, you will be successful both professionally and personally.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dfa5eb0 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6dfa5eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">6. What is one tip you have for someone just getting into wine?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa1f3be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aa1f3be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Take every wine class you possibly can and work harder than everyone else \u00a0\u2013 you will go far.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b22eac5\" data-id=\"4b22eac5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c8056 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17c8056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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