Riccardo Gabriele

Riccardo Gabriele is a professional journalist with a degree in Literature and Philosophy from the University of Pisa, and a professional public speaker registered with Ferpi. He began his journalistic career in 1996 at the daily newspaper “Mattina,” a news insert of “L’Unità.” In December 1997, he joined the editorial staff of the monthly “30 Days.” After some experience in radio and internships in local television stations, since March 1999 he has been serving at “30 days” as editor-in-chief.

From February 2000 until 2002, he collaborated with the newspaper “La Nazione”. Other collaborations in specialized newspapers and in PR precede the opening – in December 2002, within the monthly “30 days” – of a column dedicated to wine. His passion for this sector pushes him to deepen his knowledge in the field with two levels of the Slow Food course and the qualification of Sommelier AIS. He collaborates, occasionally for a few years, with the specialized magazines Euposia, L’assaggiatore, and VQ. In 2005, he founded the company RG Communication and the online publication Corriere del vino (currently a daily newspaper), of which he is the owner and Editor in Chief. Since 2006 he has collaborated with the guide “I vini buoni d’Italia,” currently coordinator of the Lombardy region. In June 2006, his PR agency Comunicare il vino was born.

To date he deals with communication, public relations and strategy for companies and consortia throughout Italy (exclusively in the world of wine) counting more than 50 clients on the national territory as well as collaborations with a champagne maison.

Italian wine people: Meet the Agencies

Six Media Agencies, six case studies: from the role of PR to branding strategies in foreign markets, from storytelling to specific communication strategies for wineries, and even from networking opportunities on LinkedIn to the importance of a strong communication identity, the guest Media Agencies will present a concrete example of their daily work.

The goal of this session is to shed light on the role media agencies play today and the real value they bring to their clients. The audience will explore the main types of activities that a media agency can perform for its clients, find out the results achieved for the specific companies mentioned, and finally have the opportunity to ask questions to the speakers.