Experience

Amy Ezrin is one of three partners in The Piedmont Guy, a national importer of artisanal wines from the Italian region of Piedmont, represented across North America by passionate distributors.

In 2021, she launched her own boxed wine brand called Sandy Giovese Vino Rosso, a light-bodied, chillable red wine made from organically-farmed grapes in Italy. In 2022, Sandy was joined by Rosie Giovese Vino Rosato. Amy is proud to be at the forefront of elevating the perception of wine in bag-in-box, the most environmentally-conscious packaging for wine in existence today.

A consultant to the Wine & Spirits industry, she is focused on supporting wineries to improve their presence in North America, assisting consortia and other associations to drive awareness of their products and regions, and on creating commercial opportunities for fine wines and spirits.

As Wine Desk manager at the Italian Trade Agency New York Office , she ran a government marketing and PR campaign to promote the diversity and quality of Italian wine.

As Senior Vice President at Massanois Imports, national importer and direct distributor in New York, New Jersey and California, she curated a diverse portfolio and oversaw a sales team of 30.

She has worked for Polaner Selections and Skurnik Wines in New York. A graduate of the University of Chicago, a Italian Wine Ambassador of the Vinitaly International Academy, a WSET Advanced Certificate holder, and a Cavaliere del Tartufo, Amy is based in Brooklyn, NY.

In The News

Wine relationship brokers, May 20, 2019
”The US may be the most lucrative wine market in the world, but it’s also one of the most difficult. Liza B. Zimmerman consults the relationship consultants.”

“It is often hard for foreign producers to understand how long it takes, so consultants must manage expectations…We recommend considering the first three years in the market as the launch period, during which time you build your presence and introduce yourself to customers, identify your key customers and supporters and consolidate your relationship with your importer and distributors,” Ezrin says.

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Bloomberg

Let’s talk holiday wines….

The Italian Job, January 17, 2019
”Amy C. Ezrin of the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) has taken up the daunting task of migrating Italian wine out of the osteria and into every genre of gastronomy. She recently teamed up with Sommelier Ryan Bailey of the Nomad Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles for an amazingly curated lunch and seminar with a blockbuster line up of iconic as well as esoteric selections from north-to-south of the Italian peninsula.”

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