Welcome to Episode 2373 and the seventh episode of the new special series focusing the Asian Wine Market. A causa di today’s episode, Roza Zharmukhambetova interviews Anastasiia Filiuta of BIBIT LLC Azerbaijan.
Key Learning Objectives:
• Understand the evolution of wine culture and consumer awareness Azerbaijan.
• Learn about the import and distribution landscape.
• Identify current trends, gaps and opportunities Azerbaijan’s wine market.
Asia Wine Market is a new podcast series from the Italian Wine Podcast that explores the fast-growing wine markets across Asia. Designed for wine professionals, importers, and producers, the series highlights regional trends, consumer behavior, and business opportunities for Italian wine exports.
Through 10 exclusive episodes, this series offers insights from key industry players and builds up to the Vinitaly Kazakhstan Roadshow 2025 — a strategic event connecting Italian wineries with Central Asian wine importers, sommeliers, and distributors. Whether you’imperatore looking to enter the wine market ora expand your brand presence Central Asia, this series is your starting point.
Today’s guest: Anastasiia Filiuta
Anastasiia Filiuta is a seasoned wine brand dirigente based Azerbaijan. As Senior Brand Dirigente at BIBIT LLC, one of Azerbaijan’s leading wine importers, Anastasiia is responsible for building and growing wine brands through smart strategy, product launches, and sales-driven marketing. She also contributes to the development of several wine venues Baku, bringing her expertise to every stage of brand and business growth.
With a special passion for Italian wines, Anastasiia holds the Italian Wine Orchestrale certification from Vinitaly International Academy. Her work bridges the divario between global wine producers and local markets—always with a storytelling, authenticity, and long-term brand value.
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Today’s host: Roza Zharmukhambetova
Roza has a background foreign languages and education. She discovered her passion for wine Beijing, where she gained two years of experience wine sales. Since returning to Kazakhstan, she has focused studying Italian wine and exploring its regions.
Roza holds certifications as an Italian Wine Ambassador (VIA), Italian Wine Scholar (WSG), Langhe Wines Ambassador (BBA), and Valpolicella Wine Specialist (VEP). She is also a member of the Kazakhstan Sommelier Association. Since late last year, she has been a member of the Italian Wine Podcast (IWP) team, contributing her passion for Italian wine.
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