#wine industry

[g-a-n-y-u]

{Credits to original person for artwork}

I think Klee took Diona's speech about destroying the wine industry a little too far...

[robbswork]

Modelo & Corona at Trick Pony in St. Helena, CA

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

As Threat of European Wine Looms, Brazil Industry Seeks Aid

Fund to help local producers to start in 2020, officials say

Brazilian winemakers will receive a hand from the government to face rising international competition as a trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur further opens the door to more traditional producers from the other side of the Atlantic.

Already pressured by Argentine and Chilean wines that come into Brazil free of taxes and are often cheaper than the local product, Brazilian producers say the national industry may not survive when European competitors also benefit from a free trade deal. In a bid to mitigate the potential damage, the government pledged to create a fund to help modernize the local wine industry, according to two government officials familiar with the discussions.

President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration plans to set aside some 130 million reais ($32 million) from taxes on industrialized products to create a fund, called Modervitis, that will be used to support local wineries, the officials said, asking not to be named because details are still being finalized. The strategy is intended to be transitory and not part of the negotiations with the EU, they added.

The fund is likely to be launched in 2020, even before the trade deal with the EU is ratified by Congress, according to one official. National producers want to get ahead of the issue they faced decades ago, when Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay created the Mercosur customs union and a deal with Chile was signed, allowing wines from those countries to flood the local market at low prices. 

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[stayoutofmynamastespace]

I’m so tired of charcuterie honestly.

white woman, in Boulder, at Bitter Bar

[lilsmunky]

Y’all I’m gonna tell you a wine secret bc I see people out here getting intimidated and here’s the thing my dad told me:

The best wine is the wine you like the best.

The only difference between you and the wine experts is that the experts have just tried a wider variety of wines, taken notes, and therefore know what they like.

Don’t let wine snobs make you feel stupid.

[beautyintheblackness]

These women are revolutionizing the wine industry, one heavily-poured glass at a time.

[flightofancy-blog1]

Benvenuti!

Join me on a vino adventure unlike any other--mostly because I’m not going to hit you with 92-point cab savs or snub the 2011 Syrahs that don’t quite pass muster. I’m not going to roll my eyes at your ignorance about “legs,” and I shan’t scoff when you pronounce cuvée incorrectly. I’m no sommelier by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, lover of wine though I am, I am most irrefutably a neophyte in the field. 

And guess what.

Today was my first day on the job in the Sonoma County wine industry.

So! You’re jumping in on the ground floor, the first stop, the primary port of call--congratulations! Stick with me for a wild ride through vintages and pairings, broken glasses and shattered egos, research revelations and aha(!) moments on the job as I navigate my way through the *cue epic movie trailer announcer voice* wine industry.

I do want to take the amount of time it would take me to pour you a taste of our rosé to lay out some ground rules:

This blog is a research repository and a memoir reservoir. I will generally do write-ups on what I’ve learned at work and through experience, augmented by (or sometimes, let’s face it, totally eclipsed by) stories from my own life.

I will never smear/intentionally harm/talk badly about any given winery or establishment with which I come into contact in the hospitality industry. That is not my prerogative. Should they earn the criticism, I of course reserve every right to intellectually and thoughtfully offer constructive feedback. I’m an unusually positive person though, so I don’t see this being a problem! Understandably, I shall often employ the use of pseudonyms if my stories involve specific people who aren’t public figures, out of respect for their privacy.

Please feel free to respectfully and genuinely ask any question you wish--this becomes more fun the more interactive it gets! I hardly need type this, but you do know that a question doesn’t automatically and arbitrarily warrant an answer.

You are a multi-faceted person. I am a multi-faceted person. This blog, therefore, shall be a multi-faceted blog. Some lifestyle things, art/photography things, political things, expect it all...with a glass of vino, always.

This blog rather obviously caters to people old enough, taking into account diverse drinking ages around the globe, to buy and enjoy wine. Such people are typically old enough to have heard some pretty juicy swear words in their life. This blog is not adverse to the use of such words, just fyi.

Everything I publish is under my copyright. Original photos, writings, and illustrations are just that: Original. Unless I name the artist/writer, I am that artist/writer, and I will fight tooth and nail and wine-glass-shard for my work.

Lastly, this is an inclusive space. I do not tolerate any form of bigotry/sexism/racism/ableism/Islamophobia/homophobia/transphobia/classism/etc. PERIOD. This is non-negotiable. Please, write me if you feel I’ve overlooked something of this nature in my own content that needs to be addressed.

Sounds good?

All right then, cue the flight, let the pouring commence!

xoxo,

S

[foodtellsastory]

Stop Telling Me to Drink Sweet Wine Just Because I'm a Woman of Color

It happens all the time: I, a woman of color, order a whiskey neat. Then the waitress asks if I wouldn't prefer Moscato. It's an occupational hazard