Women Winemakers « The Wine Student

Happy International Women’s Month!🎉

Here’s to all the amazing, strong women in the world: may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them, & may we enjoy their amazing wines! 🥂

I’ve written before about some amazing women winemakers, and a great book that celebrates them.

It’s wonderful to read about their journeys from vine to wine. Each woman has a unique tale to tell. Their stories are not always easy but they’re worth sharing; not just for us but to inspire our daughters, and their daughters, and generations of daughters.

These stories, especially in this current political landscape, are crucial. They show the courage, strength and perseverance that is very much like the struggles of the vine itself.

Visit their sites. Read their stories. If you can, buy their wines. You’ll be glad you did.

🍇 Theopolis Vineyards

🍷 McBride Sisters

🍇 Aslina Wines

🍷 Imagery Estate Winery

🍇 Groth Vineyards & Winery

🍷 Screaming Eagle

To get you started in the Niagara Peninsula:

🍇 Drea’s Wine Company

🍷 Sue Ann Staff Winery

🍇 Two Sisters

Read about more awesome Canadian women winemakers here.

Also check out Wine Women.org dedicated to championing the advancement of women’s careers in the wine industry.

Here are two more great books to look for:

Women Winemakers: Personal Odysseys by Lucia Albino Gilbert & John C. Gilbert

Labor of Love: Women Winemakers of Piedmont by Suzanna Hoffman – a historical perspective of women

Cheers!🍷

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To celebrate Women’s History Month in the best way I could think of, I revisited a book about women whose passion is both the grape and the wine. 🍇🍷🎉

In her book, Women of the Vine, Deborah Brenner explores the lives of several women in wine. Each woman shares her own story about how she came to be in wine world; the pitfalls, the triumphs, and candid views on their experiences of discrimination within the industry.

There are only a small handful of books that chronicle the lives, careers, and history of some incredible wine women – those who have gone the distance in a typically male-dominated profession. But this is a rapidly changing landscape as more and more women are finding themselves drawn to the world of wine.