In July I had the privilege of addressing the Australian Wine International Technical Conference (#AWITC) on diversity in the wine industry, where I focused on three themes, principally regarding the …
Diversifying the Wine Industry: Implicit Bias
View PostMy summer of wine – Sicily, Ontario, Adelaide/Barossa Valley
Summer 2019 was full of wonderful wine travel and research for me beginning with Sicily. From Rome we flew to Catania, an ancient port city on Sicily’s east coast that …
Racism and Sustainability in Australia
I was recently a plenary speaker on the subject of diversity at a wine industry conference in Adelaide, Australia. Confident that I could speak knowledgeably about diversity, equity, inclusion and …
The Best Sustainable Wine Gifts for 2017
Looking for wine accessories? Love the environment? This Gift List Is For You Giving a bottle of your favorite wine to a friend this holiday, or to the host of the …
This Christmas, Shop Sustainably!!
BY SANDRA TAYLOR Here are my wine suggestions and food pairings for the December holidays, and they are each certified sustainable, organic or biodynamic. WHITE WINES …
New Zealand Wine: Pure Discovery!
Blenheim, situated in the heart of wine-growing Marlborough, is one of the sunniest towns in New Zealand and was the location of the annual Winegrowers National Conference this year. I ...
The Business of Sustainable Wine: Restaurants and Retailers Making It a Priority
BY SANDRA TAYLOR More wine retail shops, grocery chains, hotels and restaurants are making sustainable procurement of wine a priority. Some independent wine and spirits shops are focusing the majority ...
CREATING A BRAND OF SUSTAINABILITY THAT CONSUMERS TRUST
BY SANDRA TAYLOR There’s more to a glass of wine than crushed grapes. Wine is a complex product. Science and society have their say about the finished product as surely ...