1000+ attendees
That was Wine Future 2021 held virtually last week with speakers and attendees joining in from around the globe. While topics were wide ranging, they frequently touched on important issues we face worldwide– inclusivity, sustainability, and climate change– that are important whether you are in the wine industry or not. (Scroll down for a complete list of the session titles). Find my notes from Wine Future Days 1 and 2 here.
Wine Future 2021 supports three Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) with a silent auction:
SOS Cape Town in South Africa,
The Porto Protocol in Portugal, and
North Bay Jobs with Justice in California. Check out the lots posted here. The auction will close on
the washington post reports long-time clinton adviser and high-power lawyer cheryl mills began as chief of staff while privately negotiating with a foreign government. during her first four months at the state department, mills also part part-time at new york university negotiating with officials in abu dhabi to build a campus in the persian gulf city. mills was unpaid at the state department during the period in which they designated a temporary export consultant, a status that allowed her to receive outside income. she was paid nearly $200,000 in 2009, the year in which her work overlapped $333,000 in vacation and receive answer payments in 2009. mills disclosed the arrangement in a new interview with the paper in which she rejected the suggestion of a conflict.