Posted on April 26, 2021
Photos by Emma K. Morris
artist-photographer Alisha Sommer
Sonoma, Calif. (Apr. 26, 2021) Bâtonnage, an organization and community dedicated to stirring up conversations about women in wine and promoting equity in the industry, has partnered with Nomadica to produce a limited-edition canned wine to support Bâtonnage’s newly launched Mentorship Program.
Nomadica, a female, LGBTQ+, and sommelier-owned wine brand, is a collection of curated canned wines that are produced with grapes farmed responsibly and with low intervention in the cellar. Kristin Olszewski, founder and CEO of Nomadica and mentor for the Bâtonnage Mentorship Program, intentionally chose lightweight cans for packaging to reduce shipping weight and, as a result, carbon emissions.
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Keith Beavers: Hey, everybody! Welcome to “End of Day Drinks.” My name is Keith Beavers, and I am the tasting director of VinePair and the host of the “Wine 101” podcast. Today, we are joined by Stevie Stacionis and Sarah Bray of Bâtonnage. It’s a mentorship program, and I cannot wait to get into it. Today, we are also joined by people in our editorial team. We are joined by Emma Cranston, Joanna Sciarrino, Tim McKirdy, Katie Brown, Cat Wolinski, and Adam Teeter, the CEO of VinePair.
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Sarah Bray: Excited to be here, thank you for having us.
Amorim Cork Nominated for The Golden Vines Innovation Award
The inaugural Golden Vines Awards Ceremony, hosted by Liquid Icons, seeks to raise funds for diversity- related wine education programs.
Gerard Basset
NAPA, CA, March 15, 2021 – Amorim Cork has been nominated for The Golden Vines Innovation Award, one of seven honors that will be announced during The Golden Vines Awards Ceremony at Annabel’s Private Members Club in London on the night of October 7, 2021. The inaugural not-for-profit event is organized by Liquid Icons, the wine research and content company founded by the late Gerard Basset OBE MW MS and Lewis Chester DipWSET.
SONOMA, CA, March 9, 2021 Beginning in April 2021, the Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Protegida “Cava” (D.O. Cava) will roll out a nine-month long marketing push comprised of trade- and consumer-focused marketing and educational programs across the U.S. to build awareness and appreciation for Cava as a quality, food-friendly sparkling wine perfect for any occasion.
The regulatory body will achieve these goals through the introduction and implementation of a new concept, “360 Degrees of Cava,” led by its newly appointed U.S. partner O’Donnell Lane, LLC (ODL) who will lead public relations as well as in-market trade, media, and consumer activations, and social media strategists First Pour who will execute influencer marketing partnerships. The U.S. is among Cava’s top five export markets.