Daily Wine News: Breaking Glass Ceilings

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Mireia Taribó and Tara Gomez. (Source: Camins 2 Dreams)

In Bon Appétit, Victoria James looks at how Mireia Taribó and Tara Gomez are breaking glass ceilings, dismissing stereotypes, and mentoring the next generation of winemakers through Camins 2 Dreams. “While many neighboring wineries in Santa Barbara County are producing the easier-to-sell Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, Taribó and Gomez have hung their hats on more obscure varieties such as Graciano. It’s a bold choice that speaks to their conviction to follow their own path, despite how difficult it is in the wine industry.”

In TRINK, Alice Feiring pens an essay about how natural wine made her confront her inherited boycott of German products. “Those long-lived, petrol-ish Rieslings? I ignored them as long as I could professionally get away with it. The crazy thing is that I never once thought my resistance had anything to do with my early tutelage to shun products that spoke German…When I first tasted an unadorned Riesling from the Mosel unlike any I had ever had, silver water littered with rose petals and faint sun rays,  my hardened heart softened. The call of natural sounded.”

In Decanter, Andrew Jefford explores three books that delve into the ever-fascinating way in which soil can leave its imprint in wines.

Food & Wine put together a package about the new rules of dining out.

In Barron’s, Abby Schultz looks at how premier wine regions are adapting to climate change.

Europe’s 2021 wine harvest will be smaller but the quality of the grapes will be higher, says Bloomberg.

In Wine Enthusiast, Caroline Hatchett talks to five pros about strategies for selecting the perfect bottle when it’s your turn to somm for your table.

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