Hi everyone, thank you for joining! Use this chat box to tell us where you’re from and what brings you here today

Hi everyone! hope you are as excited as I am (and less stressed ;)

Hello from Redwood City, CA in the US! So excited to connect with all of you again!

Hello from California! Looking forward to a vibrant conversation today

Hello! It's Tanisha in Paris, back again for another amazing day with Women in Wine!!

Hi Pauline. Totally relaxed as I know we'll enjoy a lively discussion under your guidance.

Hi from Napa! Looking forward to today’s discussion!

Hello Pauline, can’t wait for your session!!

Hello everyone - good morning from Sonoma, CA

Hi from Taipei! Looking forward to this !

Good morning lovely ladies! Another early wakeup here in New Zealand -- glad to be with you :)

Hi @Tanisha

We’re so glad to see so many of you returning for day 3!

Hello from NYC on day 3!

Hello from Sonoma County!

Hello from Sonoma, California - I'm Claudia Schug and partner in Schug Winery in Carneros! Good morning Women in Wine

Hi everyone, my name is Kimberly and I am an American living in Pays-de-la-Loire (Anjou specifically) working with my husband who is an organic winemaker.

Hello this is Lauren from London. Looking forward to this

hi from California

Hi Danielle from Toronto Canada, California Wines Canada, excited for day 3!!

Hello from Williamsburg, VA

Hello from Winnipeg, Canada. This has been such a great series.

Hi Everyone, checking in from the UK - English sparkling winemaker, Emma Rice

Bonjour from London!

Hello ! I’m Emeline, Export Manager at Château Calissanne, Provence. So happy to be with you for day 3 !

Hello, Evelyne from Bordeaux. So glad to join you on this third day after 2 days of outstanding exchanges and talks.

Greetings from the Napa Valley!

Register here for today’s networking event: https://fr.usembassy.gov/women-in-wine/

Hello from Solveig in London, looking forward to another very interesting discussion!

Hola from Spain, Domaines Lupier :) looking forward to another exciting evening!!

Hello, Laura Garcia, sales export at Vignobles RODET RECAPET in Bordeaux! happy to be here!

Hello from Vancouver! So happy to be here again today :)

Hello from South of France, the tiny village of Crestet (Vaucluse) ! Happy to join you again today.

Good morning from Napa Valley.

Hi from Paris!

Hello everyone- from Dijon in the heart of the beautiful Burgundy region where I moved to in Sept 2020 after living and working in strategy, innovation & change in South Africa, Australia, China and the USA.

Hello from Provence!

Hello from San Francisco, California!

Bonjour de NYC

Hi everyone ! I’m Ariane, from Paris. I work in a cocktail bar and I am a wine-enthusiast, studying it to work in the wine industry asap :)) Nice to meet you everyone :)

Good morning from Willamette Valley Oregon

Bonjour from Washington, DC

Looking forward to another great discussion and networking later

Bonjour from Philadelphia

Bonjour from Neuilly-sur-Seine

Good morning from Houston, Texas, USA!

Hi all, Janet Dorozynski, Government of Canada wine lead and wine communicator and judge from Ottawa, Canada. Hello all and pleased to see my fellow Canadian Cynthia on the panel!

Coucou from Portland, Oregon!

Good morning from Brooklyn!

Again, if you haven’t registered for the networking event today, you can still do so at https://fr.usembassy.gov/women-in-wine/

great to see Janet and Danielle here from Canada! hi!

My name is Icy Liu I have a podcast called Ungrafted, about wine, humanity, and the planet. Looking forward to this!

good to see you, Icy!

Hi Elaine!

I'm the NYC Brand Ambassador for Lieb Cellars (certified sustainable & 80 miles east of NYC) and our second label Bridge Lane Wine.

Hello Everyone, Antoine Abou-Samra, Producer and Host of the live show The Wine Hour.

Hi icy!

Yes! Excited to see Pauline!

Hi Linda!

Hello everyone!!

Absolutely - we’ll be sharing the recordings once the program has finished

Hello and bonjour from the Duracois, southwest of France.

Kim in NYC - hi Pasca, Linda, and Icy!

Hi Kim!! 🤗

Hi Kim!!!

Hi Icy!

I just woke up from some wild dreams that I didn’t want to end- ha! Good morning from Portland, Oregon ☕️

Nice Canadian presence here!

Hi drew !

Nice to see you Icy and Drew!

Hello and Good Morning from Portland, OR all

Wow ciao Giulia!!

My name is Vivien Gay and I am the Export Director for Silver Oak / Twomey and OVID - wineries in Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Oregon

Good to see you Honor!

Hey Giulia!!

good to see you, Honore

Hi Viv!

Hello, everyone!

Great to see so many from around the world joining in

Good morning from Newberg, OR

@Vivien Gay do you work with Patrick G. also?

Hi Julia!

Love to you, Julia!

Great to see you Francesca!

Hey, @Icy.

Hi Honore!

Cheers everyone! Thank you for joining us!

HI Julia

I’m Angela Gutierrez Bortugno of Cultivate Wine Marketing + Communications in Napa Valley. I work with many Burgundy domaines developing content for sales and education. Happy to be part of the seminar.

Good Morning everyone! Sabra from NYC

@Aimee - yes - love him!

Hi Kim!

Hello to all these lovely people! What a treat to be with everyone!

@Vivien so do I. We used to work together at Bottlerocket. Please say hello for me!

Salut, Pascaline!

I can relate to this :D

@Aimee - for sure I will - he is such an asset to our domestic team!

yes, the sense of purpose so important

Hi, @Linda.

Give this a try some day http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/

Adapt and innovate!

So important

Thank you for this, Cynthia!

Yay!!

Simply one of the best series ever..thank you Elaine!

yes Vivien!

Honore had an enormous job to do and helped others in the state and I distort succeed through her listening and willingness to support others work as well

It also brought wine closer to the consumers and made it more approachable.

@elaine - yes.. Honore moved quickly and to use that word again “adapt” - and we all grew enormously!

oops. weird auto correct. “helped others in the state and industry” that should say

Such a great point @Julia, consumers did have closer access to winemakers cause everyone had to evolve!

Gave consumers access to winemakers and staff they ordinarily would not have had, this provided an emotional connection and consumer loyalty.

The online work that Cynthia and Honore mentioned and that Julia and Polly who are in chat was so important to connect people world wide, to build networks, and to help so many people feel less alone

Thanks Honore for the openness to be creative, take risks and try and adapt to the pandemic life!

@elaine Are the sessions Honore mentioned recorded somewhere? Sounds fabulous.

Yes, Sarah, they are all on YouTube, and thank you for asking. I’ll grab the link.

Loved coming to one of your early webinars Cynthia!

@elaine Thank you so much!

Sarah, the webinars here keep California as the thread throughout, include a lot of producers but also world leaders in wine for a large range of conversation

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd4vf2_4_2gtNB2XZQhwLH02uRBiukwP2

I recommend the Bubbly Badass webinar that Cynthia runs!

yes - the sessions are on YoubTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd4vf2_4_2gtNB2XZQhwLH02uRBiukwP2

Thanks @Elaine, can’t wait to watch these

@elaine Wonderful thank you!

All of Cynthia’s webinars have been so educational, inspiring, and a great way to virtually network with other champagne lovers around the world!

I also recommend going to Julia Coney’s Instagram to see her series of IG Lives that she did last year. They are a fantastic series of conversations as well. She is at @JuliaConey there on IG

And Polly did a hugely comprehensive series of webinar discussions on the Business of Wine. Perhaps she can share the link to those as well

Does anyone have the link to Cynthia’s webinars? I would love to look at those as well

Real Business of Wine helped me make it through lockdown!! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsgjcDF05Xebnco0B-kJ1jg

https://www.delectabulles.com/en/

Thank you Elaine :) Yes, I went grey publicly in the process! Tanisha, you're faster on the YT than I this morning!

Thank you, Tanisha!

Tanisha thanks I def need to watch these for the MW studies lol

@tanisha @elaine Many thanks to you both!

I got ya back @Polly!

Pauline, who is moderating, helped lead a series of conversations virtually as well and has written them up as well as released the videos. Find those through Areni. Some really interesting thinking on the future of fine wine through thosse

Cynthia’s website: https://www.delectabulles.com/en/

You do @Caroline!! They were all so clutch! Great info

Thank you, Alice!

@Polly, I have always been a huge fan of gray hair. Yours looks great

@elaine 🙏

thanks, everyone for links, suggestions, etc. etc. etc. - we need more of this!

@elaine where to find Pauline’s stuff?

@Icy Areni have tons of great free webinars

https://areni.global/

@Icy, you can subscribe to the AreniGlobal email list to get regular updates with the interviews and write ups. And then also find some online.

https://areni.global/about/

Thank you!

ARENI just released the latest in their Insight Series - Rethinking Restaurants, Rethinking wine lists - http://bit.ly/2P3sM5W

That listening Honore describes is fundamental to understanding what is needed. So glad she is talking about this

Areni is a paid membership.

On the areni site, there is a link to their conversations on Spotify

Thanks for that Linda.

Have those links saved now! Thank you so much for sharing. wish I’d known about them in the moment but happy they are still available to watch online.

I l love the real business of wine channel. So good. @Polly

Hi @Julia!

https://open.spotify.com/show/0rSCBfFPg2JXmG4FtuhhX4?si=kqP1nKuASv-tpRfPJISiQA&nd=1

Thank you so much, Cynthia!!

Yes, Kimberly, the other upside of online - the conversations can persist

ARENI Global on spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0rSCBfFPg2JXmG4FtuhhX4

Hi @Julia! Thank you, it was 100% a collaborative event with all of you who dropped everything and participated.

Ooh Tanisha thanks - podcasts are so useful

Yes, thanks @Tanisha!

Of course, @Tanisha is being modest. She has a very popular podcast herself

Congratulations to the entire California team on the launch of the new online education platform. Such an exciting initiative

Link to Tanisha’s podcast for everyone, please!

CELEBRATE yourself, Tanisha!

Great comment, Pauline - good to draw attention to the tariffs - even though we can do little about them personally!

You are welcomed to join ARENI as members but even if you don't, 80% of our content is free an accessible to all

:)

Tanisha’s podcast! https://ochentastudio.com/wine-school-dropout-podcast

Or on apple https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/wine-school-dropout/id1482617603

Tanisha is on Spotify too!

https://open.spotify.com/show/2lMhsjN3CAK3BEW6VpPRMo

Thank you Caroline :-)!

There we go, 3rd time’s the charm hah

Thank you @elaine! We're looking forward to the launch next week of CaliforniaCapstone.com - our wine education platform for the trade

oops - Capstonecalifornia.com!

@Honore - plan to get up at 3.00 am to see at least one of them!

Thank you Francesca - very insightful !

Looooove the name “Wine School Dropout”!!! I’ll listen today!

Love @Tanisha’s podcast

Thanks @Bonny!!

Thank you @Angela!!

What's standing out to me across all these stories is how EMPATHY drove successful business decisions.

Amen, Polly

EMPATHY yes!

@polly I love that!

That has been an underlying thread through all three days of the event

I agree, a very feminine trait

Hi @Polly @Vivien @Elaine great to see you here

And an ability to balance sound business with empathy. proof that it can work.

Especially at the beginning of all this, getting online and doing tastings was about just sharing a gentle moment

@Wendy, exactly!

My virtual tastings started as free daily events in March for other tour operators, and grew into a real business

@Kimberly <3

Hi @Kimberley!

@caroline you can share your website ?

Love Pauline as moderator - it is a special skill and a crucial one for these online events

@Caroline, that’s awesome!

Sure Icy, thanks I’m https://www.winedinecaroline.com - geared towards consumers

@Kimberley - hi to you

Agree, Pauline is fantastic

I wish I had the time for the Capstone California wine trade certification.

Yes - that balance of honoring legacy while looking at how to move forward at the same time

Love that so many wineries were having fun with “comfort cooking at home” recipes and creative ways of keeping busy and positive during the stay-at-home orders. Yes, they were selling wine but some were adding interesting value to those at home. It helped people feel more connected.

Love that Honore, I think that’s so key to actually engaging with consumers!

Angela, there is something about sharing recipes that makes things feel personal too, and gives consumers another way to engage with the wine and winery

@Elaine, indeed!

There is an intimacy in communicating directly with people on zoom in their homes.

that rocks!!

Very cool

Super cool!

Preach!

The boys do too

YES!

It’s so wonderful to drink wines made by women

FACTS!!!

yes to stories being told more often

Is there anyone here representing Vinifilles from the Languedoc in France?

Delectabulles is a great model to illuminate and empower women. Need more of this for all wine regions.

@maggie I love the ViniFilles!

Women are doing this in a much louder way in the spirits industry. Much we can learn from them

@polly Indeed.

WOW! Canada!

Merci Cynthia

Yes, Policy must be made to support women owned businesses. And to support Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Businesses especially too

Thank you @Pauline.

I agree with you Cynthia , I always highlight women winemakers!

@Pauline, excellent job moderating!!!!

@Elaine, absolutely agree that boys need women to tell their stories as much as girls do

It's so important to speak to and highlight the intersectionalities of identities.

Cute cat!

@Cynthia's cat wins the webinar :D

These sessions need to live beyond these 3 days! so empowering, so informative!

An inspiring panel of speakers. Merci!

@Danielle G, AGREE!!! Let’s do more!

The Haut Bailly videos are beautiful

Amen, Jessica. Re-setting the world and histories of misogyny depends on men as much as women. Just like to combat racism, white people need to take anti-racism on as an active integral everyday part of life

wish I could stay for networking event. these sessions have been wonderful. thank you all.

If you have additional questions, don’t forget to submit them in the Q&A box (Q&R en français)! Please also tell us a little bit about yourself and let us know if your question is addressed to a specific panelist.

Merci Cynthia!

Thank you to Alice, Suzanne for doing so much work to make this event happen. To Ryan for making the Zoom work so seamlessly. And to Aubrey for helping behind the scenes too

@elaine - it’s such a pleasure seeing this all come together and the people we have been able to bring together!!

hear ye hear ye @elaine, you’re such a class act.

@Suzanne, you have all done an incredible job. Congratulations and thank you

Oh. That is an interesting point, Honore. Thank you for that

Hi Cynthia 🥰

Yes, thank you to all for presenting such a great series.

@Elaine, yes! I'm new to the wine world and have been so energized to see people speaking about race and gender, as well as intersectionality.

Excellent panel. I hope everyone is headed into the Networking session for more discussion, too.

so looking forward to the networking session

That is 100% TRUE lol

TRUTH!

@France does lunch right - 2 hours off - vs at our desk!

Agreed @Danielle!!

Cynthia is opening a can of worms :D

I'm scared to comment on this @Polly lol

HAHAHA

💯

have loved so much learning the French obsession with their terroir

@cynthia Totally Agree!

I think Millenial Somm is doing a great job of navigating that balance. She's really fun but often educational

I always try to sneak in some education while entertaining.

Thanks all for your kind words about the series! We are happy to provide the opportunity for these meaningful discussions and exchanges. And we are loving everyone’s contributions!

@Jessica totally! She’s awesome, really making wine fun for consumers

I work for Becky Wasserman, an American importer based in Burgundy and we are having discussions about diversity, equality and inclusion with our wineries.

We should all be participating in CSW65 this week and next. Gender Equality in all fields.

I think it’s starting ...

As an American woman of color married to a French winemaker and living in the countryside making wine, I have a lot to say about this!

@themillennialsomm in IG

Wine can be fun and factual. This is why a lot of younger people don’t want to get into wine because it seems we take it too seriously. I wrote about it for The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/millennials-are-into-wine-but-the-industry-hasnt-figured-that-out-yet/2020/11/27/7e1e418c-2f65-11eb-96c2-aac3f162215d_story.html

@Kimberly I’d love to hear more from you on that kcharles@charlescomm.com

@Kimberly what’s your winery?

@Kimberly Charles, would love to get in touch!

@Caroline Conner: we are called Château la Tomaze :)

@Icy glad to hear this…would love to know more kcharles@charlescomm.com

SAME! Let's talk about it @Kimberly!

@Kimberly please

Thank you

Thank you!!

Thank you!

Thank you all!

Thank you so much!

@Tanisha Would really love to!

thank you all panelists and our great host!

Thank you

We look forward to seeing you all in the network session! Don’t forget that this event requires separate registration and can be accessed via a separate zoom link. The registration is on our website: https://fr.usembassy.gov/women-in-wine/

Thank you everyone! That was amazing!

@Pauline you rock as always, such great pianists, love you all

Thank you to everyone! Great work Pauline and Suzanne !

Main takeways - Being successful in the face of adversity• Redefining success and how it’s measured• If you don’t know what to do, ask your stakeholders (customers and consumers included)• Work closer to a startup model: try, fail, improve, in a constant amelioration circle. The ones that try, fail and improve first will have a competitive advantage.• When you can’t control the world, focus on what you can control: your brand, your image, your story, your reach• A crisis is the perfect moment to look at what you can improve, and work on what you stand for, and your work ethics and responsibility• Regardless of our place in the wine supply chain, we highly depends on one another. Working collectively means a success at one point will have positive repercussions upstream and downstream.

thank you !! very positive keys!

@pauline- Amazing thank you!

The networking session will not start until at 5:15pm CET, so don’t leave us yet!

Thank you for doing a fantastic job moderating, Pauline

panelists! gotta love that autocorrect!

Thank you for a very inspiring and practical session. Great insight from all the panelists and superb moderation.

Thanks Elaine! your words mean the world

Thanks Suzanne this has been totally epic

Thank you to everyone who has participated in the last three days @suzanne - such a great program!!! So inspiring and so fantastic - thank you again!

Thank you for this amazing & inspiring event! Already looking foward to the next edition!

Thank you all for joining us. I need to go prep for the workshop that starts in 10 minutes. See some of you in a few minutes. Will be fun!

Pauline, Cynthia, Francesca & Veronique - what an honor to be with you today. I love to hang out with smart women and today's panel and audience was a perfect example!

hear hear!

I will head over now to greet moderators

Thank you all.

Thank you all! This was a wonderful three days!!

And thank you all in the audience, it was sooo great feeling those great vibes coming through my screen for 3 days

Would love to get Deputy Asst Secy. Murrays stats if there is a document on women in business that he shared

Thank you to everyone who set this up - great resources shared and such a treat to be able to hear from the panelists around the world!

Thank you all who made this possible!! thanks covid to give us this opportunity too!

A really great event. Well done!

Thank you - great content !

This was excellent, thank you!

I've got some wine - see you there

thank you all!!

Thanks Alice for making this happen!