Women in NY Wine Scene: Not the ‘Gods of Food’ Story
Over at Eater NY, wine editor Levi Dalton, reacts to Time magazine’s now-infamous omission of women from its “Gods of Food” story. As the food media erupted with an onslaught of battle cries, Dalton’s...
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Sex, Sexism and the Natural Wine Label
Would you drink–or serve–a wine called “Big Titties” or “Panty Remover”? Most people’s answer would likely be “absolutely not.” However, if you’ve dined at some of the country’s top restaurants, you...
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Let Us Now Retire the Whiskey Woman
There are several notable species of the bro-girl archetype: In the early 20th century, we called her the tomboy, she of gambling parlors and skeet shoots, personified by celebrities like Clara Bow and...
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Where Are All the “Rebel” Women Winemakers?
For those who follow wine media, it can sometimes feel as though there are only a few story types. One of the most seductive frameworks? That of the outsider, or “bad boy,” who has come to disrupt the...
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Gendered Wine Marketing Is Still All Too Real
I had never heard of Galentine’s Day until a couple of months ago, when I received a press release promoting a certain iconic French wine as “the perfect drink” for the occasion. One of the milder...
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What We Talk About When We Talk About “Bitch Beer”
Bethany Baker doesn’t remember the exact beer she had in hand the first time someone accused her of drinking “bitch beer.” “I’m pretty sure back then it was a fruited beer like Long Trail’s Blackberry...
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