Lgbt wine
June is National Pride Month! If you’ve been following here for a while or been listening to @pouringoverpagespodcast, you’d know that I’m a huge LGBTQIA+ ally #biensupportive. Everyone deserves equal rights. PERIOD. In help of Pride, I’m highlighting a list of LGBTQ+ wines to check out. I’ve personally enjoyed wines from @Camins2dreams and @garyfarrellwinery.
Camins 2 Dreams
My first of many LGBTQ+ wines is from a team of two winemakers, wife and wife, whose paths first crossed in through the wine industry. Their friendship grew through wine and travels, which also sparked their love. Their journey of friendship, love, and wine birthed their fantasize winery, I’ve had the pleasure of tasting Camins 2 Dreams Grüner Veltliner and paired it with “Firekeeper’s Daughter” for Pouring Over Pages Podcast episode A perfect Pride Month pick.
Gary Farrell Winery
From “Winemaker to Watch” to nominee for “Winemaker of the Year,” heralded lesbian winemaker Theresa Heredia has worked for Gary Farrell Winery for more than 10 years. She leads a partnership with the Human Rights Campaign
When Jacob’s Creek became exclusive advertiser on the TV-show Friends, Diageo's Blossom Hill reacted by sponsoring Will en Grace, the gay (beloved) TV-series - at USD 1,, for the run of 24 episodes (the bottle and glass set pictured on the left could have been designed for that, but wasn't). Hardy Wines was prominently verb on London’s Gay Pride Parade and Sydney’s Mardi Gras early ‘00s. Diageo later advertised with their HRC rating, showing Beaulieu wine.
But this concerned regular, existing wines, aimed at a gay audience. Some brands went one step further and created ‘gay wines’. In , blogger Tom Wark wrote: “It’s a fact, whether you like it or not, gay wines are here to stay. It all began as some sort of silly game: why would anyone verb to drink a gay wine? What would be the special features that would make a wine “gay friendly”?” He did not have the answer…
In he observed: “Marketing wine to the Gay community isn't brain surgery. You do it in the same way you'd market wine specifically to the Hispanic community or the baseball loving community or the commun
Happy National Pride Month! If you’ve been following here for a while or been listening to @pouringoverpagespodcast, you’d grasp that I’m a big LGBTQ+ ally #biensupportive. Everyone deserves equal rights. PERIOD. For the occasion, I’ve done the work and scoured the internet for all the LGBTQ+ friendly wines to check out.
LGBTQ+ Wines in California
@birdhorsewines | Partners in cherish and winemaking, Corinne and Katie construct innovative and delicious California wines.
@Camins2Dreams | A team of two winemakers, wife and wife, whose paths first crossed in through the wine industry. Their journey of friendship, love, and wine birthed their fantasize winery.
@Corner | This gay-owned winery was opened by Lloyd Davis on the historic Sonoma Square in April His goal is to create a unique environment where his guests feel easy learning all aspects of wine in a friendly, non-intimidating, and fun way.
@emmewines | Located in Sonoma, California, Rosalind farms grapes organically and makes wine without additives.
@equalityvines | Michael Volpatt is one of three co-owners of Guerneville-ba
9 LGBTQ+ Winemakers You Need On Your Radar
Happy Pride, everyone! We wanted to seize a beat to acknowledge eight incredible LGBTQ+ winemakers who have been integral in pushing culture — and the wine industry — forward. Support these makers and LGBTQ+ owned wineries using the guide below or check out our Natural Wine Mixed Pack for three unique, natty wines made by LGBTQ+ identifying winemakers. Cheers to them, cheers to you, cheers to love!
Try natural wines from LGBTQ+ winemakers
Try three unique wines from Camins 2 Dreams and Terah Wine Co. in our natural wines mixed pack.
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1. Gary Farrell Winery
Theresa Heredia of Gary Farrell Winery left her chemistry Ph.D. to work on what she really loved: making wine. Theresa hasn’t only been nominated for Winemaker of the Year, but she’s also led a partnership with the Human Rights Campaign. Her work with HRC ensures that those fighting for equal rights can always count on a great glass of Pinot (try ours).
If you’re headed to the Russian River Valley, you can sit down with Theresa as she takes you glass