let me first ask you a question to begin did you keep a diary as a child who did
did you keep a diary as a child who did
did you keep a diary as a child who did no just kidding I’m not gonna count I
no just kidding I’m not gonna count I
no just kidding I’m not gonna count I did I remember being 10 years old and
did I remember being 10 years old and
did I remember being 10 years old and I’m lying on my bed on my belly and I’m
I’m lying on my bed on my belly and I’m
I’m lying on my bed on my belly and I’m dreaming and writing about all the
dreaming and writing about all the
dreaming and writing about all the emotions and feelings that I had and I
emotions and feelings that I had and I
emotions and feelings that I had and I wanted to be Romy Schneider the iconic
wanted to be Romy Schneider the iconic
wanted to be Romy Schneider the iconic actress of the sissy movies from the
actress of the sissy movies from the
actress of the sissy movies from the 1950s he cannot imagine how much I
1950s he cannot imagine how much I
1950s he cannot imagine how much I fantasized playing a lead role with her
fantasized playing a lead role with her
fantasized playing a lead role with her years later I went back and read that
years later I went back and read that
years later I went back and read that diary and I made a discovery in one
diary and I made a discovery in one
diary and I made a discovery in one chapter I imagined a way for me to meet
chapter I imagined a way for me to meet
chapter I imagined a way for me to meet Romy Schneider I was interviewing her
Romy Schneider I was interviewing her
Romy Schneider I was interviewing her and writing her story that chapter is
and writing her story that chapter is
and writing her story that chapter is one of my favorites
one of my favorites
one of my favorites because in it I envisioned for myself a
because in it I envisioned for myself a
because in it I envisioned for myself a career of my own having an article and a
career of my own having an article and a
career of my own having an article and a byline in a big magazine and I’m telling
byline in a big magazine and I’m telling
byline in a big magazine and I’m telling the story of a woman I adored in
the story of a woman I adored in
the story of a woman I adored in hindsight my journalism career started
hindsight my journalism career started
hindsight my journalism career started right there because almost 40 years
right there because almost 40 years
right there because almost 40 years later I interviewed scores of women I
later I interviewed scores of women I
later I interviewed scores of women I started a magazine I appeared on
started a magazine I appeared on
started a magazine I appeared on television and I wrote a novel about
television and I wrote a novel about
television and I wrote a novel about women
that comes from somewhere my passion for
that comes from somewhere my passion for writing and telling stories because even
writing and telling stories because even
writing and telling stories because even though I was proud of myself telling
though I was proud of myself telling
though I was proud of myself telling stories I was like okay how serious can
stories I was like okay how serious can
stories I was like okay how serious can this be how significant is it what
this be how significant is it what
this be how significant is it what you’re doing
you’re doing
you’re doing you see when growing up we didn’t have a
you see when growing up we didn’t have a
you see when growing up we didn’t have a color TV and instead of watching kids
color TV and instead of watching kids
color TV and instead of watching kids shows my mother used to tell stories to
shows my mother used to tell stories to
shows my mother used to tell stories to me and my sisters most of the times
me and my sisters most of the times
me and my sisters most of the times stories about women she knew women who
stories about women she knew women who
stories about women she knew women who had given birth on their own all by
had given birth on their own all by
had given birth on their own all by themselves women who had remained behind
themselves women who had remained behind
themselves women who had remained behind during the war and women who went to
during the war and women who went to
during the war and women who went to college over the objections of their
college over the objections of their
college over the objections of their family my sisters and me hung on every
family my sisters and me hung on every
family my sisters and me hung on every word she said storytelling is not
word she said storytelling is not
word she said storytelling is not unimportant stories are the rock
unimportant stories are the rock
unimportant stories are the rock foundation of our lives
foundation of our lives
foundation of our lives you only came here because you wanted to
you only came here because you wanted to
you only came here because you wanted to hear stories am i right Emily Esfahani
hear stories am i right Emily Esfahani
hear stories am i right Emily Esfahani Smith the author of the book the power
Smith the author of the book the power
Smith the author of the book the power of meaning explains this really well in
of meaning explains this really well in
of meaning explains this really well in her TED talk she says telling our own
her TED talk she says telling our own
her TED talk she says telling our own stories is one of the pillars of a
stories is one of the pillars of a
stories is one of the pillars of a meaningful life and I believe that this
meaningful life and I believe that this
meaningful life and I believe that this is very significant for women to
is very significant for women to
is very significant for women to understand because stories are also the
understand because stories are also the
understand because stories are also the roadmap to what’s possible if women get
roadmap to what’s possible if women get
roadmap to what’s possible if women get written out of the stories and let’s
written out of the stories and let’s
written out of the stories and let’s face it we have been for centuries then
face it we have been for centuries then
face it we have been for centuries then every woman feels like she’s the first
every woman feels like she’s the first
every woman feels like she’s the first she’s the outlier and that she has to
she’s the outlier and that she has to
she’s the outlier and that she has to fight hard to be seen or to be heard and
fight hard to be seen or to be heard and
fight hard to be seen or to be heard and don’t forget the word story comes from
don’t forget the word story comes from
don’t forget the word story comes from history directly from history if we’re
history directly from history if we’re
history directly from history if we’re not telling our stories we’ll never make
not telling our stories we’ll never make
not telling our stories we’ll never make it to history and this is also what I
it to history and this is also what I
it to history and this is also what I found going on in the wine business
found going on in the wine business
found going on in the wine business about four years ago when I was working
about four years ago when I was working
about four years ago when I was working and living in Austin Texas I promised my
and living in Austin Texas I promised my
and living in Austin Texas I promised my Texan girl
Texan girl
Texan girl friends that I would prepare a delicious
friends that I would prepare a delicious
friends that I would prepare a delicious Mediterranean meal with some delightful
Mediterranean meal with some delightful
Mediterranean meal with some delightful Turkish wines little did I know that I
Turkish wines little did I know that I
Turkish wines little did I know that I could not get any Turkish wines in
could not get any Turkish wines in
could not get any Turkish wines in Austin I could get them and use them but
Austin I could get them and use them but
Austin I could get them and use them but that was like a four hour drive so this
that was like a four hour drive so this
that was like a four hour drive so this fact that I couldn’t get them really
fact that I couldn’t get them really
fact that I couldn’t get them really intrigued me and I wanted to have my
intrigued me and I wanted to have my
intrigued me and I wanted to have my wines so I drove into it and I traveled
wines so I drove into it and I traveled
wines so I drove into it and I traveled and I visited wineries and I hated
and I visited wineries and I hated
and I visited wineries and I hated myself and I met all these fabulous wine
myself and I met all these fabulous wine
myself and I met all these fabulous wine makers including some amazing female
makers including some amazing female
makers including some amazing female winemakers and that made me wonder like
winemakers and that made me wonder like
winemakers and that made me wonder like how come I don’t know anything about
how come I don’t know anything about
how come I don’t know anything about female while making I consider myself a
female while making I consider myself a
female while making I consider myself a well-read person I read the books I read
well-read person I read the books I read
well-read person I read the books I read the magazines I read the papers I even
the magazines I read the papers I even
the magazines I read the papers I even write for them how come I know so little
write for them how come I know so little
write for them how come I know so little about female winemaking
well I can tell you this there were very
well I can tell you this there were very few female sommeliers wine masters and
few female sommeliers wine masters and
few female sommeliers wine masters and wine professionals put inside it’s a
wine professionals put inside it’s a
wine professionals put inside it’s a very total male-dominated industry and
very total male-dominated industry and
very total male-dominated industry and that has been until the late 1970s there
that has been until the late 1970s there
that has been until the late 1970s there were virtually no female winemaking are
were virtually no female winemaking are
were virtually no female winemaking are you kidding me
you kidding me
you kidding me of course they were but they helped
of course they were but they helped
of course they were but they helped their husbands their brothers and their
their husbands their brothers and their
their husbands their brothers and their fathers they were not documented as the
fathers they were not documented as the
fathers they were not documented as the winemaker that’s not the story anymore
winemaker that’s not the story anymore
winemaker that’s not the story anymore today women graduate from enology
today women graduate from enology
today women graduate from enology schools the wine study school at the
schools the wine study school at the
schools the wine study school at the same rate as men and out of 369 masters
same rate as men and out of 369 masters
same rate as men and out of 369 masters of wine there are 124 female masters of
of wine there are 124 female masters of
of wine there are 124 female masters of why master of wine is the highest degree
why master of wine is the highest degree
why master of wine is the highest degree that you can get in the wine field so
that you can get in the wine field so
that you can get in the wine field so those are the nice facts Oh
those are the nice facts Oh
those are the nice facts Oh my most favorite fact is one study shows
my most favorite fact is one study shows
my most favorite fact is one study shows that
even though women make less than 10% of
even though women make less than 10% of the workforce they produce more than 28%
the workforce they produce more than 28%
the workforce they produce more than 28% of the most honored wines which makes it
of the most honored wines which makes it
of the most honored wines which makes it that we can easily say when women make
that we can easily say when women make
that we can easily say when women make wine they make better wine
wine they make better wine
wine they make better wine really but that’s when they make them
really but that’s when they make them
really but that’s when they make them and when they get the opportunity to
and when they get the opportunity to
and when they get the opportunity to make them but of course like in any
make them but of course like in any
make them but of course like in any other field in the wine industry rare
other field in the wine industry rare
other field in the wine industry rare men also encountered subtle and
men also encountered subtle and
men also encountered subtle and not-so-subtle sexism if a man and a
not-so-subtle sexism if a man and a
not-so-subtle sexism if a man and a woman pour wine at an event to get as a
woman pour wine at an event to get as a
woman pour wine at an event to get as a wine make who do you think it’s a
wine make who do you think it’s a
wine make who do you think it’s a success
success
success technical questions and would you
technical questions and would you
technical questions and would you believe me if I told you the story of a
believe me if I told you the story of a
believe me if I told you the story of a French wine maker it just happened this
French wine maker it just happened this
French wine maker it just happened this decade that she was refused to buy a
decade that she was refused to buy a
decade that she was refused to buy a tractor on the grounds of her sex only
tractor on the grounds of her sex only
tractor on the grounds of her sex only when her father accompanied her she
when her father accompanied her she
when her father accompanied her she could buy the tractor of course from
could buy the tractor of course from
could buy the tractor of course from another supplier but she had a tractor
another supplier but she had a tractor
another supplier but she had a tractor these are symptoms of an industry that
these are symptoms of an industry that
these are symptoms of an industry that has not embraced the role women play in
has not embraced the role women play in
has not embraced the role women play in its story next to the wine marketing
its story next to the wine marketing
its story next to the wine marketing agency that I started I decided to
agency that I started I decided to
agency that I started I decided to dedicate myself to change the wine story
dedicate myself to change the wine story
dedicate myself to change the wine story my next storytelling project is gonna be
my next storytelling project is gonna be
my next storytelling project is gonna be a documentary about women in wine who
a documentary about women in wine who
a documentary about women in wine who are truly Trey blazing the trail and in
are truly Trey blazing the trail and in
are truly Trey blazing the trail and in the same spirit atma as my mother used
the same spirit atma as my mother used
the same spirit atma as my mother used to tell I’m gonna leave you with stories
to tell I’m gonna leave you with stories
to tell I’m gonna leave you with stories of some amazing women first Natsuki by
of some amazing women first Natsuki by
of some amazing women first Natsuki by Ella after high school she was offered
Ella after high school she was offered
Ella after high school she was offered to study in ology at the stella most
to study in ology at the stella most
to study in ology at the stella most university in south africa until then
university in south africa until then
university in south africa until then she had never tasted wine before she
she had never tasted wine before she
she had never tasted wine before she even had to throw up the first glass she
even had to throw up the first glass she
even had to throw up the first glass she became the first black female winemaker
became the first black female winemaker
became the first black female winemaker and in 2009 she was South Africa’s woman
and in 2009 she was South Africa’s woman
and in 2009 she was South Africa’s woman winemaker of the year and this year she
winemaker of the year and this year she
winemaker of the year and this year she launched her own
launched her own
launched her own alena wines named after her grandmother
alena wines named after her grandmother
alena wines named after her grandmother who always supported her then Lauren
who always supported her then Lauren
who always supported her then Lauren Mori Lauren quit her law job in New York
Mori Lauren quit her law job in New York
Mori Lauren quit her law job in New York to follow her passion start writing for
to follow her passion start writing for
to follow her passion start writing for a food and wine startup she now
a food and wine startup she now
a food and wine startup she now contributes to the wine pages of USA
contributes to the wine pages of USA
contributes to the wine pages of USA Today
Today
Today Forbes magazine and wine enthusiasts
Forbes magazine and wine enthusiasts
Forbes magazine and wine enthusiasts she’s also gonna be a master of wine
she’s also gonna be a master of wine
she’s also gonna be a master of wine next year and I have a special
next year and I have a special
next year and I have a special connection with Lauren Mori because I
connection with Lauren Mori because I
connection with Lauren Mori because I interviewed her a couple years ago after
interviewed her a couple years ago after
interviewed her a couple years ago after she won the award for best blogger of
she won the award for best blogger of
she won the award for best blogger of the year and her blog was about Turkish
the year and her blog was about Turkish
the year and her blog was about Turkish wines and then Yana right mom I love
wines and then Yana right mom I love
wines and then Yana right mom I love this woman
this woman
this woman Yana has been in ologies for 20 years
Yana has been in ologies for 20 years
Yana has been in ologies for 20 years and she thinks it’s a sin that the wine
and she thinks it’s a sin that the wine
and she thinks it’s a sin that the wine industry is dominated by men and her
industry is dominated by men and her
industry is dominated by men and her recently published wine guide she firmly
recently published wine guide she firmly
recently published wine guide she firmly states the average woman has a better
states the average woman has a better
states the average woman has a better palate a better nose and a better tongue
palate a better nose and a better tongue
palate a better nose and a better tongue than a man therefore women are better in
than a man therefore women are better in
than a man therefore women are better in judging a wine and of course I totally
judging a wine and of course I totally
judging a wine and of course I totally agree yes every bottle of wine has a
agree yes every bottle of wine has a
agree yes every bottle of wine has a story to tell and I am excited to start
story to tell and I am excited to start
story to tell and I am excited to start telling how women’s visions in enology
telling how women’s visions in enology
telling how women’s visions in enology in wine culture are going to shape the
in wine culture are going to shape the
in wine culture are going to shape the future of wine making but you can also
future of wine making but you can also
future of wine making but you can also make a statement and join me you can
make a statement and join me you can
make a statement and join me you can contribute to the rise of female wine
contribute to the rise of female wine
contribute to the rise of female wine majors by next time when you are about
majors by next time when you are about
majors by next time when you are about to order a case of wine or even a bottle
to order a case of wine or even a bottle
to order a case of wine or even a bottle of wine or even a glass of wine that you
of wine or even a glass of wine that you
of wine or even a glass of wine that you consider it’s a bottle of wine made by a
consider it’s a bottle of wine made by a
consider it’s a bottle of wine made by a woman Cheers
woman Cheers
woman Cheers [Applause]
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