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Women in Wine Leadership Symposium 4th Annual Conference Explores Vital Issues for Women in the Industry

Over 100 women wine professionals participated in the half-day symposium

26/10/2015

NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The fourth annual Women in Wine Leadership Symposium (WWLS) held Monday, October 5th at the Helen Mills event space in Manhattan gathered leading women in the industry to explore critical issues facing women in wine today. The WWLS, hosted by The Winebow Group, is the first event of its kind with a mission to empower and educate women in the wine industry through a series of provocative panel discussions and wine tastings. Dana Cowin, Editor-in-Chief of Food & Wine, one of America`s foremost authorities on food, wine, style and design, and author of the recently published cookbook, Mastering My Mistakes in the Kitchen, opened the conference with a keynote speech. Madeline Triffon, the first female Master Sommelier in the U.S. and the in-house Master Sommelier for Plum Market, moderated the panel discussions.

Over 100 women wine professionals participated in the half-day symposium: winemakers from around the world, sommeliers, retailers, educators, and journalists. Panels addressed topics such as "Taking Intelligent Career Risks" and "Fostering Diversity through Inclusive Leadership." Women winemakers and winery owners led a guided tasting and wove personal histories and career insights into their comments. The passion and commitment to quality of the women in Winebow`s portfolio was further illustrated during a walk-around tasting with wines from 36 properties in 10 different countries. 

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