Wine: Vin Chaud (red wine, brandy, spices) made by Jessica's boyfriend 

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Erika Cruz is a Coach, Speaker, and Founder of Purpose Driven Latina. She helps her community align with their purpose, lead with courage, and find fulfillment. After eight years in the tech industry, Erika created a business by following her passion - all thanks to TikTok. As the proud daughter of Mexican Immigrants, Erika is aware of the lack of available resources to her growing up. She is on a mission to connect others with the tools and resources to be the best they can be. Erika has been featured in the NY Times, CNN, LA Times and she is just getting started.

Website: https://www.theerikacruz.com

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Wine: 2021 Seis Soles White Blend

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Grace Gavilanes is an NYC-based writer, editor, and content strategist with 10 years of experience. She's a former magazine editor who's been published in People, Food & Wine, Mic, and InStyle, among other publications.

Website: https://www.gracegavilanes.com/

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Join me as I attended the 2nd annual (but first in person) Latinx Wine Summit in Napa, CA hosted by Hispanics in Wine and 

The Roots Fund. 

Interviews (in order of appearance): 

Angela McCrae from Uncorked & Cultured

Chris Rivera, Owner of Seis Soles Wines 

Melissa Sanchez - Attendee

Rafael Rios, Owner of Justicia Wines

Ikimi Dubose, Board Member of the The Roots Fund

Luis Roberto Caballero Orozco from Jackson Family Wines

Luis Gallegos, Owner of Surcos Wines

Marissa Torres - Attendee

Melissa Bravo - Attendee

Miriam Puentes (Honrama Cellars) and Lola Llamas (Llamas Family Wines), Owners of Las Del Vino 

Maria Calvert and Lydia Richards, Founder of Hispanics in Wine

Gabriela Fernandez, Radio Host and MC for the Latinx Wine Summit

Wine: Ring Ring Rose Wine, Italy

2022 brought many changes for the podcast and even me personally. It has been a pleasure sharing the stories of all the guests this year and I look forward to what's to come in 2023...

I'm also booking guests for 2023 so if you'd like to join me for some wine and chisme, click the link below!

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Pozole y Wine Guide

Latiné Owned Wine Brands Based in the U.S.

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Wine: Solorio Family Wines 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon

BIO:

Liz Hernandez is a Mexican American Emmy-nominated television personality and journalist. As a former radio host and entertainment reporter for Access Hollywood, E! News and MTV, her career is built on words, but no chapter is more meaningful than the one she is currently living with WORDAFUL, a video and live event series that focuses on the importance of how we communicate with others and ourselves. 

Through WORDAFUL, Liz created a new form of storytelling that she hopes will encourage and connect us to the power of words. Liz believes we can create new realities for ourselves by changing our internal and external dialogue, ones that support more meaningful relationships and lives. “Our thoughts and words from yesterday are what make up our lives."

Website: https://wordaful.com

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Wine: 2018 Sauvignon Blanc, Herencia Del Valle 

BIO:

Jorge Narvaez is a father of 3, fatherhood case manager and content creator. For the past couple of years he has been active on and offline to spread his message of Family, Community, Art, Music and most importantly Fatherhood!

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Wine: Jose Wine Caves 2015 Mourvedre 

Brandi is the Founder of the Operation Growth Institute, a Global Transformational Learning Center where people can accept, heal, grow, and transform into the next iteration of their personal and professional best. For over twenty years, Brandi has honed her skill as a strategist, wellness expert, and coach. She helps clients identify their own solutions and specializes in coaching clients through her signature 12 steps to realize transformational growth. She examines how the barriers of generational baggage, fatherlessness, sexual trauma, single mother/fatherhood, racial identity and bias, and failure keep her clients from living their best life and helps her clients determine the next step. 

Brandi is a natural coach who has mentored and guided young leaders, honing her skills by providing personal and professional strategic support while leading young professional teams. She is also a certified Holistic Health Counselor by the International Board of African Thinkers, Priest and Healers, a certified Fatherless Daughters Advocate, and a student of the MMS coaching method. 

Brandi has studied with the Aspen Institute, Kellogg Foundation, Zuckerberg Institute, Iyanla Vanzant and the God Squad, Queen Afua, and Dr. Llaila Afrika. She studied for the International Coaching Federation accreditation with Dr. Cherie Carter-Scott.

Website: https://brandirichardthompson.com/

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Wine: RG|NY Cabernet Franc

BIO:

Che Guerrero has spent 16 years tackling race, politics, and family through stand-up comedy. Che's style is rooted in his experiences growing up undocumented. A revolutionary voice on the modern comedy scene, His sense of humor and command of the stage is the result of obstacles often unseen by the average American.

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Wine: 2010 Llamas Family Wine Cabernet Sauvignon

BIO:

Brandi brings over 22 years of experience, awards and recognition in the beauty industry to the beauty industry. She has spent fifteen years proving herself in the highly competitive beauty industry serving Hollywood elites such as Lena Waithe, Cynthia Erivo, Sophia Nomvete and many more. In this image conscious society, Brandi continues to show she can handle any shade and any skin condition for any occasion with confidence, sensitivity and most of all have results. Being the only child of Latinx + Indigenous decent in an entire town as well as a first generation American, has been her driving force for entering the beauty industry to educate and inspire change anyway she can.

Website: https://www.lunavibe.co/

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Wine: Crémant de Loire, Sparkling Cabernet Franc

Thank you WetStone Wine Bar for hosting Jesse and I during this recording

BIO:

Jesse Leon is a social impact consultant to foundations and investors on ways to address issues of substance abuse/addiction, affordable housing, and mental health. He is a native English and Spanish speaker and fluent in Portuguese. He is an alum of UC Berkeley and Harvard and based in San Diego.

Born to indigenous working-class Mexican immigrants in San Diego in the 1970s, Jesse Leon’s childhood was violently ruptured. Overlooked by state-sanctioned institutions and systems intended to help victims of abuse, neglected like many other low-income Latinos, Jesse spiraled into cycles of suicide and substance abuse.

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