Join me as me and my friends as we traveled to Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California, MX for a wine tasting with one of the newest wineries, Vino Cēāctl. From Nebbiolo to an unexpected Cabernet Sauvingon, Brenda walks us through the story behind the wine.

Tastings are by reservations only and can be done by contacting Brenda at +52 646 236 4591 or send an email at [email protected] and make sure to let them know The Wine & Chisme Podcast sent you!

Wine: 2021 Daou Cabernet Sauvignon

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Mari is an award winning Latina author, speaker, podcast host, bilingual/bicultural parenting influencer. An advocate of language and culture, she is on a mission to offer parents the information, resources and support they need to preserve their native language and culture and to expose children to other languages and cultures thus raising children ready to compete in a global society.

Mari has written two books for parents, Raising Bilingual Children, and Arroz con Pollo and Apple Pie; Raising bicultural children, both published in English and In Spanish, and two bilingual children's books, Luisito's Island/La Isla de Luisito and I have a secret/Tengo un secreto.

Website: www.maritererodriguezbellas

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Wine: Cabernet Saugvignon by Fathia WInes

Celebrate 200 episodes of The Wine & Chisme Podcast with me and Elisabeth Rosario! In this episode discuss how things started and evolved with the podcast over the last 200 episodes.

Wine: 33 North, Cabernet Sauvignon

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Karen Vidangos is the founder of Latinx Art Collective, the first nationwide database exclusively for Latinx artists in the United States, and Social Media Manager for the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Known online as “Latina in Museums,” Vidangos uses the digital space to explore and elevate underrepresented perspectives in the arts. As a social media specialist, Vidangos has created engaging strategies to support the Obama Portraits Tour and the 2019 American Portrait Gala for the National Portrait Gallery, and was selected to lead the social media strategy and launch of the Smithsonian’s institution-wide initiative, Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past. Previous to this, Vidangos led the strategy and launch of Glenstone Museum’s social media presence timed with their expansion reopening in 2021.

Vidangos has a B.A. in Art History from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in Museum Studies from George Washington University.

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Monica grew up in the Fresno area in a small little farm town, her neighbors were cows, horses, grapes and her grandmother. She had no idea that working with clothes was even a job until a high school teacher mention that she should pursue looking into fashion schools. Prior to that conversation with her teacher, Monica always though that creating clothes was something did in their spare time and as a hobby like she did.

Monica ended up going to college in San Francisco where she received her Bachelors of Fine Arts with a focus on fashion design. In 2011, Monica moved to Los Angeles to continue working in corporate fashion. In 2014 Monica gave gave birth to her first daughter and that's when Luna and Leche Maternity was born.

Website: http://www.lunaandleche.com

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In this solo episode I share my ups and downs of 2023 and what's ahead for 2024.

With my recent health struggles, this topic is even more personal and I encourage you to listen.

Join myself and a panel that includes Founder and CEO of Cannenta Center for Healing and Empowerment, Dr. Leti Cavazos, Director of Dallas Health and Human Services, Dr. Sandra Lozano, and Francesca Martinez, the National Director of Health Equity for the American Heart Association.

This live Wine & Chisme Podcast event wouldn’t have been possible without our in-kind sponsors including:

And I would like to thank my friend and V12 Yoga Owner, Veronica Torres for providing a pre-panel meditation and sound bath as well as Scott O'Reilly, owner of O'Boy Productions who provided the amazing video for the event. 

And of course, to all those who attended and made my dreams come true….I appreciate you more than you could ever know. Muchos abrazos to you all. 

Join myself and a panel that includes Avenida Productions Founders Fanny Grande and Nelson Grande, Evelyn Alsultany, an expert on representation on Arabs & Muslims in media, and Eliana Reyes, Actor, Model and Host of LATV Roots as we discuss Representation in Media.

This live Wine & Chisme Podcast event wouldn’t have been possible without our in-kind sponsors including:

And I would like to thank my friends Heidi Rojas for her performance at the live event as well as Yvonne Hernandez for providing a pre-panel meditation. 

And of course, to all those who attended and made my dreams come true….I appreciate you more than you could ever know. Muchos abrazos to you all. 

Wine: Beaujolais Nouveau

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Wine: 2013 Merlot, Herencia del Valle

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Kita, a proud daughter of Salvadorian + Mexican immigrants, was born + raised in LA. She is a brand photographer + strategist who specializes in helping Jefas grow their brands via intentional images + strategies that simplify showing up online. Book a consultation with Kita to start strategizing how to grow your brand online.

Kita is also a community + podcast host, creating space for Jefas to connect, co-work + support each other as we pursue our goals, together. Cafecito Con Jefas is where we'll have conversations about real life + entrepreneurship. Join your fellow Jefas at a Cafecito Con Jefas Co-Working session to co-work + connect on Wednesdays or Fridays at 11am PST.

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