Wine & Chisme

Wine: Las Amigas Cuvée, Napa Valley Sparkling Wine 2013

"Las Amigas by Las del Vino is a venture inspired by our friends and role models who motivate us to be our best selves everyday as mothers, wives, sisters and friends. Let's support one another and leave a legacy. We are stronger together. "

-Miriam Puentes and Lola Llamas

Available at Honrama Cellars and Llamas Family Wines

BIOS: 

Lola - Owns Llamas Family Wines alongside her husband, Oscar. Llamas wines reflect and highlight the pedigree of the vineyard, its site and those who farm the land. We pride ourselves on sourcing fruit only from vineyards farmed by our family and minimizing input during the winemaking process. From vine to bottle, these wines are an expression of the land and our family and we are honored to share them with you. Lola is also a mom of two, wife, wine lover and adventure seeker. She balances her career in legal industry with active walking, running and fitness classes.

Miriam - Along with her husband, Juan, Miriam owns Honrama Cellars, a Latino owned boutique winery. Our beautifully crafted wines include Cabernet, Pinot Noir, Rosé and a dessert wine of Chardonnay. We are centrally located in the beautiful Napa Valley. Honrama was established in 2008 and is proud to share with you their beautiful Spanish ranch and horses. The Honrama Family is a bond of generations, labor and resolve.

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Wine: Herencia del Valle 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon

Intensely flavored in blackberry and cherry, this is a grippy full-bodied wine, with underlying acidity that freshens its bolder tendencies impressively. Lavender, black licorice and dried herb add to the complexity and layering of character.

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Mother, sister, daughter and friend. Daughter of the most High. Real Estate mogul looking to invest and rebuild Africa.

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Wine: 808 Beatz Wine - California Red Blend

This week, The Wine & Chisme Podcast is presented by 808 Beatz Wine.

808 Beatz was inspired by a tremendous passion for Wine and a love for an era of music known as FREESTYLE. Freestyle is known globally as the “Old School Muzik” genre which represents the days when every song on the radio felt as though it was written especially for you. We carefully created a fantastic tasting California wine that is bold, fruit-forward and smooth just like the FREESTYLE ERA!

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Vikrum “Rocky” Kandola. Rocky is the owner/ operator of Hair Maiden India, This week my guest is Vikrum “Rocky” Kandola. Rocky is the owner/ operator of Hair Maiden India, born in New York but raised in Mississippi. To say he has experienced trauma in his life would be an understatement. He virtually lived alone in India at the age of 11, was sent to a teen “bootcamp’ where he was mentally and physically abused and went to prison- all by the age of 19.

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Wine: La Granja 360 (A Vegan Wine)

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Daisy Romero is the founder and owner of El Cholos Kid, a line of purses and bags that are weaved from recycled plastic with care and love, showcasing the beauty of Mexican traditions through traditional weaving perfected through generations.

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Wine: Simi Sonoma Rosé 2017  

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Fefe is a visual anthropologist, University of Michigan graduate and Co-Founder/ CEO of the boutique image consulting firm, FTA GALLERY. She is also an immigrant who moved here as a child as her family was fleeing war in her native Liberia.

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Wine: Alloro Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016

This wine reveals intense ripe black cherries and blueberries, with rose petals, and notes of cinnamon, clove, and slightly toasted hickory. Very full-bodied, dark ruby in color, with plush, velvety texture, pleasurable persistence, and mouth-watering acidity, that provides tension. This wine has a very long finish that lingers with ripe black cherries, baking spices, and graphite.

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Francesca Martinez. I met Francesca is currently the National Health Equity Program Manager in the Office of Health Equity at large national nonprofit. As part of a focused team leading the organizational strategy on health equity and addressing social determinants of health, Francesca ensures integration and collaboration internally and externally building solutions to address root causes and the systemic issues contributing to health disparities. 

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Book: A Decade of Betrayal: Mexican Repatriation in the 1930's

Wine: Cachai Chardonnay, Chile 2020

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BIO: Brenda Martinez

Brenda Martinez was born in Monterrey, N.L. Mexico, and later moved into the Garland, TX area where she became a naturalized citizen. She graduated from South Garland High School in the top ten percent of her class as a Texas Scholar and as a National Honor Society member. Martinez went on to complete her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of North Texas. She then went on to obtain a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from LeTourneau University and later earned a Master of Arts degree in Dispute Resolution from Southern Methodist University. 

Martinez is in her 14th year in education as an Instructional Coach for Richardson Independent School District. In her previous roles, she has been a teacher, coach, PTSO Liaison and sponsor for many different activities for the Inspired Vision School District located in Dallas Texas. She has also taught in the Garland Independent School District along with being named their 2020 Secondary Teacher of the year for the district. She has also been department chair for the Garland Independent School District at Jackson Technology Center in Garland, Texas, where she taught seventh-grade history along with being the cheerleading sponsor. 

Martinez also served as a curriculum writer for the district and presenter for district professional development. She also served as the i3 campus leader, providing campus technology support, and was involved in the campus house system. Martinez was also involved with the AVID program. 

Currently she is writing curriculum for the Active Classroom Social Studies program outside the district and is also a Vocal Instructor at a local music studio in Plano, TX. She is consistently involved with her community in multicultural events and has shared her musical talent and expertise on education. It is her mission to inspire students and other educators.

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BIO: Ruby Chavez

Ruby Chavez is a high school counselor by day and content creator/founder by night. She is the eldest of three siblings, first in her family to pursue higher education and Mexican-American. She is located in the Silicon Valley and proud product of her community.

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Wine: Upper Eden Pinot Noir 2018

Medium bodied that tends to be pretty dry. People mentioned red fruit notes when they tasted it such has cherry, raspberry and strawberry.

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Gisel Martín is a problem-solving 1st-gen college graduate that loves to research. As a Business Strategist she teaches business owners how to create sustainable systems to help their businesses grow. Her BA in International Business and MA in International Education are the foundation of her approach of learning through practice to make change. 

She is the creator of the Relate + Elevate Podcast and Glowing Corazón. Her husband and 3 children are not only her inspiration, but her loudest cheerleaders.

Nicole's Bio: 

Nicole Moreno-Deinzer is currently is the Founder and CEO of Epifania Magazine. A Latina lifestyle magazine. Her story has featured on Happy Apple Podcast, Livin’ Latina, SheNomads, Women of Socal and more. In 2017 year she was one of the winner of AD2SF 32 Under 32. She contributed to Create Your Best Year by Clara Angelina Diaz. 

Before diving into the entrepreneurial world, she worked in the nonprofit sector. She worked for several nonprofits including, Reading Partners and Alzheimer’s Association. ​ 

She studied Communication Studies at San Francisco State and received her MBA from Mills College. She was the previous Vice President of St. Elizabeth Day Home Board and was a Board Member of Bay Area Advertising Relief Committee. She is a graduate of Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley Latino Leadership Board Academy and is a Founding Father of the Psi Kappa, an Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity chapter. 

She has spoken to youth at numerous high schools as well at Breakthrough Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley Women and Girls Leadership Summit and this last year she spoke at her high old school, Gilroy High School. 

You can usually find her in a dress (even in the winter), traveling with her husband Nicholas bugging her sisters on GroupMe and buying way too many books at used book stores.

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WINE: Le Cetto 2018 Sauvignon Blanc

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Daisy is a Miami-born first generation Cuban American. Early in 2020 she made the leap from newly promoted Financial Services Senior Consultant to full-time business owner and Coach. 

As a former perfectionist and people-pleaser, Daisy has navigated the heavy emotional barriers that keep so many living unfulfilled lives. With her mindset-first coaching approach, she works with clients to uncover the limitations that are deflecting success while also delivering practical guidance to get them launching their online business with ease. 

While not serving clients or running her business, Daisy can be found enjoying a nice glass of Cabernet with a self-help book or playing with her golden-doodle, Lincoln.

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