The tide is beginning to rise for the Female winemaker and the women who own wineries. Find out from Imbibe Magazine's 2019 Wine Person of The Year, Amy Bess Cook on why that's important. This episode speaks to anyone who hasn't been given a fair/equal chance because of their gender, color or creed. Listen up and you will be aware. Once awareness sets in, get ready for action.

One more treat for you, this episode is guest hosted by two of the top wine professionals in our fine state of NC, enjoy!

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• https://www.ncfbpodcast.com/about

Hospitality industry veterans, Max Trujillo and Matthew Weiss, get behind the scenes of North Carolina's burgeoning food and beverage culture. Hear from local chefs, sommelier's, distillers, farmers, brewers and the whole lot of them in the NC F&Bpodcast.

Max is a front-of-house veteran/sommelier that moved from Los Angeles to North Carolina in 2013. Since moving to North Carolina, he's run restaurants, designed wine programs and builds craft cocktail menus and now produces multiple podcasts.

Matthew is a certified sommelier from New York. His experience ranges from restaurant/bar to importing some of the finest wines in the world. He moved his family to North Carolina three years ago and works as a wine distributor.

For questions, comments and booking, contact us at [email protected]

Eat & Drink Merrily!