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All in Community
Community is King, and Queen: 5 Takeaways from the LatinX Wine Summit
Fresh from the LatinX Wine Summit, Beck shares her Top 5 takeaways from the conference to support the latinx wine community.
How To Have a Conversation: Real-Life Examples from the Wine Industry
Think about the last time you had a great conversation.
Like, a GREAT conversation. Where you felt like you were really seeing the other person. Where you learned something new about them. Where your curiosity was piqued. It may not be common, but it is possible, as Cathy explains.
Loving Hard Through Roe v. Wade
Last week’s decision in the Supreme Court of the United States impacting women’s access to healthcare, and privacy rights, was not a complete surprise. But it is certainly confronting. This week, Beck offers ways to help support your mental health and those you love.
ABG, The 2021 Edition: A Retrospective
In the final post for 2021, Cathy and Beck look back on 2021 with some thoughts on clarity, presence and finding what's important.
Working in the Wine Industry CAN Be Good for You. But There's a But.
Fresh from our session at @wine2wineverona, Beck recaps the session, “Can Working in the Wine Business be GOOD for You?”
An Honesty Refresh. Thanks To You
In the final days before wine2wine Business Forum, it's honesty that makes the difference, as Cathy explains.
Survey Says! ABG Community Responses for ABG: A Preview
This week, we preview the responses from our short and anonymous survey that will help us present our session at this year’s wine2wine Business Forum.
Are We There Yet? A Gut Check on our Industry Health and Wellbeing
It is encouraging to hear this community share how their own attitudes to mindfulness, moderation, and mindful drinking are changing for the better; how mental health conversations are becoming a little safer; and how a moderate or abstinence approach to drinking has become more normalized, but as an industry how are we doing?.
Considering Loss and Grief in the ABG Community
Loss, and grief aren’t typically topics of casual, everyday conversation, yet those topics have arisen frequently enough these past few weeks that it’s worth some attention and exploration.
Finding Joy at the Wine Writers Symposium
When I was accepted to the Wine Writers Symposium, I told nobody, because I felt that same fear. But on Monday, as all the new and familiar faces started filling up the Zoom screen, I realized that it was happening. I was terrified.
ABG Moms Say the Darndest Things
ABG Moms say the darndest things, and I don’t just mean our Aussie friends from last week’s post! (Though, you have to admit, they pretty much take the cake, swearing and all.)
Supporting ABG’s BIPOC Community with Action and Resources
Fresh from a thought-provoking Lift Collective virtual conference, Beck considers the ways we can step up and take action to support ABG’s BIPOC community.
COVID, Wellness and the Lessons We've Learned, Part Two
In Part II of the team’s look back at a year forever changed by COVID, Beck and Cathy share their personal perspectives.
Holiday Hacks from the ABG Community
With only 13 days until we can officially turn the page on 2020, you all deserve an enormous hug for getting through one hell of a year. So with many of our friends and family at their wits end, we turn to our ABG community to see what they are looking for to find some reprieve and sanity during the closing days that is to survive the sh*t show of 2020.
Here are ways they are planning to 'hack' the holidays:
"Work Like You Don't Have a Child. Parent Like You Don't Have a Job." The ABG Community at the Crux of the Impossible
"Work Like You Don't Have a Child. Parent Like You Don't Have a Job." Welcome to parenting, the 2020 version. It’s time to talk about it. That is exactly what we’ll do on Monday’s webinar, and we hope very much you’ll join us. Whether or not you yourself are a parent, you undoubtedly know someone who is. Monday’s webinar is for you too, to gain some insights of this aspect of the pandemic reality for friends and colleagues.
Right Now is the Time to Hold Our Loved Ones Close
This week we’ve listened, read, shared and confided our experiences. We’re holding space to recognize the deep trauma, pain and suffering inflicted on our friends and colleagues, many of whom were victims at the hands of a few. Here we consider ways to keep safely in community with trusted friends and colleagues.
Announcing Two New Developments to Honor the ABG Community
This week we’d like to share some information about two new developments at ABG, that arise directly from your feedback to the Community check-in survey a few months ago. Beck and I are excited about both of these things, mainly because they address topics and interests that you all have expressed.
From One Extreme to Another, and Finding Balance in Between
It’s been a week of emotional extremes for the ABG community as we mourn the loss of one of the wine industry’s true creatives, while being grateful for the public recognition of the work and conversations that this forum continues to open up.