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As the 2021 annual vintage in Australia winds to a close, and in honor of Mother’s Day next Sunday, May 9 (don’t forget the flowers folks!), this week we check in on nine female winemaking and viticultural mums who are wrapping up harvest in Australia to see how they got through vintage.
This past weekend, Cathy graduated (virtually) from the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certificate Program, a two-year program facilitated by Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. It was all the things, especially inspiration about sharing mindfulness in the world as we know it today. What happens now?
"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.
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.
Guest Contributor and Bordeaux resident, Wendy Narby shared her top five tips for managing mindful drinking to help avoid the potential of unwanted “COVID-kilos”.
This week we will share Part 1 of the results received from our recent ABG Community check-in. All responses were completely anonymous which, judging by your additional comments, helped in the honesty department. check it out!
Taking an international flight can be filled with trepidation, but flying during a pandemic? Turn that anxiety meter up to 12! So in response to the barrage of “How was it?” emails and texts from friends and colleagues, here are my observations and lessons from the strangest of 36 hours.
The annual grape harvest (“vintage” in local speak) is always an exhausting marathon of physical and mental endurance – which Covid-19 has magnified. To get a sense of what’s happening, we spoke to grape growers and winemakers across three regions of New Zealand and Australia.
As COVID-19 continues to spread, Beck shares her story on finding gratitude amid the chaos of an unexpected return to her home in Australia.
Beck reflects on her latest trip home to South Australia and the lessons that come when revisiting old places and faces through a new lens.
This week I set out to notice the kindnesses that we show each other, here within the wine world. There is, it turns out, no shortage of them. That may be because the wine industry is a small and inter-connected place where, as Beck points out, six degrees of separation can become two pretty quickly. Kindnesses we show each other are one way to make that closeness more comfortable.
Wine has taken a bit of a beating lately. Between new year’s resolutions, media attention to Dry (or damp) January, the uncertainty of impending tariffs, or consumers indicating they plan to drink less alcohol, the latest industry reports do not paint the brightest of pictures for wine.
As bushfires continue to devastate areas of Australia, Beck shares the ways that people can help to support the recovery efforts.
On a recent trip to Italy, a colleague was concerned that he couldn’t meditate and didn’t know where to start. We discussed the concept of focusing on the breath as the first step, and he shared his daily routine of deep breathing when he went to bed as a way to get to sleep…
What does a Master of Wine love most about wine? this week we hand the keyboard to Kate McIntyre MW who shares her perspective on a career that has kept her captivated for more than two decades. Balance folks… balance…
Arguably the most stressful time of the year, this week we check in with a bunch of Australian winemakers to hear what is in their tool-box to help cope with the manic months that are “vintage.”
Such was the opening decree from Master Sommelier Devon Broglie before the opening tasting session of this year’s TEXSOM conference—a firm but friendly reminder to those in attendance to be aware of their behavior and the increasing scrutiny we are all under.. <<Click image to read more>>
