Moderation and mindful drinking has been a hot topic of late, but at ABG we have been tackling this topic for 6+ years, and are not going quiet any time soon.
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Navigating a Drinker's Profession As a Non-Drinker
Contributor Rachel DelRocco Terrazas dives into the truth about the challenges of working in wine while sober, with tips for navigating tricky professional situations.
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?”
Mindful Drinking: Time for a Mid-Year Tune Up?
Is it me, or are there a plethora of mindful drinking, consumption reduction and/or “sober-lit” articles lately? With a ton of online stories swirling, I revisited the story I wrote for ABG in January, on How to Put Mindful Drinking on Your 2021 List. I ran a scorecard on how I’m doing with my own consumption habits.
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.
How to Put Mindful Drinking on Your 2021 List
It’s time for the new year and for many wine lovers, this can include reducing alcohol as a healthy way to reset for the year ahead. Not much of a Dry January believer myself, January is when I reevaluate my relationship with wine and drinking, and how it plays into my career and personal time.
A Letter of Apology to Non-Drinkers in Wine - And Action Items For A Better Drinking Culture
I owe an apology to the non-drinkers who entered my tasting room - I probably left you feeling out in the cold. I just didn’t know any better and I didn’t “see” you.
Lockdown Drinking and COVID Kilos: A French Perspective
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”.
Headwinds Ahead: Wine in the Age of Wellness and Moderation
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.
Here's What's Missing from the Sober-Curious Movement
You’ve seen, I’m sure, all of the consumer media attention being paid right now to abstinence, and sober-curious, and the valorization of non-alcoholic beverages to the point, arguably, of demonizing the enjoyment of wine. Do you know what’s missing?
Lessons from Liège – Takeaways from the Born Digital Wine Awards Summit
At the recent Born Digital Wine Awards Summit in Liège Belgium, numerous topics were discussed, but the group chose to prioritize four topics for further industry consideration: packaging, wine tourism and education, wine media, and health and wellness.
When It Actually IS About You: How to Prioritize Self-Care
Self care is a thing that, as we can all attest, way too often gets pushed far down the to-do list, in lieu of work things and family things and just about everything but self-things.
Surviving the Festive Season When It’s “Your Job” To Drink
Moderation? Ha! When you are being paid to grow, produce, promote, sell and market a product that soaks the Holiday season, navigating a life with a little more balance and less booze can be nigh impossible.
Living and Drinking Alone - 3 Tips To Help Avoid Excess
I’ve lived alone for more than 15 years and it’s often a challenge to manage how much I drink when I open a bottle of wine. You know that feeling, when you come home from a long day and think, “just a glass”, then before you know it, the bottle is staring back at you near empty and you wonder how the heck you got there... (click the image to read more)
Day 1: The Article That Started It All
Coming away from the 2017 Women of the Vine & Spirits Global Summit, I was inspired that we could openly discuss the challenges we face as women, around gender equality, glass ceilings, and career negotiation, but also frustrated that no-one talked about alcohol itself. What it does, how we relate to it, and how we can navigate an industry intrinsically soaked in it. So I wrote an opinion piece for Meininger’s International Wine Business in the hopes to start a conversation. <<click image to read more>>