Between delayed flights, endless dishwashing, packing and unpacking, and long car trips, it’s a good idea to queue some podcasts to keep you company while you slog through the end of December. To help keep you sane, we’ve dropped a couple of new episodes of The Four Top for your listening pleasure and edification.
Unionization has been a recurring theme in the news this year. Amazon, Starbucks, The New York Times, and Apple are just a few of the companies whose workers have made headlines by walking out. It turns out that some vinetenders unionized recently, as well.
In Ep. 117, we ask a couple of experts: Which vinetenders have recently organized, and why isn’t unionization more prevalent in the wine industry?
Meet our guests: Born to immigrant parents and raised in the Willamette Valley, Miguel Lopez has been a viticulturist for more than two decades and runs his own progressive vineyard management company, Red Dirt. He is a cofounder of AHIVOY, a nonprofit designed to educate the vineyard workforce, and serves on the board of the State of Oregon Board of Agriculture.
Jahdé Marley is a NYC-based wine and sprits consultant, community organizer and writer. She explores beverage through a lens of intersectionality and decentralization. Taking a human-first approach, Jahdé is the founder of the ABV Wine Fair, and By the Hand, an events, distribution, and wine club business.
Our final, very special, limited-edition bonus episode for you this year is all about “Cuffing Season.” If you haven’t heard this term, ask your favorite 20-something, or just tune in to hear how it applies to wine. In Ep. 118, we find out what “Cuffing” is all about, and why a wine person’s personal life is worth discussing.
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