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This new Wine and Health column promised you updates about medical information. For this issue, we have some easy-to-understand concepts about why red wine is good for us. And there is a cautionary tale about how to look at medical studies. Taking care of the health of winery employees is also worth a mention. We have a description of how one wine company is providing employees with a comprehensive wellness program.
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Susan Sokol Blosser, a WWS Lifetime Achievement Award winner and Oregon wine industry pioneer, is running for her State legislature--inspired in part by her experiences as a farmer.
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Karla Barber, WWS Technology Director and President of WWS Dallas, has turned her love of wine into a career as owner of Fine Wine Gatherings. Newsletter editor Carolyn Kourofsky asked her about her inspiration and experiences.
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She’s the cheerful voice on the other end of the phone line, the signature at the end of the helpful email. If you don’t live in the San Francisco area you may never have met Jonna Ramey face to face. But you’ve benefited from the energy, efficiency and resourcefulness of WWS’ Administrative Assistant.
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Women for WineSense now has more than 700 members, a jump of more than 100 members in just one year!
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The scene was the late 80’s, in the midst of a hostile social environment for wine with a rising surge of attacks on alcohol--new warning labels, fetal alcohol syndrome scares, drunk driving campaigns and grade school education programs that associated alcohol with illicit drugs.
A small but powerful group of women in the wine industry called a meeting to which there was a strong response. Michaela Rodeno, then St. Supèry’s new CEO, was one of those leading the charge.
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As a new addition to the WWS National Newsletter, this Wine and Health column will give you updates on research and connections to medical and other health professionals who are focused on various aspects of the wine and health discussion. Some news is reported in the popular media and other news will come directly from experts working on and interpreting scientific studies
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Susan Cagann was committed to the furtherance of the wine industry and especially the advancement of women within the community. In honor of Susan, and in remembrance of her commitment to mentorship, this scholarship in her name is intended for women working toward a wine-related degree at the Wine Business Institute of Sonoma State University.
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Margaret Duckhorn, co-founder of Duckhorn Vineyards, is the Honorary Chair of the upcoming 2010 Grand Event. In an interview with Carolyn Kourofsky Margaret looks back on the founding of Women for WineSense and what’s happened in the wine industry over the past twenty years.
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Zelma Long, a founding member of Women for WineSense, will be inducted into the Vintner’s Hall of Fame at the Fourth Annual Celebration of California Wine & Food at the Culinary Institute of America on March 13, 2010.
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This fall Women for WineSense joined the digital bandwagon with a presence on Facebook and LinkedIn. Increasingly, we will be using these sites to communicate with members and people interested in our organization.
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Chapter Administrators can access a How to guide to establishing and running a Roundtable, in the Documents section of the WWS website.
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Become a member! Here are some great reasons to join.
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