Tasting at the Temple | Women in Wine

About the Tasting:

While there are lots of very successful female winemakers, sommeliers and industry experts these days, it hasn’t always been like this.

At one point – not too long ago - menstruating women were banned from wine cellars in case they ‘turned’ the wine! And female sommeliers have spoken out about the sexism and patronising behaviour they’ve had to deal with, right up until the present day. But real progress has been made in recent decades.

Women such as Jancis Robinson, the foremost wine journalist, Claudia Harris, the first female master sommelier or Vanya Cullen, one of Australia’s leading biodynamic makers – have broken down some of the barriers facing women in the wine sector.
Women now compete on a much more level playing field with their male counterparts in the world of wine. In this presentation we will talk about leading women in wine, inequality in the wine world and why sommeliers still pour to the man before the woman!

About Elizabeth Hawthornthwaite:

Elizabeth is a wine communicator and entrepreneur with 15 years+ experience in wine & hospitality. Her wine tastings are renowned for their uniquely accessible style and Elizabeth has delivered innovative tastings based around female winemakers, winemakers of colour and ESG-themed tastings to some of the City’s best known companies including Legal & General, EY, Kroll, Paul Hastings and many others. Elizabeth’s events are about transforming client/team relationships and putting your brand on the map, making wine memories that people are talking about for years to come.

Members of all four Inns and their guests

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Further details on dietary requirements

Please note this is not a Qualifying session.

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