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Caroline Pardilla
For the Next Generation of Black Wine Professionals, Change Is Already Here
CHASITY COOPER | OCTOBER 30, 2020
Tahiirah Habibi on Making Wine Inclusive by Building Community
MARYANN WOROBIEC | AUGUST25, 2021
40 Under 40 Tastemaker 2020
@Wineenthusiast
60 Women Who Are Shaping the Future of the Wine, Beer and Spirits Industry
Victoria Cristie
Has Diversity in Wine Progressed Since 2020?
SEDALE MCCALL | FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Time to change: Adam Lechmere on diversity in the wine industry
ADAM LECHMERE | MARCH 29, 2021
The Most Influential Black Voices in Wine
MARK STOCK | FEBRUARY 14, 2022
The Hue Society: Creating authentic brand experiences
SA WINE INDUSTRY | JULY 3, 2022
Black women a rising force in Atlanta’s wine community
Angela Hansberger | June 22, 2021
Rising Black Voices in Wine
winespirits | www.nxtbook.com
How wine needs ‘multi strand’ action to tackle racial diversity
By Kirsten MacLeod | June 30, 2020
Your Guide to The Hue Society’s 2023 Wine & Culture Festival [Infographic]
JAY LANKAU | July 24, 2023
TALENTI CULINARY HEROES
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By Annelise Kelly
5 BLACK-OWNED WINE AND SPIRIT BRANDS GUARANTEED TO IMPRESS YOUR HOLIDAY GUESTS
DeAnna Taylor | November 9, 2022
THE HUE SOCIETY AND SOMMELIER TONYA PITTS WIN BIG AT 2022 WINE STAR AWARDS
DeAnna Taylor | November 8, 2022
INSIDE ATLANTA'S UPCOMING WINE & CULTURE FEST CURATED BY SOMMELIER TAHIIRAH HABIBI
DeAnna Taylor | June 30, 2023
5 BLACK-OWNED FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVALS HAPPENING IN THE U.S. NOW THROUGH FALL
DeAnna Taylor | August 8, 2022
HUE SOCIETY'S TAHIIRAH HABIBI PLANS TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR BLACK MEN AND WOMEN WITH THIS NEW WINE SCHOLARSHIP FROM LIBBY U
DeAnna Taylor | June 22, 2023
The Real Career Impact of DEI Organizations in Wine
Janice Williams | August 21, 2023
Let's Toast: Tahiirah Habibi On Empowering Black People Through Wine, Finding Quality Bottles For Under $10
VICTORIA UWUMAROGIE | OCTOBER 21, 2021
Black Lives Matter, the Court of Master Sommeliers and the Wine Industry’s Divide
EMILY SALADINO
10 DIVERSE VOICES IN WINE
BRIANNE COHEN, DESIRE HARRISON-BROWN | FEBRUARY 25, 2021
ALEXIS BENNETT // MAI MORSCH
November 6, 2020
21 Wine Gifts For the Oenophiles in Your Life
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DeAnna Taylor | May 9, 2023
Black sommeliers are among an elite group of professionals who are trained in all aspects of wine service, as well as wine and food pairings. Whether working in some of the world's top fine dining establishments or hosting exclusive private tastings, these men and women are helping to shift the way we all partake in our vino.
Kristin Braswell | February 1, 2021
When calls for diversity in the restaurant industry rang loudly in 2020, a number of talented Black chefs and sommeliers who have been honing their skills and passion for years finally got some well-deserved and overdue recognition. The Black diaspora’s culinary traditions impact nearly every corner of the world, from the jollof rice of West Africa to the fiery pepper sauces of the Caribbean to the collard greens and gumbo of the American south. These recipes represent a story of survival and adaptability, and Black chefs today continue to be at the forefront of a legacy of ingenuity in the kitchen.
ATLANTA, GA, UNITED STATES, June 14, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- The highly-anticipated Juneteenth Celebration at Aspen Meadows Retreat is set to return for its second year, promising an extraordinary event that blends music, food, and culture. The celebration, taking place on the last day of the FOOD & WINE Classic, will be held at the picturesque Plato's Restaurant and Deck and the Madeleine K. Albright Pavilion at the Walter Isaacson Center, offering attendees breathtaking panoramic mountain views.
ashby & watts consulting | June 14, 2023
With aspirations of becoming the first Black woman Master Sommelier, it was not until Tahiirah Habibi went through the Court of Master Sommeliers (C.M.S.) testing process – and passed – that she realized how traumatizing and exclusionary it was for her as a Black person.
Ashia Aubourg | August 4, 2022
Her story, of being the sole Black woman in a room full of executives who wield wine lingo as part of the general conversation, is not a new one. But how she chose to use those encounters — to shift the experiences of other people of color — is.
JESSICA FIELDS | October 20, 2022
‘We All Belong,’ Says Tahiirah Habibi, founder of The Hue Society, Social Visionary of the Year | Wine Enthusiast’s 2022 Wine Star Awards
JACY TOPPS | November 3, 2022
Using the skills she learned working in leadership positions in restaurants, coupled with her desire to see people of color represented in the wine industry, Tahiirah Habibi founded The Hue Society in 2017. The organization is dedicated to increasing Black, Brown and Indigenous representation in and access to the wine industry.
SARA L. SCHNEIDER
Some eye-popping numbers recently made me pause: Of the 300 million bottles produced in Champagne each year, a full 30 million come from Moët & Chandon; add the house’s LVMH sister brands (Dom Pérignon, Veuve Clicquot, Krug) and you get to about 100 million, a third of the storied region’s bubbly, according to Bill Marci, founder and owner of the San Francisco Champagne Society. The big houses—les Grandes Marques—go about making their Champagne in similar ways. They blend fruit purchased from many growers into wines that hew to their house style. That glass of Dom tastes remarkably similar from vintage to vintage (the producer focuses on vintage wines; most others also create multi-vintage blends that adhere even closer to a singular house character).
The event includes food from award-winning chefs like Erick Williams, Damarr Brown, and Gregory Gourdet and JJ Johnson, as well as Aspen’s own Mawa McQueen.
And sommelier Tahiirah Habibi is curating the wine selection; she’s the founder of the Hue Society, an organization that focuses on Black, brown and Indigenous representation and access in the wine industry.
Kaya Williams | June 17, 2023