258: Uncorked - Conversations on Race and Wine with Julia Coney

How to start having conversations about race, how wine and race intersect, and how to support black and people of color in the wine industry.

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Welcome to episode 258 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Julia Coney about wine, race, and Netflix’s “Uncorked."

Uncorked 

If you’ve listened to The Food Blogger Pro Podcast for a while, you’ll know that we love talking with creators and people who want to make an impact. We’re having another one of those conversations today with wine writer, Julia Coney.

When it comes to understanding racial injustice, it’s important to invest the time in educating yourself and forever be in pursuit of making a difference. Julia’s insights and experiences are one way we can educate ourselves and lean into having these tough but valuable conversations.

Today, you’ll hear Julia’s stories about race issues in the wine industry, advice for having important conversations about racial injustice, and thoughts about why the movie, “Uncorked,” is so impactful.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How Julia started writing about wine
• How wine and race intersect
• How the Netflix movie, “Uncorked,” covers racism in the wine industry
• Why Julia is starting Black Wine Professionals
• How to start having conversations about race

Resources:

• The Julia and the Sequin Technicolor Dream Coat video
• Myleik Teele
• CURLBOX
• Julia’s blog
• Dorothy Gaiter’s writings
• The story of the bookclub that was kicked off of the Napa Valley Train
• Your Wine Glass Ceiling is My Wine Glass Box. An Open Letter to Karen MacNeil and the Wine Industry.
• @blackwineprofessionals
• “Being Black in the White World of Wine”
• “Too White Wine”
• Gary Farrell Winery and their article, “We Stand with the Black Community and People of Color”
• E. & J. Gallo Winery and their initiatives
• “Uncorked” on Netflix
• The Uncorked Soundtrack on Spotify
• Somm
• DLynn Proctor on Twitter
• MKBHD
• Black Food Bloggers
• Julia’s Your Silence is Betrayal Instagram Live
• Help a Reporter
• What White Children Need to Know About Race

If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for interviews, be sure to email them to podcast@foodbloggerpro.com.