108: French Wine talk with Alison Eastaway of Cavewoman Wines

If you were to scan a Parisian city block, you’ll land on at least one caviste or wine seller. But while there are a lot of them, they’re not all created equal. Alison Eastaway, an Australian who has lived in Paris for 12 years and today’s guest, saw an opportunity to offer something different. She left her last career in tech to start Cavewoman Wines, a wine store and tasting room in the 11th arrondissement which opened last July. On today’s show, We talk about nonlinear career paths, the impetus for opening Cavewoman wines and some of her favorite producers.

Mentioned in this episode: 

Cavewoman Wines

La French Tech

Domaine Bel Avenir: Cécile and Laura Dardenelli in Beaujolais

Aurélie Tailless "La Fille des Vignes" in Côtes du Rhône

Vins et Volailles and Justine Vigne (wine name is Self Love)