Toast to Humanity - Weekend Wine Watch

Up Close and Personal with Cristina Mariani-May
Co-CEO, Castello Banfi
 
 
As a women in a senior position in the wine industry, how have you seen the development of women grow in this industry?
 
More and more women are entering into the wine business and particularly in the sales capacity. I feel women have the strength of easily forming relationships and this makes them great sales executives. I am also seeing more women in wine education and in marketing.  On the consumer front, I feel that women tend to be more open to trying new wines from different regions of the world. 

Banfi Chianti Classico
Retails for about $16.00 a bottle

Banfi Chianti Classico embodies all the characteristics that have made this wine an enduring classic: an alluring bouquet of black fruit and violets; rich flavors of cherry and leather; supple tannins and good acidity for dining. Fermentation takes place with a traditional skin contact of 8 to 10 days. Aging in French oak barriques for 7 months follows. Bottling is carried out in the summer following the harvest.

The 37th Ryder Cup, played every other year between 12 of the top American golfers and 12 of their European counterparts, takes place September 19th-21st in Louisville, Kentucky. NBC and its affiliated stations are planning more than 25 hours of live coverage, and with that in mind, golf enthusiasts should begin thinking about what they'll be drinking while watching.

Nick Faldo, the lead golf analyst for CBS and this year's European captain and winner of the most number of points earned in the history of the Ryder Cup, is the man behind a line of easy-drinking wines from Australia. Few can question his performance on the golf course, but off the green, Faldo has been busy pursuing new interests, including wine. 

What made you go out and open up your own company?

Alex Guarachi