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Sydney Love

Sydney Love is a wine writer based in Los Angeles. She has written for the San Francisco Chronicle, Wine & Spirits, the Wine Zine, and Pipette.

pascal carole, loire valley

Call of the Loire

Black winemaker Pascal Carole left tech—and San Francisco—to reclaim the French wine tradition.

Dec 16, 2024
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Whom Does Wine Belong To?

A gathering of BIPOC winemakers and enthusiasts comes to Oakland.

Dec 21, 2023
christopher renfro 280 project founder

A Beautiful Blend

California vintners join forces to bring native grapes to everyone.

May 25, 2023
christopher renfro examines vines at alemany farm in san francisco, in 2019, he revived the abandoned vineyard and started the 280 project

A Vineyard in San Francisco’s Black Belt

Christopher Renfro’s 280 Project gives a community reason to go back to the farm.

Sep 26, 2022
jill bernheimer, amy atwood, domain la

Uncharted Terroir

The L.A. women behind the West Coast rise of natural wine.

Sep 27, 2021
simonne mitchelson, justin trabue, cal poly san luis obispo

California’s White Wine Problem

An open letter to an industry long rooted in racism speaks volumes about its writers and leads to a BIPOC scholarship.

Apr 21, 2021
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