You don’t see it for women.”Ĭurating the list at Mo’s Wine Bar, she’s putting ladies first. ![]() I’m tired of the adoration of young, white, male makers, who get treated as the next superstar. “Women makers is a cause close to my heart … ” Passanisi said. There are now more women than men graduating from the school of Viticulture and Enology at UC Davis, and yet, still only 14 % of the 4,200 wineries in California are led by women winemakers, according to a study from Santa Clara University. The more Passanisi spoke with with women winemakers, the more gender disparity she saw in the industry. Rendering of the planned interior of Mo’s Wine Bar. She’s not technically a somm with the Court of Master Sommeliers, because she never aspired to work in fine dining and “put on a fancy suit and sell fancy wine to fancy people.” Rather, she’s into casually learning about wine in a chill setting, and holds an Advanced Level 3 from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET). “And introducing people to something they hadn’t tried before … it just clicked.” “I absolutely fell in love with talking to customers about food and beverage,” Passanisi said. Passanisi studied interior architecture at UC Davis, and eventually picked up a side job at Alameda Wine Company, which closed somewhat contentiously in 2018. Mo’s Wine Bar will open this spring, promising an impressive list of women winemakers and a menu of savory small plates. ![]() And she’s long dreamed of owning her own wine bar in Alameda, where she was born and raised. She also runs a tasting group for women in wine called Della Donna, which held a festival in 2019. ![]() Maura Passanisi is a wine pro who’s poured at High Treason and Ungrafted in SF, and Wine on Piedmont in Oakland. There’s a new wine bar coming to downtown Alameda this spring, which plans to showcase women winemakers and owners. Making wine at home is easier than you think
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