Et Fille Wines Inc

🍾 Thank you to @decanter & @clivity for the 93 on our first ever Brut Rosé and for noting its "pink florals in the effusive aromatics notes." Cheers! 🥂#sparklingwine #bubbles

We're feeling ✨bubbly✨ about releasing our first-ever Brut Rosé! This has been in the works for three years and it's finally ready to meet you. This Méthode Champenoise Rosé is crafted with 65% Pinot Noir from Palmer Creek Vineyard and 25% Chardonnay from Eola Springs Vineyard and is 100% delicious! Available now at our Downtown Newberg Tasting Room, or online at https://lnkd.in/gZy8DWDv

It's Women's History Month and I'd like to comment on being a woman winemaker and winery owner... First, I am grateful to be recognized by @portlandbusinessjournal as one of the 2024 Women of Influence. It's quite humbling to be in the company of other recipients and past honorees that I have so much respect for like @pinotqueeno, @ali.sokolblosser & @amyprosenjak. When people used to ask me what it was like to be a woman leader, I dismissed it as I just wanted to recognized as a leader without a gender qualifier. However, we need to keep celebrating until it's normalized. Second, I've been in business for nearly 30 years and in the wine industry for 21 years. Access, representation, and culture for women has improved. We have greater access to leadership and are operating in a more inclusive culture than in the days when I was required to wear a skirt suit and pantyhose (yup, that old!) and was consistently one of the only women managers on a team. Today, an estimated 14% of CA wineries are led by a woman winemaker (we don't have an OR comparable statistic but let's assume it's similar) which is up from 20 years ago and leaves room for growth. Third, progress does not mean we're done. A gap remains in scale of responsibility and pay. Women winemakers like me statistically manage smaller production wineries, which mirrors statistics for revenue and employees managed by women in business overall. Perhaps relatedly, a pay gap persists. According to the Oregon Wine Industry Salary Survey, women General Managers or Presidents made 58% of what their male colleagues made in 2023 (caveat that this is a small sample and that this gap was not the same for all positions). So what's my vision? I want my daughter to have access to whatever profession she chooses, to work in a culture that expects inclusion, and for her to be paid equitably. Until then, let's keep celebrating our wins and being open and direct about where we all need to improve as a community. Not just for women- for all of us. Thanks for listening. -Jessica