tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post5610666577250198019..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: Four Black Gallo Employees Talk About Racism and Progress in the Wine IndustryW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-53290107024823493642020-06-17T10:27:14.353-07:002020-06-17T10:27:14.353-07:00Great job Blake. Thank you to Gallo, DJ, Chris, Ro...Great job Blake. Thank you to Gallo, DJ, Chris, Roxanne, LaCenia, and you for sharing such important and inspiring information with us!<br /><br />Dr. Liz Thach, MW<br />Sonoma State University Wine Business InstituteLizthachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11506312297839990010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-79188322354449938952020-06-15T17:07:03.458-07:002020-06-15T17:07:03.458-07:00Wow, this is a powerful read. Blake, thank you fo...Wow, this is a powerful read. Blake, thank you for inviting the conversation, and DJ, Chris, Roxanne, and LaCenia, thank you for all that you have shared. While my winery is a small company, my staff and I have been in deep conversation amongst ourselves around how we have had blind spots, and how we can do better in forwarding diversity and respect for all. No matter what size company we are,Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323223565492400254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-29911796813307369222020-06-15T09:45:22.718-07:002020-06-15T09:45:22.718-07:00Hello, Blake:
I cringed when I first saw the titl...Hello, Blake:<br /><br />I cringed when I first saw the title because while some folks mean well, there have been some huge misses and further damage done to this very very old topic.<br /><br />Good job. You know that a thumbs up from your fellow Professional Wine Writer's Symposium colleague, means you are on track.<br /><br />Stay with the topic so the enlightenment can sustain the years Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007779583437357242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-44450977206303642802020-06-15T09:19:42.405-07:002020-06-15T09:19:42.405-07:00I have found Gallo pretty accessible; I was the fi...I have found Gallo pretty accessible; I was the first reporter to interview Gina, I believe, for Wine Business Monthly, and have had many interactions over the years including a few informally with Ernie (!). Gallo has really changed. I think you hit it on the head when you said that they're doing a lot of things right and sometimes they probably don't see an advantage about telling Paul Fransonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14973791275269307662noreply@blogger.com