Wine & Chisme

Wine: Armitage Wines, 2018 Pinot Noir  BIO: Karina Mora is a professional photographer, speaker, and podcaster devoted to helping people reclaim their cultural legacies. She elevates her native Mexican culture through photography and recently launched guided trips with her to Mexico. Her podcast Elevating la Cultura features stories from first and second-generation Latinas who are working hard, pu...

Wine: Scielo NY 2018 Tinto BIO:  Eva Melgarejo is a Latina Loan Officer dedicated to helping others from the Latiné community achieve the American dream! Her passion is to educate families and help them build wealth for the generations to come. She's been able to help over 200 families in the last 4 years, 98% Latinos! Instagram

Wine: Fathia Wines, 2019 Rosé BIO: Maria Alquicira was born and raised in Mexico where her curiosity for art started. She then studied Arts and Culture in Rome and is currently living in Dallas. Passionate about art and businesses she has developed professionally in the arts and culture sphere through her art practice and in business through her job at one of the biggest movie theater companies in...

Wine: Cramoisi Vineyards, Pinot Noir 2018 BIO: Christine Vega-Perez was born in Pennsylvania and is of Mexican and Guatemalan decent. She is an RN and Life Coach who has worked in the healthcare setting since 2007 and holds a Master’s of Science in Nursing in Healthcare Systems Management.   Being in the healthcare industry for nearly 15 years, she has gained a lot of experience in quality improve...

Wine: Lagunilla Optimus Rioja, Spain, 2016 BIO:  Bianca Alba is a proud first-generation Latina from Cochabamba, Bolivia. She currently resides in San Juan, Puerto Rico and works as a Public Health Analyst for HRSA (the Health Resources and Service Administration Branch). #TeamPublicHealth  She is the voice and creator behind the podcast titled, “This Latina Travels!” A travel podcast through the...

Wine: Jose Wine Caves 2015 Mourvedre  BIO: Brandi is the Founder of the Operation Growth Institute, a Global Transformational Learning Center where people can accept, heal, grow, and transform into the next iteration of their personal and professional best. For over twenty years, Brandi has honed her skill as a strategist, wellness expert, and coach. She helps clients identify their own solutions...

AD: This Episode is Sponsored by Promised Land on ABC. This sexy, sun-drenched, Sonoma-set drama tells the story of two intertwined but warring Latine families vying for land, power and control over the ultra-competitive California wine business. It's the perfect blend of passion, seduction and ambition.  Wine: Fathia Wines 2019 Rose of Pinot Noir BIO: Pedro Rodriguez is the Owner and Winemaker of...

Wine: RG|NY 2018 White Merlot BIO: Alejandra Rojas, is Finance professional, and Money Coach helping modern millenials to be confident with money and create a strong financial foundation with ease.  After reaching bottom, when a money burnout re-activated an old sickness threatening her life again, Alejandra designed a method to manage personal finances from within that protects the person’s essen...

Wine: Seis Soles Sol Tierra 2019 Red Blend BIO: Jasmine Star is a photographer and business strategist from Newport Beach, California. She dropped out of law school and became an internationally recognized creative entrepreneur, later to become the founder of Social Curator, a social media marketing membership for business owners. Harnessing her chutzpah and hustle, Jasmine empowers entrepreneurs...

Wine: Solorio Family Wines Cabernet Sauvignon, 2016  

Wine: Javier San Pedro Rioja, Tempranillo 2019 BIO: Francesca is a Mexican- American Fashion and lifestyle blogger born and raised in California. She’s been blogging for over ten years now and works full time sharing her styling and photography tips with her community. She also a huge lover of interior decor and recently started a home decor company with her husband called Casa Brixe which they st...

Wine: Aldina Vineyards, Chardonnay BIO: Cadena is the Spanish word for chain. It is their belief that women are not bound by societal chains or expectations of the roles they should play in the modern age. When women unite like chains, they are stronger, powerful and more resilient. Cadena also happens to be the street name of the home in Mexico, in which owners, Mabel and Alejandra took their fir...

Wine: 2018 Cramoisi Vineyards Pinot Noir BIO: Pedro Chavez is an immigration attorney who grew up in Brownsville, TX and now lives in Tijuana, MX. He is the Founder and Executive Director of Fear of Return, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that helps find refugees attorneys. They are dedicated to finding novel solutions to the refugee crisis through universal representation of asylum seekers. F...

Wine: Aldina Vineyards 2019 Chardonnay  BIO:Marissa López is Professor of English and Chicana/o Studies at UCLA, researching Chicanx literature from the 19th century to the present with an emphasis on 19th century Mexican California. She has written two books: Chicano Nations (NYU 2011) is about nationalism and Chicanx literature from the early-1800s to post-9/11; Racial Immanence (NYU 2019) explo...

Wine: Reserva Rosé, Valle de Raphael, Chile  BIO: Originally from Cuba, Leysa Carrillo is a vibrant hair colorist and Curly hair expert based in Las Vegas, Nevada with over 12 years of experience. She is a nationally recognized industry leader for her hair color transformations on textured hair and continues to pave the way with her artistic flair and creative techniques. As the founder of Forever...

Wine: 2019 Aldina Vineyards Chardonnay BIO: Leticia Amaya is the first out of 9 children to attend college and earn a graduate degree. She grew up in Watts, Ca. She is a New York City educator with over 15 years of experience looking to change the world one child at a time. She specializes in teaching reading intervention and working with bilingual children. She is passionate about anything litera...

Wine: Solorio Family Wines 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon BIO: Liz Hernandez is a Mexican American Emmy-nominated television personality and journalist. As a former radio host and entertainment reporter for Access Hollywood, E! News and MTV, her career is built on words, but no chapter is more meaningful than the one she is currently living with WORDAFUL, a video and live event series that focuses on the...

Wine: Herencia Del Valle Sauvignon Blanc BIO: Yazmin Castañeda was born in Los Angeles, California and grew up in Tijuana, Mexico. This unique experience allowed her to enjoy a bicultural upbringing which helped shape her admiration for her culture and heritage while embracing the opportunities in America.  Her unique upbringing was full of challenges that she would later learn to embrace as gifts...

Wine: Javier San Pedro, Tempranillo Rioja 2018 BIO: Kristin Quiroz Bayona is a podcasting expert who teaches business owners the strategies and action steps for creating a highly engaged podcast in order to turn listeners into customers. She is the Executive Producer and Host of two podcasts, Explorer in You and Podcast & Amplify. As a Latina, she believes it's time for women of color to grab the...

Wine: 2018 Cramoisi Vineyards Pinot Noir The Wine & Chisme Podcast was created to share the stories of everyday people doing extraordinary things to serve their community. Our host, Jessica Yañez brings her love for wine and passion for storytelling together to highlight the stories that need to be told from communities of color. Chisme (Spanish for gossip) comes from the interviewees themselves a...

Wine: Chardonnay, Raybourne Russian River Valley, 2019 BIO: Araceli Vazquez is a personal/private chef and San Diego native who is taking the city by storm with her culinary expertise. Her main focus is to bring not only delicious food to the table but also to create an extraordinary culinary experience. Website: https://www.kitchenprodigy.com Instagram  

Wine: Aldina Vineyards Chardonnay, 2019 BIO: Taylor M. Tieman, Esq. is an attorney and founder of the Legalmiga® Membership, an accessible legal services membership created specifically for small business owners and entrepreneurs, She assists and advises her clients on how to legally protect their brands, services, products & content through the effective use of preventative measures and legal str...

Wine: 2014 Jose Wine Caves Zinfandel BIO: Maria Brito is an award-winning New York-based contemporary art advisor, author, and curator. A Harvard graduate, originally from Venezuela, her first monograph “Out There” published by Pointed Leaf Press in 2013, was the recipient of the Best Book Awards in both the Art and Design Categories. In 2015 Brito was selected by Complex Magazine as one of the 20...

Wine: Famille Perrin, 2020 Côtes du Rhône Réserve  BIO: Stephanie Moran Reed is a nationally certified Activity Director dedicated to helping seniors attain the best possible quality of life. In 2016 she started her first business, Senior Sensory, a Los Angeles-based service that provides purposeful and stimulating activities for seniors. She received her ADC (Activity Director Certified) status t...

Wine:  BIO: Rachel Matos is the CEO of Blue Lotus Collective - a digital marketing agency focusing on social media and influencer marketing. She is also a co-founder and the Chief Marketing Officer of MyCajita - a subscription box service featuring artisan products.  Los Angeles-based, Rachel is one of the nation's top strategists and consultants specializing in Latinx influencer marketing and str...