Wine & Chisme

Wine: 2018 Sauvignon Blanc, Herencia Del Valle  BIO: Jorge Narvaez is a father of 3, fatherhood case manager and content creator. For the past couple of years he has been active on and offline to spread his message of Family, Community, Art, Music and most importantly Fatherhood! Instagram  

Wine: Jose Wine Caves 2015 Mourvedre  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 and s...

Wine: RG|NY Cabernet Franc BIO: Che Guerrero has spent 16 years tackling race, politics, and family through stand-up comedy. Che's style is rooted in his experiences growing up undocumented. A revolutionary voice on the modern comedy scene, His sense of humor and command of the stage is the result of obstacles often unseen by the average American. Instagram TikTok  

Wine: 2010 Llamas Family Wine Cabernet Sauvignon BIO: Brandi brings over 22 years of experience, awards and recognition in the beauty industry to the beauty industry. She has spent fifteen years proving herself in the highly competitive beauty industry serving Hollywood elites such as Lena Waithe, Cynthia Erivo, Sophia Nomvete and many more. In this image conscious society, Brandi continues to sho...

Wine: Crémant de Loire, Sparkling Cabernet Franc Thank you WetStone Wine Bar for hosting Jesse and I during this recording BIO: Jesse Leon is a social impact consultant to foundations and investors on ways to address issues of substance abuse/addiction, affordable housing, and mental health. He is a native English and Spanish speaker and fluent in Portuguese. He is an alum of UC Berkeley and Harva...

Wine: Seis Soles, 2020 SolTierra Red Blend BIO: Michelle Barrionuevo-Mazzini is a 1st gen Latina, multi-passionate creative entrepreneur and jefa at CASITA MICHI and MB Creative Co. She is passionate about social good, BIPOC representation, and elevating Latina voices. She is no longer ok with just getting a seat at the table, she wants to create one. Last fall, Michelle became the first Latina-ow...

Wine: Encanto Vineyards, 2017 Sauvignon Blanc BIO: Valeria Hernández is a 1st-generation Mexican-American Latina who has a never ending passion for helping women & femmes thrive by stepping into their “Healthy Wealthy Jefy” persona. Valeria is a Life & Health Coach for ambitious women & femmes of color. She specializes in plant-based nutrition, intuitive eating, and wealth building. Valeria loves...

Wine: Herencia del Valle 2013 Merlot BIO: Claudia Moncarz is a world traveler, mother, number lover, and great attorney. While admittedly she isn't that humble, She is proud to be a caring friend to her clients. Even though a love of numbers runs in her family (her grandparents were accountants), she always shied away from a career related in any way to finance. That is until one summer when she l...

Wine: Justicia Wines, Themes Pinot Noir, 2020 Bios: Helen Pelayo Masferrer A mother of 3 that at 30 years old completely transformed her life by making a simple promise to sweat for 30 min every day. 2 years laters she lost 100lbs, landed a dream job at a brand new gym, and met her wife. They now own our own gym in Oregon where I get to have the space to empower the community through health and fi...

Wine: Armitage Wines Pinot Noir, 2018 BIO: Laura Lara is a Community & Comadre Coach. She is the co-founder of ¡Oye, Comadre! A digital community rooted in comadrismo through radical mothering, conocimiento and Chisme. She is also the CEO of Comadre Coaching. A group coaching program that works with individuals looking to be intentional with the community they curate and serve. Instagram

Wine: 2019 Aldina Vineyards Pinot Noir  BIO: Born and raised in Eagle Pass, Texas, Guadalupe García McCall is the award-winning author of several young adult novels, some short stories for adults, and many children’s poems. Guadalupe has received the Prestigious Pura Belpre Award, a Westchester Young Adult Fiction Award, the Tomás Rivera Mexican-American Children’s Book Award, and was a finalist f...

Wine: Maldonado Vineyards 2020 Napa Valley Chardonnay BIO: Sedale is a certified wine writer, telling stories of wines and winemakers that are not told enough. He is currently a contributor to The Vintner Project and Uncorked and Cultured, focused primarily on BIPOC wines and winemakers.  A digital marketer by day, Sedale is passionate about his community and making sure their stories are told and...

Wine: RG|NY 2020 Cabernet Franc BIO: Latina. Fierce. Fighter. A San Diego native with a laugh as big as her hair. These are just a few things we would use to describe our Founder and Host of The Wine & Chisme Podcast, Jessica Yañez. But that’s just the beginning. Jessica grew up in the suburbs of San Diego and has always had a curiosity for other people and their stories. As far back as she can re...

Wine: 2021 Seis Soles White Blend  BIO: Patty and Iris are both career women with more than 15 years of experience in the events and tech industry. Festively was built to make it easier for busy moms to discover all the beautiful and custom elements they need to make their celebrations memorable. Patty is an LA native and graduate of UC Santa Barbara with a BA in environmental studies and a backgr...

Wine: Encanto Wines 2017 Sauvignon Blanc BIO: Jasmine Ruiz is a Comedian, Writer, and Performer born and raised in the Bronx, educated at Barnard College of Columbia University. She creates content mostly focused on the NYC experience and being Puerto Rican. She has an episodic series Dr. G The Gangsta Therapist and produces a variety of other skits under The Jasmine Show. She cohosts The Rick H....

Wine: Seis Soles White Blend, 2020 BIO: Natalia Molina is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. Her research explores the intertwined histories of race, place, gender, culture, and citizenship. She is the author of the award-winning books, How Race Is Made in America: Immigration, Citizenship, and the Historical Powe...

Wine: Encanto Vineyards, 2016 Pinot Noir, Carneros Valley  BIO: Claudia is an artist, writer, philanthropist, abundance coach, mentor, mother, and wife. During her career as a journalist, she has worked for magazines and television in South America and the US, touching subjects from parenting, forgiveness, and growth to political issues. She started her career on television at 17 years old as an a...

Wineries Featured Include: Aldina Vineyards Bazan Cellars Ceja Vineyards Encanto Vineyards Gallegos Wines Herencia del Valle Honrama Cellars Tierra y Vino  We also talk to El Coraloense Restaurant, Mike Cano with Latinx Wines, Christina Sanchez, V.P. of Community Engagement for AltaMed. 

Wine: 2021 Beaujolais Nouveau Georges Duboeuf BIO: Yasmín Ramirez is a 2021 Martha's Institute of Creative Writing Author Fellow as well as a 2020 recipient of the Woody and Gayle Hunt-Aspen Institute Fellowship Award. Her fiction/CNF works have appeared in Cream City Review and Huizache among others. She is an Assistant Professor of English, Creative Writing, and Chicanx Literature at El Paso Com...

Wine: 2017 El Viajero Cabernet Sauvignon by Voces Cellars  BIO: ASTRID - Astrid Ferguson is a certified life and business coach, author and poet specializing in helping people navigate through unclear transitions by abolishing internal blocks so they can take control of their work/life balance and get back to having fun. She has written two anthologies Molt and The Serpents Rattle and has a podcas...

Wine: El Potrillo Pinot Noir, 2017 by Honrama Cellars BIO: Joshua Santiago is a barber from North Philadelphia that provides free haircuts for the homeless. He grew up in a family that either sold drugs, did drugs, or both. He has been able to turn his life around after spending much of his youth in and out of incarceration. His grew up in a home where both of his parents were addicts and his moth...

Wine: Seis Soles Red Blend BIO: As a young Latina woman, I have many times experienced first hand the daily difficulties that woman face and the struggles they go through when climbing the corporate ladder. My name is Diana, I am from Medellín Colombia and that used to be my reality, just like it probably is for many of you around the world. Only recently I understood the importance of inner stren...

Wine: La Granja 360 (A Vegan Wine) BIO: Daisy Romero is the founder and owner of El Cholos Kid, a line of purses and bags that are weaved from recycled plastic with care and love, showcasing the beauty of Mexican traditions through traditional weaving perfected through generations. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elcholoskid/ Popshop Live passcode: baaags

Wine: 2020 Seis Soles White Blend  BIO: Meg Medina is a Newbery award-winning and New York Times best-selling author who writes picture books, as well as middle grade and young adult fiction. Her works have been called “heartbreaking,” “lyrical” and “must haves for every collection.” When she’s not writing, Meg serves on the Advisory Committee for We Need Diverse Books, the grassroots organization...

Wine: RG|NY White Merlot BIO: Asante Sefa-Boakye, aka, Santé Prince is a local Hip-Hop Artist, Musician, Educator, Mentor, Coach & Philanthropist from San Diego, CA. He has spent the majority of his creative career performing at venues such as the Music Box, House of Blues, the Observatory opening for acts such KRS-One, Slum Village, Black Star, & many others. His passion & performance have found...