I have always had an aversion to this day because I think women should be celebrated everyday but I know there is a larger meaning to it and that it commemorates a specific event and that women all over the world suffer great injustices and a lack of civil rights, in the most basic rights. I read a horrible story yesterday about a woman in India who was burned alive by her family because she left her husband and married someone else. Horrific things happen to women all over the world everyday, just because they are women. I’m happy to live in a country where I do have rights and I can exercise them. Today I want to mention a dear
friend Kristen Engvig  who started a whole movement about women and what they bring to the workplace, W.I.N. I lived with Kristin in Milan when she created this organization, kudos to her. I also always think about all the women in the wine business I know whether they started a winery, are oenologists, writers, distributors or importers. While it is no longer a novelty, women in the wine business still tend to bring a different set of skills to the table. I remember when I first discovered the Donne del Vino in Italy, I was thrilled to find such a group and every year at Vinitaly, I am excited to hear their seminars. They recently elected Donatella Cinelli Colombini as their new President. I wrote this post about her on International Women’s Day a few years ago. I look forward to seeing what they do this year at Vinitaly.