Sexual Assault and the Wine Industry

Pamela Busch
Nov 7 · 5 min read

I tried to find an appropriate image for this post. I even thought that maybe I should just insert the latest picture of my cat, as every time he makes a social media appearance I seem to get more likes. But I think that given the seriousness of the issues, the entire focus should be on these words, ones that give me little satisfaction to write, but that I feel are necessary.

Last Friday, the New York Times posted an article about a NY sommelier/wine director who has been accused by four women of sexual assault. One would think that people would be cautious not to…

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Pamela Busch

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Writer, student, social justice, natural wine, LGBTQ+, NY-SF, educator, Warriors, that says it all, for now.

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