Wisdom From The Women Leading the Wine & Spirits Industries, with Sarah Shadonix Of Scout & Cellar

An interview with Kelly Reeves

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Less than 20% of winemakers and distillers are women. Traditionally, women were excluded from these industries. This number is slowly rising as more women choose to study this profession and enter the wine and spirits fields. What is it like for those women who work in this male dominated industry? What are some of the challenges that these women face? Is there hope for better representation, and better wages, for women in the wine and spirits industry? As a part of our series about women leading the wine and spirits industries, we had the pleasure of interviewing Sarah Shadonix.

Founder, CEO, and Head Wine Taster of Scout & Cellar, Sarah Shadonix, began her career as a litigator. After discovering the hundreds of additives permitted for use in wine production, she knew something had to change. She left her almost decade-long career to pursue her passion for wine full-time. In just four years…