They foresee a time when there might be seminars or workshops on health, cultural and social topics. And they expect folks to have some fun and do a little networking along the way. Julie Johnson-Williams, owner of Frog's Leap Winery in Napa Valley, is another founder who put in her 2 cents by telephone. She believes it is important to have a balanced attitude about wine, one that considers the risks but doesn't run scared from the enjoyment. She observed that the wine industry is full of successful women who occupy top positions.
Women make wine, they own wineries and they market wine.
Those same women have families. Johnson-Williams isn't naive about the hazards that go along with alcohol abuse. We want to be informed. We want to ask the really hard questions. There also will be a variable per-event charge to cover the cost of food and any wine that is purchased.