The Rise of the Women of Wine

Ann B. Matasar and her book Women of Wine: The Rise of Women in the Global Wine Industry are getting attention from a variety of sources these days. Women of Wine, which explores women's increasingly influential role in this traditionally male-dominated niche, was featured in the November 5 issue of the New York Times Style Magazine. The illustrated article, written by Christine Muhlke, highlights a handful of female winemakers at the top of their game.

Several weeks ago, Matasar appeared at a tasting and book-signing event at the swanky San Francisco wine bar VinoVenue. Owned by two women, Mary Lynn Slattery and Nancy Rowland, the venue is famous for its innovative tasting card, which acts like a debit card, and which you insert into wine tasting stations for "tastes."

Women of Wine was also recently reviewed in The World of Fine Wine, Sante: The Magazine for Restaurant Professionals, and Library Journal.