Day-long Exploration of the Confluence of Cannabis and Wine; Reimagining the Coexistence  Healdsburg, CA, August 11, 2021 – Wine Industry Network (WIN) hosted the 5th Annual Wine & Weed Symposium on August 5th at the Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country in Santa Rosa, CA. Once again, professionals from the cannabis and wine industries came together to explore the latest information surrounding the impact of legalized recreational cannabis on California’s wine industry with special emphasis on how the cannabis category performed over the last 18 months. The 5th annual symposium hosted nearly 250 attendees from the wine and cannabis industry. Twenty companies were on hand to showcase new products and services. Terry Wheatley, President of Vintage Wine Estates and Chairwoman of the Board for CannaCraft, delivered the event’s keynote speech. Wheatley spoke to the intersection of the wine and weed industries and how each can learn and profit from the other.

Afternoon Brief, August 9th

Neither Wine or Cannabis Businesses Are for the Faint of Heart: Terry Wheatley, president of Vintage Wine Estates, delivers message of risk and success at Wine & Weed 2021...

“There will definitely be some 100% not politically correct storytelling.” Terry Wheatley is not just the first female president of Vintage Wine Estates (VWE), she’s also the first female president in the wine industry to take a company public. This, she says, is the highlight of her career. “As I rose in my career over the years, I made it a goal to break some plates and open doors for women coming up after me. … I share this with many other top female leaders in our business who have also forged the way,” Wheatley comments during an interview with Wine Industry Advisor. If that all isn’t impressive enough, as of 2020, Wheatley is also serving as the chairwoman of the board for CannaCraft, which represents one of the largest portfolios of cannabis brands and products. It’s a position she says complements—not competes—with her wine industry career and goals. “Although our two cultures—wine and cannabis—may d