American Tributaries
The American Tributaries podcast will explore the vast and various currents of people in the United States of America, like a modern-day Lewis & Clark journey, talking with...learning from...and being amazed by...people of all stripes from all places doing all sorts of things. Although a broad mission, the podcast will focus on a particular and very important niche: cultivating hope in – and celebration of – America.
American Tributaries
Episode 17 - Sophie Barrett of North Carolina talks Returning Home & Wine
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Michael Whidden
Sophie Barrett recently returned to her home state of North Carolina after spending a decade in New York City. A member of the wine trade since 2005, Sophie is currently the general manager of Haw River Wine Man, which is a wine distributor in the Carolinas.
Sophie shares thoughts about many matters, including:
*her wine career path from retail to distribution, with a number of enviable stopovers
*what irresistibly drew her back home
*a breakdown of North Carolina’s geography
*what Wegman’s tells you about North Carolina’s explosive growth
*erroneous perceptions of the South
*wine pairings with NC’s famous vinegar-based BBQ
Sophie finds hope in the power of wine as a connecting force.