Wine Flair Nashville

Featuring Luke Wylde (Lares/Statera), Oniyx Acosta (Co-Fermented), and Louie Seamus (The Vinguard) pouring wines made by LGTBQ+ winemakers.

Why Wine Flair?
Representation matters. We've seen how WINeFare, The Vinguard’s signature wine-tasting event with women winemakers, has inspired women to follow their dreams and, in some cases, make wine. We want those who identify as LGBTQ+ to know they belong in wine spaces, whether they work in the industry or not. Wine Flair is not just about wine; it's about empowerment and inclusion and making a significant impact on LGBTQ+ representation in the wine industry. 
 
Pride. We're so proud of the LGBTQ+ winemakers who step forward and voice their support of queer communities. As The Vinguard is a queer-led organization, we're all too aware of the bias, overt and implicit, towards LGBTQ+ identified people. Everyone has a different experience, and we cherish our individuality and how it makes the wine industry an invigorating and more fun place to work.    
    
Support. We want queer communities, especially in states where LGBTQ+ rights and identities are under attack, to know The Vinguard and our winemaking cohort have their back. We've used a portion of the revenue raised from Wine Flairs in progressive states to fund Wine Flairs in places that have enacted dangerous, oppressive policies.
 
Supporting Wine Flair supports two queer-founded organizations fighting for these values in the wine industry and beyond.