As the founder of the Boston-based nonprofit Wine Unify, Alicia Towns Franken is accelerating careers and creating a ...

Wine Unify awards minorities with funding support, educational resources and networking opportunities to succeed in the wine industry.

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Beyond a few key regions like Franken in Germany or Alsace in France, it’s “a grape that’s historically been dismissed as incapable of making interesting wine,” says New York Times wine ...