FORBES by Liz Thach, MW “When I saw the George Floyd tragedy on TV, I wondered what can we do to help here in Lodi?” said Rodney Tipton, Managing Partner of Acquiesce Winery. “After working so many years internationally, I knew that people of color were underrepresented in the wine industry, so that seemed like...

Bob Highfill The Record LODI – Shortly after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officers, Rodney Tipton came across a social media post. It showed a list of Black wine professionals and said please do your part to magnify their voices. And by the way, there’s not much inclusion of race in the wine industry, the...