“ I think the Me Too of wine is right there », says Isabelle Perreaud, winemaker and president of the Paye ton pinard association. On her Instagram account, the association reports testimonies of sexism, sexism and sexual violence, “ homophobia, transphobia, racism and ableism in the world of wine “. An environmental sexism that the president manages to decipher in front of the camera Konbinialong with three other testimonies, in a video published on November 4.
“Starified” wine men, discredited professionals
Former sommelier, winemaker, entrepreneur… The four testimonies have different profiles, but tell a similar reality. That of the men of wine” that we starred “, ” praised », and which still today benefit some from appalling impunity.
They describe a very masculine world, where they are devalued, excluded from a considered know-how” sacred » and out of their reach. Where we name the vintages” big boobs ” OR ” GHB », where handsplaining reigns supreme, where testimonies of sexual violence in the sector are commonplace.
Fleur Godart, a natural wine entrepreneur, recounts for example this time her boss drugged her and then kissed her without her consent. Chloé, whose identity has been preserved, recounts this evening when, having gone to get a bottle from the cellar from an influential personality in the sector, the latter allegedly masturbated in front of her.
The pattern repeats: the alleged attackers attribute the incident to drunkenness. However, alcohol is not an excuse. It’s even an aggravating circumstanceremembers Isabelle Perreaud.
A before and after the Sibard trial
For Fleur Godart and Isabelle Perreaud, there was a major shift in free speech in the wine industry with the Sibard trial, a year before Me Too. In 2017, the director of Caves Augé, Marc Sibard, was sentenced to one year in prison for sexual harassment, moral harassment and sexual assault.
An important victory, according to Isabelle Perreaud, since Marc Sibard’s behavior was public knowledge and his belief demonstrated that no one was truly untouchable.
To break the silence that persists and stem the sexist culture that afflicts the environment, the four testimonies therefore invite the victims to speak, and to ask for support from associations such as Paye ton pinard.
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