RTG The Tipple: The Grape Escape – How living the wine dream in Bordeaux became a reality

Welcome to The Tipple; Rasing the Glass’ short pour, where we take a closer look at the people, trends and ideas shaping our industry.

In this episode, ROM chats with Sally Evans, who swappedcorporate life to live the dream as a winemaker in Bordeaux.

Sally tells us how she navigated this bold move, theresilience it required, and the joy she’s found in building both her wine and community. From mentorship to taking calculated risks, she opens up about the learning curve that comes with starting fresh – and the deep fulfilment offollowing a passion.

Here’s what you’ll take away:

• Sally transitioned from a corporate career to winemakingin Bordeaux.
• Resilience and self-belief are key in facing new challenges.
• Lifelong learning fuels both personal and professional growth.
• Mentorship can guide and ground you during big transitions.
• Taking risks can lead to truly rewarding adventures.
• Not everything goes well, but that’s ok
• Networking with women in wine has been instrumental.
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We hope you enjoy our little tipple!

LINKS
For more about Sally’s winery, her wines and to visit Château George7: www.chateaugeorge7.com

For more information and resources on midlife change: https://www.sallyevans.co.uk/

And specifically about her book, which is a practical guideto help folks (essentially women) make a major life change: https://www.sallyevans.co.uk/makethemidlifemove

To join her ’Fill Your Own Glass’ communityencouraging women to make that major life change : https://www.sallyevans.co.uk/fill-your-own-glass

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