A Vine Affair

Hundreds of LGBTQ+ wine enthusiasts joined Gay Wine Weekend in sunny Sonoma County for cabs and community

BY TRACY E. GILCHRIST

IT WAS DAY 3 of Gay Wine Weekend in California’s balmy Sonoma County this July when a whisper rippled through the dining room at Vintners Resort during a set by Oregon-based drag queen Fertile Liza. President Joe Biden announced he would not run for reelection. Among the queer-heavy crowd, there was a renewed sense of possibility mixing with floral and oak notes. A wine auction following that Sunday’s drag brunch raised $30K for Face to Face, a Sonoma-based nonprofit dedicated to ending HIV and AIDS (a portion of proceeds from Gay Wine Weekend benefit the organization). By the time attendees began heading to the closing pool soiree at a private estate, the news was out that Biden had endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president. The crowd buzzed, and not just…

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