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The Opportunity She Hands Over Before the First Sip

Fine wine is cultural currency. I’ve watched it operate this way for twenty years: the right bottle ordered without hesitation, the passing reference to a producer, a region, a vintage, that signal...

Using a Social Elixir to Promote Change

Sharon is the sole Owner and Director of Winemaking at RARECAT Wines, a company that produces single vineyard, small production wines using Old World vinification techniques, based in St. Helena, C...

Rarecat’s Sharon Kazan Harris Is Connecting Women Winemakers in Napa and Bordeaux

With an emphasis on artisanal winemaking and one-on-one interactions with consumers, Rarecat embraces old- school techniques with a modern twist.

Rutherford Vintner Launches 23 City Tour

St Helena Star Rutherford vintner and RARECAT founder Kazan Harris launches 23-city U.S. tour Mar 6, 2018 Updated Mar 7, 2018 Sharon Kazan Harris is a Rutherford winemaker and entrepreneur who cond...

Fine Wine doesn’t compete with beer, it competes with Taylor Swift

Not as a beverage. Not a consumer product moving through a three-tier distribution system. Wine at its finest is not a commodity. It is a live performance. It is the once in a life time in the mome...

Sharon Harris voted 29 Most Ground Breaking Women Changing the World

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9 Women Who Changed the Wine World

"Harris shows how wine can connect women and help them advance their careers. Before Sharon Harris launched Rarecat in 2009, she went through a process of examining what wine really meant to her. S...