Women in Hospitality: The Evolution of Hospitality As Told by Women Sun Sep 8 and November 17 Lot Six, 1685 Argyle Street, 3pm, $25 eventbrite.ca Jessica Babin is at it again. The 28-year-old wine connoisseur who conceived Mermaids and Merlot—a pretension-free wine club for women—to is pressing pause on that particular project to start something […]
Mermaids and Merlot
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Mermaids and Merlot’s no-pressure, no-pretension guide to wine
The first rule of Jessica Babin’s wine club is that there are no rules. You don’t have to be an expert, or have any intention of being an expert, drink with her. Bar Kismet’s WSET-certified wine director runs Mermaids and Merlot based on a simple piece of advice she got from a teacher—life is complicated, […]

