In 2008, Aline Baly traded Boston for Bordeaux and marketing Bio-science for marketing wine. Aline has lived, studied and worked in New England, the Mid-West, Asia and Europe. She holds a Masters in Business Administration focused on entrepreneurship and marketing from the Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and international relations from Bucknell University.<\/p>\n
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\nAline joined her uncle at the family estate, Chateau Coutet, First Classified Growth in Barsac, where she has spent the past decade using social media and her experience in communication to bring a connected vision, all while successfully overcoming cultural and generational differences. She is also the marketing manager to a family company that owns several Bordeaux Classified Growths and the youngest board member of one of the region\u2019s prominent Chateaux association.
\nAs she spends a lot of time on the road, she is well aware of the wellness challenges facing a woman in wine. Here she shares how she rises to these challenges.<\/p>\n
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\nWhat brought you to the business and how long have you worked here?<\/strong> <\/p>\n \nWhat do you love most about the business?<\/strong> <\/p>\n \nWine and wellness<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \nWhat does the concept of Wellness mean to you?<\/strong> <\/p>\n \nHas your attitude changed to drinking and wellness over the years?<\/strong> <\/p>\n \nFood<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \nAre there foods you consciously include in your diet? If so what and why?<\/strong> <\/p>\n \nAre there foods you avoid? If so what and why?<\/strong> <\/p>\n \nFitness<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \nDo you exercise?<\/strong> <\/p>\n \nHow do you overcome them?<\/strong> <\/p>\n \nDo you set yourself goals, and do they help in your aim to stay well?<\/strong> <\/p>\n Wine and women<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \nDoes that fact you are a young woman help, or is it a hindrance in this business or is it now irrelevant? If so how would you pinpoint the changes?<\/strong> <\/p>\n \nDo you feel there are different expectations in drinking culture for a woman compared to male colleagues?<\/strong> <\/p>\n \nHave you seen an evolution of attitudes in the business, towards drinking in general?<\/strong> <\/p>\n \nDoes it affect business socialising?<\/strong> <\/p>\n \nTravel<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \nHow to you cope with wellness pressures when you are travel, business and pleasure?<\/strong> <\/p>\n \nDo you see a difference in attitudes in different countries?<\/strong> <\/p>\n \nYour tips.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \nIf you had just one or two top tips for women in wine wanting to stay well what would they be?<\/strong> <\/p>\n \nIs there anything else you would like to share about women in the booze business or about wine and health?<\/strong> <\/p>\n \nThank-you Aline, Chateau Coutet and Magnesium it is then!<\/p>\n Wendy Narby<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In 2008, Aline Baly traded Boston for Bordeaux and marketing Bio-science for marketing wine. Aline has lived, studied and worked in New England, the Mid-West, Asia and Europe. She holds a Masters in Business Administration focused on entrepreneurship and marketing from the Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cat_press"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chateaucoutet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chateaucoutet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chateaucoutet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chateaucoutet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chateaucoutet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6529"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.chateaucoutet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6535,"href":"https:\/\/www.chateaucoutet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6529\/revisions\/6535"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chateaucoutet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chateaucoutet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chateaucoutet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chateaucoutet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nI joined my uncle to co-manage the family estate in 2008 \u2013 its been over 10 years now! I am not sure where the time has gone!! Actually, a lot of time has been spent traveling the globe to meet Gold Wine lovers\u2013 my first 6 years I was averaging about 150 days a year.<\/p>\n
\nThere isn\u2019t much to not love\u2026 It\u2019s definitely a people business! Throw in a couple of good bottles of wine and some delicious dishes\u2026 and you\u2019ve got yourself a \u201cmeeting\u201d.<\/p>\n
\nWellness is feeling good about yourself, accepting yourself how you are\u2026 It\u2019s about balance.
\nIf it\u2019s not indiscreet, how many times do you drink each week and do you limit yourself to a certain quantity of alcohol?
\nWell, my friends know me for saying \u201cI only drink when I am working.\u201d Which might seem crazy to some, but I usually host a lunch and\/or dinner every 2-3 days\u2026<\/p>\n
\nI use to hate exercising\u2026 but that was before. The need to move is key. I try to walk 10K steps a day \u2013 and I get to a yoga class 2 to 3 times a week.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Fruits and vegetables
\n\u2022 Rice \u2013 lots and lots of rice. First and foremost because I love it \u2014 but if you do your research there is a reason why it\u2019s a fundamental food in so many cultures that feeds more than half the world\u2019s population! Here are the benefits: provides energy, prevents obesity (low in fat, cholesterol and sodium), gluten-free (no inflammation in the gut), controls blood pressure (low in sodium), diuretic & digestive qualities (helps eliminate toxins), improves metabolism, boosts cardiovascular health, relieves IBS, etc.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Red meat ; I like mine well done but I live in a region that prepares it blue\u2026
\n\u2022 Gluten when I am on the road
\n\u2022 Cheese when I am on the road
\nDo you take any supplements? Which ones?
\n\u2022 Magnesium, magnesium and more magnesium: I discovered that I have a calcium deficiency thus magnesium does not stick around in my system. And magnesium is key for managing stress.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Yoga
\n\u2022 Walking, hiking
\nWhat are your biggest challenges to staying fit and healthy in your job?
\n\u2022 Hours spent driving and behind my desk
\n\u2022 Meals late at night and early morning calls the next day a lack of sleep<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 I put myself first and I am not afraid to say no.
\n\u2022 I have an Apple Watch that keeps me motivated by helping me, a goal oriented individual with a geek streak, turn my activity into data. When I know how many steps I have walked, I usually want to walk even more.
\n\u2022 I try to walk at lunch time.
\n\u2022 I coordinate my schedule to minimize early wake-up calls after late nights.
\n\u2022 I work from home when possible \u2013 the day of a big night or the day after.
\n\u2022 I try to have breakfast 12 hours after dinner.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 10000 steps a day; ideally I would like to clock in the same amount of hours I drive into walking time\u2026 but that is really only possible in summer, with longer days.
\n\u2022 I track water intake\u2026 1,5 liter is the objective \u2013 very difficult when you are on the road\u2026<\/p>\n
\nShould you find yourself the only women in the room, then it helps as they\u2019ll more easily remember meeting you and your name. Should you find yourself with a bunch of machos, then it\u2019s a hindrance. And for all the times it helps or it\u2019s a hindrance, I have found that it can also be totally irrelevant.<\/p>\n
\nFact: I have a low tolerance.
\nAt the beginning I felt pressure to keep up with the boys in terms of my consumption during a wine dinner \u2026 until I realised that no one cares. And guests definitely prefer to speak to a lucid Aline than an Aline who needs to call it a night because she can\u2019t think straight.<\/p>\n
\nIt is less taboo to discuss this topic amongst wine professionals, but we have a long ways to go\u2026<\/p>\n
\nNot unless I let it.<\/p>\n
\nI once read that a famous rapper (whose name I have forgotten) survives his crazy travel schedule by keeping his home routine wherever he goes. This means bringing his peanut butter with him to enjoy the same food\u2026 Once I read this, it clicked\u2026
\nBusiness travel is very different than pleasure travel. It\u2019s hard to mix the two \u2013 especially if you are traveling a 150 days a year. So when I am on the road for work I am super disciplined about sleep and what I put in my body. I try to trick my body into thinking that it\u2019s at home relaxing\u2026 As for what ends up in my plate \u2013 since I am promoting French wine, a lot of times our guests want to eat French foods with our wines. As a consequence, I haven\u2019t had too many weird food experiences<\/p>\n
\nAbsolutely, every country has a different set of values that impacts expectations and governs etiquette. Adaptation is key \u2013 but I believe that you need to stay you. It\u2019s a way to also share your culture with those that host you.<\/p>\n
\nBe yourself. Respect yourself. Water. Sleep. Exercise.<\/p>\n
\nSometimes, you have to have to throw the rulebook out and just listen to your gut, aka your second brain. And when it wants desert, there is reason it wants dessert. But this advice is not limited to your menu choices\u2026<\/p>\n