BLACK VINES 2024 FESTIVAL MAP
2024 FEATURED WINERIES OF DISTINCTION
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www.wadecellars.com
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Black owned and female-led wine company shipped directly to your door. The goal of KT Winery is to shift wine culture and increase the access and shareability.
They do this by making products and marketing easy. They want it to be easy to see yourself represented, easy to purchase and easy to engage. They increase access by increasing the ease of entry into wine culture.
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Our dream was to create high quality, hand crafted, small lots of cabernet sauvignon from top Napa Valley appellations. In vintage 2000, we made our first barrels from merlot grown on the Carneros property where we lived. We knew we were on to something special! For several more years, while working a full time job in the wine industry, James spent evenings and weekends learning the intricacies of winemaking. James was fortunate to have the opportunity to work alongside two phenomenal winemakers in the Valley; Mark Jessup, former winemaker from Jessup Cellars, Robert Mondavi and Opus One and now winemaker at J. Gregory Wines, and subsequently with Gustavo Brambila, former winemaker for Chateau Montelena, Grgich Hills and now part owner/winemaker of Gustavo Wines.
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Black Excellence Wine Co based out of Oakland, CA produces palate-pleasing wines from renowned wine regions throughout California.
All of our wines are perfectly selected with you in mind to enjoy anytime. So pour a glass of Black Excellence to celebrate your accomplishments. Here’s to us! The Black Excellence Wine Co's Mission will always be “A Taste of Excellence."
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La Fête du Rosé is produced in conjunction with the prestigious winemakers
from the oldest vineyard on the St. Tropez peninsula. Established in 1340, the domaine and vineyards span over 60 hectares overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
Founder / CEO Donae Burston created La Fête because there "wasn't a rosé brand that spoke to diverse audiences. When you thought about rosé, you didn't think of Black, Brown, or Asian people drinking it, or, at the time, see brands promoting multicultural people or Men drinking their wine. It was not reflective of the universal appeal of rosé."
Together, we are committed to sustainable agriculture, the environment, and the protection of nature. Sustainability is our guiding principle, and as a result, our wine is 100% pesticide-free.
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Established in 2023, Prime Peace Wines is founded on the fundamental principle of finding peace first (“prime”) in a world that can be sometimes chaotic and overwhelming. It is key that we cultivate peace within ourselves, our homes, and our daily lives. Prime Peace wine was inspired with PEACE and LOVE in mind, influenced by the power of unity. The founders of Prime Peace Wines came from different cultural, religious and racial backgrounds, yet were able to find peace and solidarity. We wish everyone the best in their individual pursuit of peace and happiness.
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Hendersons’ Harvest is a small family winery based in Oakland, California, founded out of a passion for handcrafted French-style wines, and based on the founders’ experiences of French culture through his wife's family. The business has grown into professionally making wine from grapes sourced in Napa Valley.
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www.generationalwealthwines.com
Generational Wealth Wines was founded with
a desire to uncover a path for aspiring minority female winemakers. The result is a brand that is representative of its founder, a Black woman from South Central Los Angeles, that can be shared with the world, while building a legacy that will create generational wealth for her family.
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www.bassnotewine.com
Artisinal Sangria
Wine is serious. Sangria is fun!
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Theopolis Vineyards is a small lot vineyard and hand-crafted winery located in California’s prestigious Yorkville Highlands of the Anderson Valley.
Situated along Highway 128 in southeastern Mendocino County near the border of Sonoma County, the AVA is a highly elevated, rugged interior wine-growing area. Established in 2003, Wine Critic Robert Parker bestowed upon wine made from grapes harvested from Theopolis Vineyards a stellar rating of 94-96 points, a spectacular showing for the vintner’s first harvest in 2006.
Emboldened by the great fruit produced by the land, its owner and founder, Theodora R. Lee aka Theo-patra, Queen of the Vineyards, a bold and dynamic Texan and San Francisco trial lawyer, is now bottling her own award-winning wines.
In addition to bottling the richly intense and flavorful Petite Sirah and Rosé of Petite Sirah, Theopolis Vineyards strikes a lighter note by bottling a Symphony, a white wine, which is a crossing of Muscat and Grenache Gris. Theopolis Vineyards also bottles an Anderson Valley Pinot Noir, a Yorkville Highlands Pinot Noir and a Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir.
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www.louismartini.com/monte-rosso-vineyard
The MONTE ROSSO winery was founded in 2006. Guided by their passion towards wine, history and nature, they found their place under the sun near Savudrija on rocky terrain that was never touched by a human hand. They officially entered the wine market in 2016 and have been quite a name on it ever since.
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Family-run.
Award-winning.
Indigené Cellars is a small family-owned winery in Paso Robles, CA that has produced multiple award winners. Indiginé Cellars also works with other growers to create elegant blends.
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Stoney wines has been the dream of Donna Stoney for many years. After a distinguished career in social services, Donnasaw the power of community in transforming the lives of those she served. Her passion led her to take on many firsts.
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The story of Ayaba wines is rooted in family, love and celebration. In the fall of 2015, our founder was celebrating Thanksgiving in Oakland, California like he had many years before. It was a house full of love, amazing food, and strong drinks, which often lead to passionate debates, competitive games and belly laughs.
While enjoying all the festivities, our founder, Jerry Bailey, was asked by some of the women in his family for something different to drink. The cognac that most of the men were drinking was too strong and the wine was a bit too dry and bitter for them. They expressed that they wanted something that was sophisticated and complex while also fruity.
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www.buyflowine.com
FOR theLOVE OF
FLO represents the journey through which we discover those things in life that fulfill us and make each experience a little better; for the love of life, self, happiness, passion, joy…love itself.
FLO Wine is but one expression…
Making your life better one sip and sound at a time.
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The creation of P. Harrell Wines has emerged from my long-standing passion and appreciation for wine…
From the smell of freshly picked grapes after a successful harvest to sampling wines in barrel, and ultimately indulging in the enchanting wine culture with others. I love all things wine because it is one of those simple pleasures that seamlessly intertwine people from all walks of life, creating genuine friendships.
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JSL Wines is Black owned with a Black winemaker. JSL Wines is a partnership between winemaker, Joseph Smith and his wife, Lorraine, along with their daughter Sanaya Saignée.
Born and raised in Belize, Joseph came to California for a construction job that happened to be at a winery. It was there that he tasted wine for the first time and, before he knew
it, found his calling and passion.
Joseph has now been making wine for 23 years. Many of his wines have been highly acclaimed, award winning, 93pt+ wines. Joseph has been featured in both the Wine Spectator and the Wine Enthusiast magazines. Joseph is the first Lodi winemaker to have a wine appear in Wine Spectator's “Top 100”(December 2020).
From 2008 to present Joseph has the winemaker for Klinker-Brick Winery. From 2001 to 2008, Joseph worked as the righthand man in Barry Gnekow’s wine consulting practice. During these years, he worked with Michael David Winery (Lodi), Hahn Family Wines (Santa Lucia Highlands), Klinker-Brick Winery (Lodi), Roger and Rogers (Napa Valley), Jessie’s Grove (Lodi) and many others. Under Barry’s mentorship, Joseph gained wine making experience and had the opportunity to learn and oversee all aspects of wine making. Joseph’s work with wineries and grape growers throughout California has given him the opportunity to make wine from Lodi, Central Coast and North Coast as well as Sonoma and Napa Valley’s best known AVAs.
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Earl Stevens is a platinum selling recording artist and actor from Vallejo California. Earl is also known by his stage name of E-40, a rap veteran entrepreneur that is mostly known for his unorthodox rap style & catchy slang words. In the early days of his career he made his name by selling tapes out the trunk of his car and now he is living his dream!
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The Shepard Collection was born to defy traditions and greatly disrupt the expectation of what wine should, or shouldn’t be.
Join the Revolution
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Vin En Noir
The newest offering from Chef Leilani. Minority Woman Owned Tasting Room.Urban Vino
The purpose of Urban Vino is to bring the best of bespoke and rare wine brands to your attention, with a focus on wine producers of color, female wine entrepreneurs, and celebrity brands. -
www.longevitywines.com
Voted Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association 2018 Winery of the Year
Longevity Wines is a boutique family-operated, urban style winery located in the Livermore AVA, whose focus is on quality, not quantity.
“We handle everything from bin to bottle,” says winemaker Phil Long. Current production is around 3000 cases, with plans to increase production to max out at around 5000 cases. “At 5000 cases it’s still more fun than work”. All of the wines are produced in small lots to keep a hands-on approach to quality control.
The Longevity philosophy declares it is not just about the wines, but the experience. The food you had with it, the friends you shared the wine with, and the location the experience took place. Everyone who visits the tasting room is treated like family, and always brings back friends for the experience.
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Our wine begins on the northern coast of California
where fog and sloped sun feed into early harvested fruit. With roots in Venice, our blend mixes classic Champagne tradition with new California ideology – respecting the delicacy and biodiversity of the environment as much as the subtlety and pop of the bubbles to create a distinctly Sapere sparkling.
We pride ourselves on minimal intervention in the vineyards and cantina. Our signature sparkling is a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, no added chemicals or sulfites, no residual sugar. Always Vegan
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Free Range Flower Winery is an award-winning, winemaker-owned and operated, California winery that handcrafts premium wine in small batches from locally sourced, organically grown flowers—not grapes.
Winemaker Phil Long, president of the Association of African American Vintners, says FRFW founder/winemaker Aaliyah Nitoto is defying odds at every turn: "She is not only a young Black woman getting into the wine world, which is not as diverse as it should be, but she’s also making a new category. She’s branding a new category that doesn’t really exist in this industry... she's very unique." (NBC Bay Area News)
FRFW's current flower wine portfolio includes RoseHybiscus, Marigold, and "L" Lavender Sparkling Wine. Sold-out Rose Petal and Feijoa varietals are expected to be back in stock by summer 2022.
FRFW also now has a Tasting Room in Livermore Valley Wine Country! Email to make reservations.
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Creating wine with a balance of wellness, science and nature.
Mad Marvlus is a low-intervention wine and cider brand producing unique high-quality beverages with organic (and sometimes foraged) fruit and botanicals as naturally as possible in Northern California.
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Californian Wine with a Kenyan accent.
Woman Owned.
Kenyan-American Winemaker.
Wine Distributors.
Wine Importers.
Wine Exporters.
Wachira Wines is a black-owned, woman owned winery in Alameda County and the culmination of the extraordinary vision and effort of Dr. Chris (Christine) Wachira, the first Kenyan-born, Californian winemaker, distributor, importer, and exporter. As a young immigrant working her way through college, earning her Doctorate, Chris fell in love with the science of winemaking and developed a deep appreciation for the sense of community built from sharing a bottle of wine with complete strangers. Her story is about fighting for equity and the ability to succeed through adversity.
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VINTNOIR is here to Curate Excellence and Celebrate the Culture of Wine. Our subscription box features three wines from BIPOC vinters, negociants and merchants, delivered to your door quarterly. Members have access to live tasting experiences with winemakers and guest sommeliers.
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Break the rules. Drink the wine.
Raised among the vines of Monterey, California and Marlborough, New Zealand, one could say that the McBride Sisters’ path to winemaking was destiny at work.
Newly found sisters who had been raised across the world from one another, Robin and Andréa’s love affair with wine was planted within them from an early age while growing up in two of the world’s most iconic wine-growing regions.
In 2005, the sisters found themselves together in California, fueled by a shared passion for all things wine, wine-making and a desire to shake up the industry with a blend of old-world elegance and new-world finesse. It was then that the McBride Sisters Collection was born.
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