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We're back with part two of our mini-series in America
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In our first video, we looked at black-owned wine companies located in the south
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Today, we'll focus on black-owned wineries in the east and west coast
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Normally, we would make a separate video for each of those two regions. But as it turns out, the East Coast doesn't have that many black-owned wineries
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obviously probably because of the weather. But you know who has a ton of black-owned wineries
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As you might have guessed it, it's the winemaking capital of America, the great state of California, maybe not so great these days
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That's why we'll be making another video that will specifically focus on black-owned wineries
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in the great state. Trust me, California needs its own video. If you enjoy our content, make sure you like our videos and subscribe
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We strive to bring you useful and entertaining videos focused on money and travel in the black community
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Let's get to our list of black wineries in the East Coast, starting with Florida
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Philosophy, Winery, and Vineyard in Maryland. Founded by two former colleagues turned friends
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Philosophy, Winery, and Vineyard is Maryland's first Black Woman-owned winery. This Mobile Boutique Winery produces small batch, high-quality dry wines
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They present their wines at various venues in Maryland and also host monthly events at their production location
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They currently ship to 17 states Heading over to New Jersey we find Lovely Wine Lovely Wine was founded by New Jersey native Amara Garba Lovely Wine was named Wine brand of the year at the 2021 Wine and Culture Fest
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Their 2019 pursuit Pino-Noire was also named one of the top 25 Pinot Noirs of 2021 by Vine Pear
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Check out their website to get more information on where to find their wine. For our last stop in the East Coast, we head up to Vermont to find Zofa
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wines. Zoffa Wines was founded by Krista Scruggs and is located in Alamont, Vermont
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Krista is the 18th black land-owning farmer in the state of Vermont. The farm sits on 56 acres
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and Krista was named by Fast Company as one of the most creative people in business in 2020
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for unique and innovative wines. They even produce canned sparkling wines. Our first stop in the West Coast will be to check out the black-owned winery in the state of
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Arizona known as Coronado Vineyards. Coronado Vineyards is owned by the Hicks family and the
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vineyard is located in Wilcox, Arizona. They also have a testing room located in Jerome, Arizona
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Coronado Vineyards has a large selection of wines for every taste bud, whether you like something
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bold or something light. If you're not local to Arizona but want to try their wines, you can
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order yourself a bottle or two on their website. Heading up to Oregon we find four black wine companies Let start with Abbey Creek Vineyard Abbey Creek Vineyard is located west of Portland in historic North Plains
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But they also have a testing room located right in Portland. Founder of Abbey Creek, winemaker Bertoni Faustin, became the first recorded black winemaker in Oregon in 2008
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His winemaking journey is actually the focus of the documentary, Red, White, and Black, and Black
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an Oregon wine story. You can join their wine club or order single bottles on Abbey Creek Vineyard's website
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But be warned, if you're used to buying $20 bottles of wine
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the prices here will sting a bit, with the cheapest bottles of wine costing $40 to $50
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Y'all stop being cheap. Buy the Brothers Wine. Next up in Oregon is Eunice Chuisia Goldstein's winery
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From the first black man winemaker in Oregon with Abbey Creek Vineyard
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we're moving over to the first black female winemaker in Oregon. This winery is located in Astoria, just a few hours outside of Portland
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A big part of this winery's mission is to give a percentage of each bottle sold to various causes they pick monthly
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You will find interesting name wines here like Pandemic Relief Rose and Black Lives Matter Pino Noir
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Another black-owned wine company in Oregon is Mason Neore wines. Founder Andre Mack left a successful career in finance to pursue his passion for wine After working for many years as a saw malier he decided to start his own wine brand He works with grape growers and winemakers from around the world to create
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his wines. Check out their website where you can find wines starting at $25. And our last black-owned
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winery in Oregon is Stony Wines. Launched in 2019, Stony Wines focuses on the community that's built
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through sharing good wine along with some good recipes. If you're a cooking
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enthusiasts as well as a wine connoisseur, this wine brand might be just the perfect fit
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Stony wines currently ships to 40 states, so check out their website to find a bottle and a dinner
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recipe to pair with it. Our last stop in the West Coast will be in the state of Washington with Fischette Winery
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This husband and wife run winery is located in Benton City, Washington
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They opened their tasting room in 2016 and are now open daily from 12 to 5 p.m. for a visit
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Besides daily wine tasting, their winery also hosts various live and virtual events throughout the year
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If you're not close enough to visit the tasting room, you can order your bottle on their website
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They offer shipping to 15 states. So that concludes our list of black-owned wineries in the East and West Coast
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We didn't touch California at all in this video because California deserves its own video
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We'll be back with that next time. That's it for this episode of Money Talks
