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Must Try Black Owned Wineries in California
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Feb 6, 2025
#blackownedbusiness #blackexcellence #wine Out of the many Black owned wineries in California, we have selected a few to highlight. Links to wineries mentioned in video: Alexis George: https://alexisgeorgewines.com/ Bass Notes Sangria: https://bassnotesangria.com/ Bodkin Wines: https://www.bodkinwines.com/ Brown Estate: https://www.brownestate.com/ Chalre Wine: https://charleswineco.com/ Charles Woodson's Intercept Wines: https://cwinterceptwines.com/ Corner 103: https://www.corner103.com/ Darjean Jones Wine: https://www.darjeanjoneswines.com/ Domain Curry: https://domainecurrywine.com/ Earl Stevens Selections: https://earlstevensselections.com/ FLO Wine: https://buyflowine.com/ Free Range Flower Winery: https://www.freerangeflowerwinery.com/#/ Fog Crest Vineyard: https://www.fogcrestvineyard.com/ Indigene Cellars: https://www.indigenecellars.com/ L'Objet Wines: https://www.lobjetwines.com/
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this is the third part on our series on
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blackowned Wineries and this time it's
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all about the Golden State California is
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America's Wine Country so it's no
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surprise that there is a fair number of
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blackowned wineries in the state so we
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dedicated a whole episode to just
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California let's get to it wine lovers
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in California have plenty of options for
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blackowned Wineries and we'll start with
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Alexis George wines George Brown is the
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founder of Alexis George a wine company
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established in 2013 the wine grapes are
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sourced from regions throughout
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California and the wine is produced in
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Lo California Alexis George donates a
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portion of every bottle sold to create
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scholarships and grants for students and
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underserved communities you can find
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their wines on their website or at a
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Walmart near you just plug in your ZIP
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code on their website to see if there's
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a store near you that carries their
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wines next up we have bass note sangria
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if you're more of a sangria person than
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a serious wine person this brand is for
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you coming in flavors like watermelon
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basil and raspberry habiscus
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Bas note sangria can be found in several
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stores throughout the San Francisco area
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you can also have it shipped to 40
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different states if sparkling wine is
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more your taste than Bodkin Wines By
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wine maker Chris Christensen would be
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the one to try out this wine company was
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founded in 2011 and has a style for high
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acid and low alcohol wine Christensen
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was selected to Wine Enthusiast 40 under
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40 taste makers list of 2020 you can buy
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Bodkin wines on their website or even
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join their wine club now we're heading
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over to the heart of wine country in
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Napa Valley California where we find
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Brown estate Napa Valley's First
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blackowned Estate Winery this
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family-owned Winery first established as
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a great farm that sold to local wineries
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back in 1980 in 1995 the family decided
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to get into the wine making game and
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establish their own wines you can do
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wine tasting at their downtown Napa
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location Tuesday through Saturday you
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can also buy bottles through their
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website Charles wine company is our next
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stop on our tour of blackowned wines in
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California this company offers butique
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wines and has a limited selection but
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you can still get the classic carbonet
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salvon P Noir and chardonay they hold
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virtual wine tastings for a fun time
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with friends and family you can also
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join their wine club and get two
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shipments of their wines a year and you
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can choose between either three bottles
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or six bottles in each shipment X NFL
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player Charles Woodson is the owner of
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the next Winery we be checking out out
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Charles Woodson's intercept Charles
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developed his love for wine while in
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Napa Valley for a training camp when he
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was playing for the Oakland Raiders
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intercept wines are available at grocery
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stores and restaurants all over the
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country and you can go on their website
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to plug in your ZIP code to see where
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you can find a bottle or two near you
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you can also make your purchase on their
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website if you're headed to somoma
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Valley for wine tasting one of the must
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visit wineries is Corner 103 opened in
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2015 Corner 103 was voted
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best wine tasting room in America by USA
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Today the popular food and wine pairing
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experience is by appointment only and
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cost $60 per person if you're too far to
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visit in person Corner 103 has a wide
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selection of awardwinning wines you can
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order from their website along with
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recipes for dishes that pair well with
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their wines moving from one
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award-winning Winery to another up next
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we have Daren Jones wines a small
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family-owned Winery specializing in
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butique wines owner and wine maker
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darine Jones wine Journey started as a
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plant pathologist working on disease of
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wine grapes in Napa Valley you can find
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these brand wines at a few locations in
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Texas and only one market restaurant in
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San Francisco for now but you can order
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single bottles on their website or join
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their wine club up next we have domain
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Curry a wine brand from Aisha Curry and
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sadel Curry Lee this wine brand pays
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homage to two strong women with two bold
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red wines that was released recently the
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main Curry was acquired by The Prisoner
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wine company but the curry women
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continue to be the faces and the name
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behind the brand from the curry women to
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another icon of the Bay Area we move
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over to Earl Stevens wines and if you're
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not familiar with the name Earl Stevens
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you're probably not alone you know him
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by his other name E40 tell me when to go
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tell me when to go yes E40 has a wine
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brand from Red Blinds To Moscato to prco
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Earl Stevens wines has a pretty good
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selection of wines for any taste these
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wines can be found all over the country
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just head over to their website to
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locate a store near you from one
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musician to another next up is Flo Wines
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By jazz musician Marcus Johnson Flo
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stands for the love of and was selected
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as USA today's top 10 celebrity wine
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lines the line features a rosé chardonay
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and carbonet salvon and the wines are
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available in California Washington DC
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Florida Illinois Maryland Nevada South
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Carolina and Virginia they're also
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available on the company's website if
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you want to venture outside of the great
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Bas wines then check out free range flow
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Winery Aaliyah n too the wine maker
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behind Freer range flower Winery makes
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wines from flowers That's Right Flowers
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she ferments flowers like lavender merry
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gold hibiscus and Rose the finished
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product looks like Grape Wine and have
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about the same alcohol level you can be
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introduced to these unique wines at
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their Winery tasting room in Livermore
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Valley California or you can get a
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bottle on their website the next Winery
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is also a woman-owned winery actually
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the only blackowned Vineyard located in
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the heart of Sonoma wine country fog
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Crest Vineyard was established in 1998
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and started out selling grapes to local
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wine makers but by 2005 they had their
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own line of wines their tasting room is
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open daily from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00
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p.m. by appointment they have three
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options to join their wine club and you
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could order their Wines By the bottle on
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their site wine maker Raymond Smith is
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the owner of the next California wine
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brand we will look at indigenous sellers
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established in 2006 indigen sellers is a
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small family-run Winery with a great
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selection of wines for every taste they
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have a small and Charming Tasting Room
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located in posa Roes California it's
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open to the public Thursday through
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Sunday and by appointment only Monday
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through Wednesday if you're an out of
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towerer you can stay at the indigen in a
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home located on the golf course in pel
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roess the three-bedroom two bath can
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accommodate up to six guests and
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overnight guests receive complimentary
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wine tasting the next blackowned wine
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company is lob J Wines By wine maker
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Danny Glover not the Danny Glover you're
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thinking of this brand specializes in
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Pino Noir but also offers salvan Blanc
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for white wine lovers you can sign up to
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receive two bottles four times a year or
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four bottles four times a year by
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joining their wine club or you can just
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buy a single bottle on their website to
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give them a try longevity wines is our
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next stop and this one is located in
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Livermore California established in 2008
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longevity wines was awarded Livermore
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Valley Winery of the year in
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2018 this family operated brand has an
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indooroutdoor tasting room that's open
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Thursday through Sunday and you can even
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bring your own food to enjoy along with
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your wine tasting another celebrity that
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has gone into the wine business is
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singer songwriter John Legend with the
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brand lve lve wines are produced in
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collaboration with Raymond Vineyards one
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of Napa Valley's largest wine producers
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besides the classic red and white wine
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bottles lve also offers wine in cans
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actually there is a wide price range for
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lve wines from a $20 sparkling Rosé
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bottle to a 245 Cabernet salvan next up
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we're headed to Oakland California
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located in Oakland California McBride
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Sisters wine company was founded by
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sisters Robin McBride and Andrea McBride
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John the sisters were raised apart one
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in California and the other in New
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Zealand not even knowing each other but
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their love for wine LED them on their
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path to establish their own wine brand
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in 2010 since then the McBride sister
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wine company has grown into one of the
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largest blackowned wine companies in
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America with multiple types of wine
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offerings check out their website to
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find a store near you that might carry
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this brand or order a bottle on their
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website our next stop is a small
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Vineyard that specializes in Fine Wines
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named after the rare and exotic animal
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only found in central Africa Okapi wines
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are produced at Jungle Love Vineyard in
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Napa California these award-winning
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wines are priced a bit higher than your
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average bottle of wine so you might want
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to join their wine club so you can get
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deliveries twice a year Pell wines is up
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next founded by businesswoman and wine
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maker Paula J harell Pell WI wines has
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three white wines so far with more
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planned to be released Paula is a staple
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in the San Francisco and Oakland black
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community due to her involvement in
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several organizations and businesses in
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the area wine making is just one more to
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add to the list pel wines has
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Partnerships with several tasting rooms
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in California and you can check out the
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list on their website you can also buy a
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bottle when you're there Wade sellers
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our last wine brand was co-founded by
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none other than Dwayne Wade the ex-nba
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player and Wine Enthusiast first visited
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Napa Valley in 2014 and fell in love
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with the wine making process by the
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following year Wade sellers launched in
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China and the wines became available in
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the US in 2018 you can find these wines
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locally in California Illinois Florida
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and New York or stop by their website to
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buy a bottle I know this has been one
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long video and we didn't even get to
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cover all the blackowned wine Brands
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based in California but I hope we gave
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you more than enough to choose from if
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you're interested in a day or two of
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wine tasting in California or if you
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want to support a blackowned brand in
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this vast Market of wines you can find
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the link of all these wine companies in
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the description box that's it for this
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episode we'll be back with more money
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