Favorite Black Owned Wineries
Below is not necessarily a comprehensive a list of US-based black-owned wineries, but all of those I'm aware of. I’ve made notes alongside of the wineries that I have an opinion on or who’s wines I’ve tried. As Black History Month advances, I encourage you to support the wineries on this list! Let me know what your feedback is if you've tried any of these brands! Add to the comments below.
- Theopolis Vineyards - I love Theodora’s wines and have featured her in a recent Black History Month event. Hope to include one of her wines in a future WineSkipping club shipment too.
- Bodkin Wines - Chris Cristenson has made quite a splash with the first Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc in the US! Also featuring Chris’ wine in my BHM event.
- Maison Noir Wine - Run by famed somm Andre Hueston Mack, I love this line of wines and particularly his Horseshoes & Hand-grenades red.
- Brown Estate - Brown is the first (and only) black owned winery operating out of Napa. Highly respected wines and there is nothing better than their Chaos Theory and Chiles Vineyard Zinfandel! Or the Sauv Blanc or…
- L’Objet Noir - Love the Noir lines of Pinot Noir. Included one of the Pinots them in my recent BHM event.
- Phil Long Longevity - Phil is well known in the wine industry and recently struck a deal with Bronco wines (2nd largest wine producer in the US) for production and distribution. Based on that scale, I can’t support him as a small winery anymore but respect Phil and his wines tremendously. They make a nice skin-contact Pinot Gris. You can probably find Longevity in your local grocery stores.
- Free Range Flower Winery - Yes, wine made from flowers. It’s a different taste altogether. An acquired taste. Not for everyone but worth a try. Female owned and run out of Oakland, CA. Run with support from Phil Long.
- McBride Sisters - This is more of a mass-produced global “wine company” than a winery. I don’t care for their wines and the brand is not one you can connect closely with (no club, no physical location to visit, etc) but you can find them in the grocery store. The sisters do have a very cool story of how they were united though.
- Zafa Wines
- Jenny Dawn Cellars
- Love Cork Screw (@ Target stores)
- Stuyvesant Champagne
- Aslina Wines
- La Fete Rose
- Abbey Creek Vineyards
- Wade Cellars
- Vision Cellars
- Sean Carter & Beyonce Knowles (champagne)
- Domaine Curry
- Isiah Thomas Champagne
- Chris Lyons
- Lve Wines
- L’Tonya Renee Red Blend
- Marie Cesaire
- Shoe Crazy Wine
- Frichette Winery
- Silkbush Mountain Vineyards
- Simply Love Wines
- Sip and Share Wines
- Darjean Wines
- Sosabe Wines
- Virgo Cellars
- J Moss Wines
- Kumusha Wines
- Ole Orleans Wines
- Indigne
- Seven Sisters
- Wachia Wines
- House of Mandela
- Housley Wines (Napa)
- KFire (Bertam, TX)
- Stover Oaks
- Tympany Vineyards
- Fog Crest Vineyards
- Corner 103
- Taste Collection Cellars
- Black Coyote (@ Total Wine)
- Charles Wine Company
- Marbue Marke Wines
- Earl Stevens Selection
- Myx
- M’Hudi
- Nyari Cellars
- Okapi Vineyards
- Charles Woodson Wines
- Vina Sympatica
- Edelheiss Wines
- Esrever Wines
- Sadat X