Phil Long, president of the Association of African-American Vintners and owner of Longevity Wines, estimates that Black winemakers and brand owners make up less than 1% of all wineries in the U.S. Sunshine Foss, owner of Happy Cork, says the McBride Sisters collection is huge at the shop, but Foss says initially she had to search “high and low” for their products.įor Black-owned wine brands, systemic racism makes it difficult for them to have access and equal representation in the industry. It’s virtually impossible to scroll down the shop’s Instagram page without seeing a post about the McBride Sisters’ Black Girl Magic wine.

After further research, I learned there were even more options from the McBride Sisters Collection line and I mentally made room for them on my wine shelf.Ī local Black-owned wine shop in Brooklyn called Happy Cork is to thank for my discovery of the McBride Sisters wine collections. In big, bold letters across the bottle read, “Black Girl Magic Rosé,” and I knew I had to have it. This was definitely the case when I did a double take at one of the bottles belonging to the McBride Sisters Collection. Although they say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, one of the first things that catches my eye is the wine label. As a budding oenophile, I’m always on the hunt for new wines to try and add to my growing, albeit small, collection.

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