Sommelier Nadine Brown was born and raised along the shores of Jamaica and Puerto Rico. She came to the states to pursue a degree in social work.

Founded by Julia Coney, Black Wine Professionals is a resource for wine industry employers and gatekeepers, professionals, and the food and beverage community. Our goal is to lift up the multifaceted Black professionals in the world of wine.

As a second-generation sommelier and restauranteur from Chicago, Philippe Andre has been on the cutting edge of wine and cuisine for fifteen years.

As the wine buyer, head sales person, and architect of the Progressive Scale for The Urban Grape, TJ is directly responsible for the store’s successes.

Thomas’ entrance into the wine industry was created during a 1999 wine tasting trip to the Burgundy wine region in France. 

Chicago native Brian Duncan can be best described as a food, wine and hospitality evangelist. He possesses an unquenchable enthusiasm enriched by decades as a restaurateur, winemaker, seminar speaker and wine educator.

Resources: http://www.visioncellars.com/ https://www.winespectator.com/articles/a-live-chat-with-mac-mcdonald http://www.austinbeeman.com/blog/completemac https://www.aaavintners.org/    

Lou combined his entrepreneurial spirit and love of wine when he and his wife, Janice, purchased Stover Oaks Winery, a small winery and vineyard in El Dorado County in the Sierra Foothills of California.

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In this episode the tables are turned!! Our host Sukari Bowman is in the hot seat and is interviewed by Larissa Dubose of The Lotus and The Vines! Enjoy all of the laughter and love! 

Shae Frichette of Frichette Winery

Derrick Westbrook of 1340 Beer Wine and Spirits

For more information: http://www.3parkswine.com/ Instagram: @3parkswine

For more information: https://www.abbeycreekvineyard.com/ Instagram: @abbeycreekwine

For more information: Shall We Wine: https://shallwewine.com/ Instagram: @shallwewine YouTube: Shall We Wine

For more information: The Urban Grape: http://theurbangrape.com/ Instagram: @urbangrape  

Innovation, Technology and Hope

Santiago Navarro is a serial entrepreneur who first entered the magical world of wine professionally in 2010.

Thomas Price has been in the Hospitality Industry for his entire adult life. Thomas was born in Pasadena, California in 1965. His family moved to Alaska when he was 7. Thomas’ first restaurant job was as a Dishwasher at a diner in Juneau at the age of 14.

Tuanni Price is on a mission to make the complicated world of wine simple.  In fact, that is the motto of her wine lifestyle business, Zuri Wine Tasting.

Donae Burston is a luxury wine & spirits leader with over 15 years of industry experience.

Topaz Vineyards intends to build a corporation whereby skilled consultants will match performance expectations to industry realities.

TJ Douglas is the owner of The Urban Grape, a ground-breaking and wildly popular wine store in Boston. The store concept is simple, but revolutionary – Drink Progressively.

Akash Winery & Vineyards is owned and operated by the Patel Family, Ray, Nalini and Akash. With a life long dream of owning their own winery, The Patels invested in a parcel of land in the beautiful Temecula Valley Wine Country in 2010.