Black Vintner Aims to Add a Double Dose of Diversity to the Wine World
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Ikavina Wine and Spirits, LLC, a Black-owned wine and spirits importer, distributor and label owner bringing great wines to African Americans, the most neglected demographic in the industry.
Zachary M.C. Harris
One friend asked me if I was going to have labels with white women on them because white women also drink wine. That in itself justified the reason why I have Black women on my bottles [in several ways].
WASHINGTON (PRWEB)
February 17, 2021
There are very few Black professionals in the wine industry; fewer are winemakers and/or label owners, and even fewer are importers or distributors. Add that many Black-owned wine offerings are from the same six to ten commonly known varietals. And, that much of the diversity of wine hasn’t been presented to Black folks specifically, let alone Americans in general. Zachary M.C. Harris is looking to change that.