sommelier who forged their own path and is making a name for themselves in the industry. i think it s really cure that you re here in canada, a place with fine ass wine. jaby takes pride in the country s fine wines, most of which don t get recognized outside of canada because they sell out so quickly in the local mark. today jaby is sharing wines made by black vintner steve byfield made a few hours of toronto and because the wines are so cool the wines come out fresh and vibrant, but i m most excited to hear how he got involved in war. i m working in a restaurant and my bar manager was studying and the way he talked about wine, it was like what, i can study history and community and going if i and farming. i never cared about no frigging farming, but dowd, i m doing a harvest this fall. awesome. i m going to go up for a week
like this place, wraps. i m here to have a little jerk chicken paired with some beautiful canadian wines. why did you choose these wines? why? because i wanted to keep it blackity black, black, black. straight up and down. jaby is a lot like me, a sommelier who forged their own path, is making a name for themselves in the industry. i think it s really cool that you re here in canada, a place that has fire-ass wine. a jamaican-born canadian jaby takes pride in the country s fine wines, most of which don t get recognized outside canada because they sell out so quickly in the local market. today jaby is sharing wines made by famed black vintner steve byfield. these vineyards are only a few hours away from toronto and because these regions are so cool the wines come out fresh and vibrant. but mostly i m excited to hear how jaby got into wine. i m working in this like restaurant associated with a private club. so my bar manager jason he was studying. and just the way he talked a
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Mar 11, 2021 2:24 PM
(Reuters) â Black-owned wineries in the United States are seeking to raise awareness of their brands and encourage more young people of color to enter the industry.
The Association of African American Vintners says it has grown by 500% since 2019. But there is still much to do, said Phil Long, the organizationâs president and founder of Longevity Wines in Livermore, California.
âThere are thousands and thousands of wineries in this country⦠and out of those wineries, what are there, a couple of dozen that are Black-owned,â said Long.
âOnce I realized how few there were and I started understanding the non-diverse landscape, thatâs when it became more of an element of who I am,â he said.
The summit honors contributions of diverse winemakers around the world
–Winemaking is a centuries-old profession originating in Old World France and yet, in 2021 little is still known about the rapidly increasing growth of diversity in the industry. With an estimated 80,000 wineries worldwide, the US is 4th in the world in wine production. Often absent from the narrative are the independently run, Black-owned wineries with roots dating back as far as the early 1940’s with John June Lewis, Sr. of Virginia. Serving as a vehicle to further increase awareness of the diversity in the wine industry, Urban Connoisseurs is partnering with Uncorked & Cultured a lifestyle media platform, to host the inaugural 2021 International Winemakers Summit (IWS), a virtual 3-day event highlighting some of the world’s most esteemed winemakers of African descent.
Winemaking is a centuries-old profession originating in Old World France and yet, in 2021 little is still known about the rapidly increasing growth of diversity in the industry. With an estimated 80,000 wineries worldwide, the US is 4th in the world in wine production.
Often absent from the narrative are the independently run, Black-owned wineries with roots dating back as far as the early 1940s with John June Lewis, Sr. of Virginia. Serving as a vehicle to further increase awareness of the diversity in the wine industry,
Urban Connoisseurs, in partnership with
Uncorked & Cultured, are hosting the inaugural
2021 International Winemakers Summit (IWS), a virtual 3-day event highlighting some of the world’s most esteemed winemakers of African descent.