Black Coyote Chateau
Napa, CA
This Napa Valley winery is owned by Dr. Ernest Bates, one of the founding members of the Association of African American Vintners. Appropriately, a range of Cabernet Sauvignon highlights the wines produced here.
Brown Estate
Napa, CA
Located in Napa Valley, the sibling team of Coral, David and Deneen Brown make wines that include Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay.
eco.love Wines
San Francisco, CA
Sisters Andrea and Robin McBride are the owners of eco.love wines which are made in New Zealand at the first carboNZero Cert™ winery in the world. They produce three varietals – Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, and Pinot Noir and their vision is to create wines that enrich a celebration of life, beauty, and optimism, for the betterment of humankind. eco.love Wines are all about being accessible, beautiful, sustainable, and tasty.
Esterlina Vineyards
Philo, CA
This winery is also owned and operated by the Sterling brothers and specializes in Pinot Noir, pulling grapes from both Mendocino and Sonoma counties. Cole Ranch, the smallest AVA in the United States, is solely owned by Esterlina. Tastings on-site by appointment.
Everett Ridge Winery
Healdsburg, CA
Beautiful winery and tasting room located in Dry Creek Valley (Sonoma County). Owned and operated by four brothers, Eric, Steve, Chris and Craig Sterling. Diablita Wines is a separate label also produced by Everett Ridge. Tasting room open to the public.
Heritage Link Brands
Los Angeles, CA
Owned by husband and wife team Krary and Selena Cuffe, Heritage Link Brands works with vintners from across Africa with the majority of their relationships in the continent’s most developed market, South Africa.
Indigenè Cellars
Paso Robles, CA
Raymond Smith is the owner and winemaker for Indigenè with the winery based in Carmel Valley, Monterey County. The Riesling is fruit-forward and pleasing, the Cabernet Sauvignon, complex.
J Moss Wines
Napa, CA
J Moss is a small family owned wine producer who creates high quality, hand crafted lots of Cabernet Sauvignon from the appellations of Napa Valley.
K’orus Wine
New York, NY
Music producer (Chico Debarge, Erykah Badu, D’Angelo), Kedar Massenburg, began a wine company that specializes in making French style wines for Americans.
L’Objet Noir
Healdsburg, CA
Dan Glover is the winemaker behind this brand. The 2008 L’Objet Noir, Pinot Noir is from the well known Bacicalupi Vineyard located in the storied Russian River Valley.
Mouton Noir
Harlem, NY
Mouton wines are unique and distinctive garage wines produced by Andre H. Mack. Founded in 2004, Mouton Noir began producing wines for New York City restaurants and released their first label, Mouton Noir Wines’ Montgomery Place in 2008.
Rideau Vineyards
Solvang, CA
Owned by Iris Rideau, and located in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley of Santa Barbara County, Rideau produces wines that highlight Rhône varietals. Tasting room open to the public.
Rival Wine
Napa, CA
Brothers James and Daniel Darden are the force behind this Syrah. Under a limited production, Rival’s Syrah is characterized with pepper, spice, tobacco, and white pepper for a full bodied wine experience.
Running Tigers Wine
Sacramento, CA
Winemaker and owner Daniel Bryant is also a member of the Association of African American Vintners and his Syrah is full of fruit and spice. Daniel also operates A Color of Grape Wine Tours and Education.
Sharp Cellars
Sonoma, CA
Vance Sharp is the owner of Sharp Cellars, located in Sonoma County. The Zinfandel is wildly popular with a hint of residual sugar,and the Pinot Noir is also a standout.
Sosabe Cellers
St. Helena, CA
Sosabe Cellars is a boutique family owned winery located in St. Helena. Founders Nuias and Sabino de Pina have a long lineage in Napa Valley, dating back to the 1930s when their grandfather and great uncle emigrated from Cape Verde Island and settled in California. Sosabe Cellars wines are sold in many restuarants and stores throughout California, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, and also by direct shipments to many reciprocal states.
Sugarleaf Vineyards
North Garden, VA
Husband and wife team, Jerry and Lauren Bias, own and operate this winery in Virginia – that’s right, it’s not in California. They make a range of vitis vinifera, but also some vitis labrusca varietals. Tasting room open to the public.
Vision Cellars
Windsor, CA
Owner and winemaker Mac MacDonald has become an icon of African American winemaking. He is co-founder of the Association of African American Vintners and produces several Pinot Noir wines from various vineyards in California.
