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>>> THE
>>> THE MISSION IS AMBITIOUS. YOU WANT TO HELP GROW THE BLACK
WINEMAKING COMMUNITY BY 50% IN
THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE
PLANS ALONG WITH THE SAMPLE OF
TASTY WINES IS MARCY JONES FROM
URBAN CONNOISSEURS.
URBAN CONNOISSEURS. WILL COME TO THE SHOW.
>> THANK YOU.
>> TELL ME HOW DID YOU GET
STARTED?
STARTED?
STARTED? THIS SOUNDS GREAT.
>> I GOT STARTED AFTER VISITING
A FEW OF THE BLACK WINEMAKERS
IN CALIFORNIA AND I THINK MY
EXPERIENCE WAS SO GREAT THAT I
WALKED AWAY WITH THE ATTITUDE
THAT I WANT TO DO SOMETHING,
NOT TOO SURE WHAT IT IS, THE
MORE I MET OTHERS THE MORE I
KNEW THAT I WANTED TO CREATE AN
AWARENESS OF THEM.
THEY ARE IN THE INDUSTRY -- ARE
WE.
WE.
WE. WE
WE. WE ARE IN THIS INDUSTRY AND IT
NEEDS TO BE MADE KNOWN.
>> I FEEL LIKE WHITE ALWAYS
TASTE BETTER WHEN YOU KNOW THE
STORY BEHIND THE BOTTLE.
WE HAVE GOT AT LEAST FOUR
REALLY GOOD STORIES HERE.
I THINK WE SHOULD START.
WE NEED TO TRY SOME WINE.
>> UNTIL THEY TELL US WE HAVE
TO GO.
TO GO.
TO GO. >>
TO GO. >> LET'S START WITH THIS FIRST
ONE.
ONE.
ONE. >>
ONE. >> THIS IS A PINOT NOIR. DAN
GLOVER IS THE WINEMAKER.
>> NOT THE ACTOR.
I THINK AT SOME POINT HE WAS IN
THE ARTS INDUSTRY BUT HE FOUND
HIS NEW MUSE.
WHAT CAN I SAY.
THIS IS HIS PINOT NOIR.
WE ARE JAKE AND HIS 2014 PINOT
NOIR FROM ALLMAN VINEYARD.
>> I AM FOLLOWING YOUR BECAUSE
I'M GOING TO ADMIT SOMETHING.
I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I DO NOT
KNOW A TON ABOUT WINE.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> SO DO WE SNIFF?
>> I THINK I WILL JUST GO FOR
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> I
IT. >> I LIKE IT.
>> HAVE YOU HAD A PINOT BEFORE?
>> MAYBE, PROBABLY, SOMETIME IN
MY LIFE.
MY LIFE.
MY LIFE. >> YOU WILL SEE THAT THEY ARE
LIGHTER IN COLOR. THAT IS
PROBABLY ONE OF THE LIGHTER
BODIED WINES.
BODIED WINES. BUT I LIKE ABOUT DAN, HE IS ONE
OF MY FEATURED WINEMAKERS
THAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE
DOCUMENTARY.
DOCUMENTARY. ALL OF THESE ARE FEATURED IN
THE DOCUMENTARY.
THE DOCUMENTARY. SO SHOULD WE TALKED ABOUT THE
DOCUMENTARY?
DOCUMENTARY? >> LET'S DO THAT.
AS I SAID WHEN YOU KNOW THE
BACK STORY BEHIND THE VITAL IT
IS A LOT MORE INTERESTING.
>> I HAVE A DOCUMENTARY TITLED
JOURNEY BETWEEN THE VINES, THE
BLACK WINEMAKERS STORY.
I WANTED TO DO THIS DOCUMENTARY
BECAUSE DIVERSITY IS IN THE
INDUSTRY BUT IT IS NOT YET
WIDELY KNOWN.
WIDELY KNOWN. I FELT LIKE DOING A DOCUMENTARY
TELLING THAT, PERSONALIZING THE
STORY OF THE WINEMAKERS WILL
HELP BRING THAT MORE WHERE
PEOPLE WILL SAY THERE IS
DIVERSITY AND THERE.
IT IS SMALL RIGHT NOW BUT
THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE WE ARE
GROWING.
GROWING.
GROWING. THE DOCUMENTARY FOLLOWS THE
LIVES OF FIVE WINEMAKERS AND WE
ALSO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN-
AMERICANS IN THE WINE INDUSTRY.
>> THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
SPEAKING OF WINE LET'S MOVE ON
TO BOTTLE NUMBER TWO.
>> I LIKE THAT.
>> BOTTLE NUMBER TWO.
THIS IS A 2018 ZINFANDEL. CHRIS
CHRISTIANSEN IS THE WINEMAKER.
HE IS ALSO IN CALIFORNIA.
CHRIS HAS AN AFFINITY FOR
MEDIEVAL.
MEDIEVAL.
MEDIEVAL. IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTLE THAT
IS HIS.
IS HIS.
IS HIS. >> I KNOW THAT HE LIKES HENRY V.
SO LET'S TRY THIS ONE.
IT IS SWEETER.
>> YOU THINK IT IS SWEETER?
>> I DO.
>> I DO.
>> I DO. I DO NOT HAVE A SOPHISTICATED
TASTE.
TASTE.
TASTE. YOU TELL ME WHAT MAKES THIS ONE
SPECIAL.
SPECIAL.
SPECIAL. I GUESS IT'S NOT NECESSARILY
WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL BUT IF
YOU ARE ZINFANDEL LOVER YOU
WILL APPRECIATE THAT IT IS A
MEDIUM BODY, NOT TOO STRONG,
THE FLAVOR IS JUST GREAT FOR
WHAT HE HAS PUT TOGETHER HERE.
>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO BOTTLE
NUMBER THREE.
NUMBER THREE. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
ONE BECAUSE IT IS A WASHINGTON
STATE WINE.
STATE WINE. >> SHE IS A SOUTH CAROLINA GIRL
AS YOU ARE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
SHE ACTUALLY MOVED FROM SOUTH
CAROLINA TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
AND SHE AND HER HUSBAND WHEN
THEY MADE THE DECISION THAT
THEY WANTED TO RAISE A FAMILY
THEY FLIPPED A COIN AND SAID
SHOULD WE COVER YOUR FAMILY
RESIDES IN WASHINGTON STATE OR
WHERE I AM FROM, SOUTH CAROLINA.
NEEDLESS TO SAY HER HUSBAND WON
THE TO COIN TOSSED IN THE MIDST
OF RED MOUNTAIN AREA AND HAVE
BEEN THERE SINCE 2013.
THIS IS HER OWN BRAND THAT SHE
DECIDED SHE WANTED TO DO
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. >> SO IT HAS BEEN A MINUTE.
IF YOU HAVE TOO MUCH?
KIND OF ROLE ACROSS THE STAGE.
>> WE HAVE ONE MORE TO TRY.
>> THIS IS MY BABY.
SEVERAL OF THE WINEMAKERS CAME
TOGETHER TO CREATE THIS BLEND
TELL ME RAISE MONEY FOR THE
DOCUMENTARY.
DOCUMENTARY. IT IS FITTINGLY ENTITLED
JOURNEY BETWEEN THE VINES.
YOU CAN SEE THE WINEMAKER SIGN
ON HERE.
ON HERE.
ON HERE. IT'S 50% GRENACHE, 20% SIROTA,
15% PETITE SIROTA.
THE TWO REMAINING WINEMAKERS
WINES THAT ARE FEATURED IN THE
DOCUMENTARY ARE IN THIS BOTTLE.
THE LONG WHO OWNS LONGEVITY
WINES THE FIRST THREE VARIETALS
ARE HIS.
ARE HIS.
ARE HIS. THE LAST ONE, THE PETITE SIROTA
IS THEODORE LEE.
SO I COVERED ALL FIVE OF THE
FEATURED WINEMAKERS TODAY SO
THAT YOU CAN EXPERIENCE A
LITTLE BIT OF WHAT THEY DO.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND THERE IS A SCHOLARSHIP THAT
YOU ARE DOING.
>> I AM.
>> I AM.
>> I AM. I'M WORKING ON A SCHOLARSHIP.
I FEEL LIKE IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT THAT WE HELP PREPARE
THE NEXT GENERATION.
THERE'S MORE INFORMATION ON MY
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE. >> THANK YOU VERY