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Black-Owned or Black-Operated

We are extremely proud of the growing diversity and accomplishments within our industry.
Meet some of the brands, winemakers, distillers and brewers that we are proud to carry on our shelves.

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McBride Sisters

Raised among the vines of Monterey, California and Marlborough, New Zealand, one could say that the McBride Sisters’ path to winemaking was destiny at work. 

Newly found sisters who had been raised across the world from one another, Robin and Andréa’s love affair with wine was planted within them from an early age while growing up in two of the world’s most iconic wine-growing regions.

In 2005, the sisters found themselves together in California, fueled by a shared passion for all things wine, wine-making and a desire to shake up the industry with a blend of old-world elegance and new-world finesse. It was then that the McBride Sisters Collection was born.

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Longevity Wines

Longevity Wines is a family-owned, urban winery and certified minority-owned business based in the Livermore Valley wine region of Northern California. Founders Debra and Phil Long opened Longevity in 2008 when their winemaking hobby outgrew their garage.

Sadly, Debra was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2016 and passed away in 2019. Phil draws his inspiration from their love story on a daily basis as he continues to build their brand. Longevity was named Livermore Valley’s Winery of the Year just a few days before Debra died and is now the third largest brand in Livermore Valley.

Phil and his son, Assistant Winemaker Phil Long Jr., produce approximately 3,500 cases of Longevity Vintner Select wines in Livermore Valley using local grapes. A partnership with Bronco Wine Company that began in 2019 has allowed Phil to make his Longevity Classic California wines on a much larger scale and bring Longevity to wine lovers across America and beyond.

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White Lion Brewing Company

Founded as a result of the community’s interest in craft beer, White Lion Brewing Company was the first craft brewery to recognize Springfield, Massachusetts as its home, and is on the short list of Black-owned breweries in America. After getting their start contract brewing, a facility all their own opened to the public in mid 2020. 

White Lion stands for the good of humankind and as a brewery, inclusion and community relatedness are its guiding principles. Founder Raymond Berry emphasizes their inability to operate as an island, and their team extends beyond the walls of the brewery, encompassing the customers, community neighbors and community partners.



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Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey honors the world’s first-known African American master distiller, Nearest Green. It was the first spirits brand in the world to be named after a Black American. The portfolio is the Most Awarded Bourbon and American Whiskey of 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 with over 620 awards and accolades since the brand’s 2017 launch, including 406 Gold medals or higher, 71 Best in Class honors and an average critic’s score of 92. Uncle Nearest is currently sold in all 50 states and 12 countries, and is sold in more than 25,000 stores, bars, hotels, restaurants, as well as at its 323-acre Nearest Green Distillery in Shelbyville, Tenn. For more information, please visit the Uncle Nearest website, and follow on Instagram and Facebook @unclenearest.

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey is a brand of Tennessee whiskey produced by Uncle Nearest, Inc., headquartered in Shelbyville, Tennessee. The whiskey is named after the formerly enslaved man, Nathan "Nearest" Green, who taught a young Jack Daniel the craft of distilling.  


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