All for Wine & Wine for All: The Wine Industry and Diversity

by Aaron Elizondo on May 8, 2012 in Marin Living

Black winegrowers and vintners have been around for decades (Napa’s Brown Estate started growing grapes in 1980, officially launching its own Brown label in 1996), but they are still woefully underrepresented. When the Black Lives Matter movement gained traction last year, it spotlighted racial inequalities among industries across the board — the wine industry being no exception.