These long-lost sisters are navigating the wine industry as Black women — & winning: R29xTarget BuyBlack ad
Sisters Andréa and Robin McBride are not your standard-issue winemakers. For starters, in an industry that's notoriously been dominated by white, older men, the fact that the aptly named McBride Sisters Wine is owned by two Black women is a welcome breath of fresh air.
Ahead, we caught up with them to find out more about how they met, how their business came about, how they landed national distribution with mega retailers likeThe two of you have such a fascinating story — can you share how this journey of meeting came to be? 'What was it like where you grew up?' Quickly we figured out we were both growing up in agriculture areas, upcoming wine regions, and had the ambition to be in the wine business. I decided to come back to the U.S. for university on an athletic scholarship to be closer to Robin...and that's when we started to hatch our plans. How we met was serendipitous and against all odds. Both growing up in wine regions was a crazy coincidence.
“A lot of blood, sweat, and tears...but worth every second of it! We've surrounded ourselves with amazing, smart, and passionate people who believe in our mission. It takes a village, and we have our village to thank for all that we have accomplished together.”
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