Celebrating Black History Month 2024

February is Black History Month, and we’re raising a glass to the businesses and the many talented individuals trailblazing the wine and spirits industry.
From bold red wines to smooth craft spirits, these products showcase the contributions and talents of black winemakers, distillers and brand founders.
Join us in supporting these brands at Table & Vine.

McBride Sisters Collection Wines

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.

Uncle Nearest 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 and an average critic’s score of 92.

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.

Uncle Nearest Copper Skies Cocktail

1/2 ounce Uncle Nearest 1856
3/4 ounce cinnamon simple syrup
1/4 ounce lime juice
1/2 ounce coconut water
Grapefruit soda
Garnish: cinnamon
Garnish: grapefruit peel

Combine first 4 ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
Shake vigorously for 5 seconds.
Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice and top with grapefruit soda, to taste.

Garnish with a grapefruit peel and cinnamon.

Ten To One Rums

At Ten To One, they endeavored to build a brand that is “elevated but not exclusive,” grounded in authentic elements of Caribbean culture and heritage, with a narrative that is both compelling and contemporary. Ten To One takes its name from a phrase by Dr. Eric Williams, Trinidad and Tobago’s legendary first Prime Minister. When rallying to preserve the first Caribbean federation of 10 countries, he famously said, “One from ten leaves zero”, reflecting the idea that we are stronger together than we are apart. The name also speaks to overcoming great odds and the “beauty in the blend.”

Watch Michael Quinlan chat with the owner of Ten to One Rums. Quinlan chats with the owner to Ten to One Rums.

White Lion Brewing Company

Seeing a growth in the craft beer industry and recognizing the absence of local beer in Springfield, MA, Raymond Berry Jr. founded The White Lion Brewing Company with community in mind in 2014. After years of hard work, statewide self distribution and loyal customers they are proud to call 1500 Main Street their home.

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.

Phil and his son, assistant winemaker Phil Long Jr., produce approximately 3,500 cases by using local grapes.