black wine. black pride.
while my most recent moments are taken up by trying to move ybpguide to a new server, i came across a very inspiring article about heritage link brands, a company that imports black-produced african wines. what makes this company special, however, are the people that run it.
co-founders and harvard graduates selena and harry cuffe also represent black economic empowerment wineries in south africa and serve as the official importer of the south african black vintners alliance. their company is also the first u.s. company to exclusively import these black-produced wines.
steeped in a philosophy of remembering one’s heritage, heritage link brands recently rewarded lillian lincoln lambert, the first african-american woman to graduate from harvard business school in 1969, with a complimentary trip to the 2007 soweto wine and brandy festival. lambert will stress the importance of alliances in black economic empowerment, such as the vinters alliance heritage link brands supports.
“I’m profoundly grateful for the path you paved,” said Selena Cuffe in an emotional tribute to Lambert. “Your success as the first black woman to graduate from Harvard Business School and as a successful entrepreneur gives me the drive and determination to do what I do as an African American woman, entrepreneur, wife, and mother – to work to change the face of the African wine industry!”
we all know that wine extends life. now, take our guide to tasting wine and support our brothers and sisters in africa.
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Comment by Brittania on 29 March 2007:
Thanks for posting this. During black history month, a friend and I went to an African wine tasting and we noticed that all the African wines came from South Africa and we couldn’t help but wonder if they were black owned vineyards. Although, I still don’t know if the wines we had were from black owned vineyards, it is nice to know that they do exist.
Comment by Daniel Pennant on 30 March 2007:
I think African wine is very tasteful. I wonder if I have this chance to taste it. But I have some black friends on blackgirlsconnect.com. So I think they can help me make this chance come true. I really look forward the day.
Daniel Pennant
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Comment by memulai bisnis online on 4 January 2009:
thanks for the post. i have never tried african wine and this is a good insight on that