Black-owned Wineries and Vineyards Worth Visiting

Black-owned wineries remain a small part of the U.S. wine industry.

Destinations across California, Oregon, Maryland, Georgia and Pennsylvania give visitors a chance to experience the businesses behind the bottles.

From a historic Napa Valley estate to an Oregon winery built around hip-hop culture, these wineries, vineyards and tasting rooms are worth planning a trip around.

Brown Estate | Napa Valley, California

The Brown family purchased an abandoned ranch in Napa Valley in 1980, rehabilitated the property and began growing grapes that they initially sold to other winemakers.

In 1996, the family established its own label, making Brown Estate one of the best-known Black-owned wineries in the country.

Visitors have two ways to experience Brown Estate. Brown Downtown operates a public tasting room in downtown Napa, while the family’s vineyard and winery property in St. Helena offers limited tastings by appointment. For fall 2026, the estate is accepting Friday and Saturday tasting requests through early November.

Corner 103 | Sonoma, California

Lloyd Davis opened Corner 103 on Sonoma Plaza in 2015 with a different approach to wine tasting: make the experience less intimidating.

Instead of simply pouring a flight, Corner 103 structures its private tastings around wine education and food pairing.

Visitors can taste Sonoma-sourced wines while learning how flavor, aroma and food affect what they experience in the glass. The tasting room is open daily in the heart of downtown Sonoma.

Casa Locé | Ojai, California

Casa Locé is a 20-acre vineyard estate in the hills above California’s Ojai Valley led by Dr. Bill Releford.

The property combines wine with a broader hospitality experience that includes vineyard tastings, farm-to-table dining and overnight stays.

The winery describes itself as the only Black-owned winery in Ojai, making it a distinctive stop for travelers looking beyond California’s better-known Napa and Sonoma wine regions.

Abbey Creek Vineyard | North Plains, Oregon

Bertony Faustin became Oregon’s first recorded Black winemaker after taking over his family’s vineyard and producing his first vintage in 2008.

Today, Abbey Creek’s North Plains home, known as The Crick, offers a tasting experience that reflects Faustin’s Brooklyn upbringing, Haitian heritage and love of hip-hop.

Wine is made on-site, music is central to the atmosphere, and the tasting room intentionally breaks with many of the conventions associated with traditional wine country.

The Crick is currently open for weekend tastings, with reservations recommended.

Longevity Wines | Livermore, California

Phil and Debra Long started Longevity Wines in 2008 after their home winemaking hobby outgrew their garage.

The family-owned urban winery is based in California’s Livermore Valley, where Phil Long continues to serve as owner and winemaker. Visitors can taste at the winery’s Livermore tasting room Friday through Sunday, with a flight that introduces guests to several of Longevity’s wines.

Boyd Cru Wines | Savage, Maryland

Jon’ll and Matthew Boyd launched Boyd Cru Wines with a focus on Maryland-grown grapes, community and making wine more approachable to people who have traditionally been underrepresented in the industry.

In 2025, the company opened its first tasting room at historic Savage Mill between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. The space now offers guided tastings, wine flights, light bites, events and an outdoor patio.

Boyd Cru also uses the tasting room as a community hub, providing space for products from other minority-owned businesses and work from local artists.

Clyopatra Winery & Vineyard | Laurel, Maryland

Founded by Ifeoma Clyopatra Oniya, Clyopatra Winery & Vineyard brings African heritage into Maryland’s growing wine industry.

The company operates a tasting room in Laurel, where visitors can sample its Maryland wines alongside food and cultural programming. Clyopatra is also developing a larger winery and vineyard resort project designed to expand the business beyond its current tasting-room footprint.

The Laurel tasting room is currently open Thursday through Sunday.

Norwood Vineyard & Gardens | Jonesboro, Georgia

Norwood Vineyard & Gardens offers a different model from most destinations on this list.

The family property outside Atlanta is a vineyard and event venue that grows grapes and uses its wine program to introduce visitors to Black and minority-owned winemakers from around the country.

Its seasonal tastings spotlight independent producers while the property itself hosts weddings, dinners and other events.

Mark & Val Wines | York and Columbia, Pennsylvania

What began as home winemaking eventually became Mark & Val Wines, an urban winery built around small-batch production and increasing representation in the wine industry.

The company operates tasting experiences in south-central Pennsylvania, including public weekend hours at its Columbia location and group tastings by appointment in York. Its portfolio ranges from dry wines to sweeter selections, including a popular blood orange sangria.

Before You Go

Wine-country schedules can change with the season, private events and harvest activity. Check each winery’s current hours and reservation requirements before traveling, particularly for vineyard visits and larger groups.

And while these destinations offer places to experience Black-owned wine businesses in person, they represent only part of a much larger network of Black vintners and wine brands across the country.