& love
cork
screw
MADE BY
JASMINE BROWLEY
Photo Courtesy of
Chrishon Lampley
ON WHY SHE DECIDED TO
START A WINE LINE
It all started from a blog. I
owned a bar/art gallery and
often had patrons ask for wine
recommendations while I was
tending them. Once I let the
bar go, I still received questions
about wine pairings so I decided
the best way to satisfy their
needs was through a blog,
LoveCorkScrew.com. Eventually,
I decided to leverage the success
of the blog into a wine line and
here we are!
ON THE BARRIERS TO ENTRY
INTO THE LIQUOR AS A BLACK
WOMAN
I definitely had my concerns
going into the wine industry
because it’s like an old boys club:
male and white mostly. But, lucki-
ly for me, I’m used to
being the only one of my kind
in most rooms. I grew up in pre-
African American women have long
been cultural tastemakers and are often
at the helm of all things cool. The wine
industry is no exception. Although they
only make a little more than one percent
of the sector, black girls are cultivating
success in a field that traditionally
has lacked a diverse landscape.
Chrishon Lampley, owner of national
wine brand, Love Cork Screw is at
the forefront of the movement. She
recently sat down with MADE to talk
about her journey to success in a white
male dominated field, how she rebuilt
after losing it all and what aspiring
entrepreneurs should keep in mind on
the way to winning.
dominantly white towns, was taught in
mostly white classrooms and attended
college as a minority.
This was no different.
ON HOW THE WINE LINE CAME
AFTER SHE LOST EVERYTHING
I was once on the top of the world. My
business was thriving and I had a very
clear vision of what future would look
like. All of that changed with a pack of
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