I have been wanting to try the McBride sisters wine since I first heard about them a few years ago and the fact that they were two Black sisters with their own wine company got me and I first saw them on the Black cooking show Brown + Butter on Aspire so I was sold . I just thought it was amazing to see that two Black women came out with their own wine especially because I love wine and and thought it was so cool that they had one called Black Girl Magic, but I just never got around to purchasing a bottle and it could only be bought online. But last week when I was out grocery shopping and went to Trader Joe’s they had a whole section that said “Supporting Diversity” with all Black owned wines which I had never seen them do before so it must be something new, but I was so happy because despite popular belief Black people shop at Trader Joe’s especially Black women and we love to see products made by us for us on the shelves of the stores that we frequent, and its one thing to say you “stand with us” during peaks of racial injustice but its another to actually put action behind your words and show that you truly do support diversity and Black people especially if we spend money at your stores.
In this section of the store it was set up very nicely and it included the McBride Sisters Black Girl Magic Riesling and their Red blend as well as Mary J. Blige the icon’s wine Sun Goddess Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc which I didn’t even know MJB had a wine until that day, but I will definitely be back at Trader Joe’s to get it and I’m so glad to know that I can pick it up at a store near me.
So now that I told you where I was able to grab it and how happy I was to see Trader Joe’s showing real alliance let’s get into the taste of the wine… So I’m usually a Pinot Grigio girl when it comes to white wine so initially I wasn’t a fan of the Riesling it just tasted too “winey” and it was dry like Riesling is but after the first couple sips I started to enjoy it and kept pouring a little bit more and it didn’t help that the day I got it and opened it I was sitting watching the VP Debate and watching Kamala Harris eat Mike Pense up so watching a very educated Black woman who is running as Vice President in the 2020 Presidential Election while drinking Black woman owned wine was a vibe, definitely Black Girl Magic
Even though I am not a Riesling Girl I still give this wine a 9/10 because it was good after the first few sips, it did have me pouring another glass, it was quality wine and it was Black Owned so I would definitely suggest you try it, I’m not sure if other Trader Joe’s locations have it or other stores but if you would like some you can click here to get it on their website.
The have other wines aside from their Black Girl Magic Collection and they have bottled and canned wines, so if you love to sit at home and enjoy a good glass of wine click the link above to shop the variety of options they have and get you some Black Owned wine.
