Not every love story includes wine. However, Wondry cocktail wines with organic fruit extracts and no artificial ingredients sound delicious, look beautiful, and could celebrate any love story. Before you think this is just about love and wine, what people at UAPB are excited most about is congratulating alumnus Chaz Gates ’05 B.A. Mass Communications as co-founder/owner COO and his wife, Whitney Gates, co-founder/owner, CEO of Wondry Wines, on their venture and investor support success. The husband-and-wife team produced and presented a unique cocktail experience that won the support of Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban.
Their wine product deliciously “blurs the line between premium wines and craft cocktails,” according to TVSHOWSACE writer Shawn Lealos. Read the full Shark Tank story details here https://tvshowsace.com/2023/02/03/shark-tank-where-to-buy-wondry-wines/. According to an NBCDFW interview, “less than 1% of the wine and spirits industry ownership is represented by Black people. The Gates couple is part of that 1%, and now serving up their “WONDRY Cocktail Wines” in area Targets as well as select Total Wine stores. ”
Exploring the Whitney and Chaz Gates story in more detail, they have a lot of great press that we’d like to support and share with the UAPB family. Hear their video story and follow Wondry Wines on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wondrywine/videos/2295380740635664/. Here is a link to a great interview story on the Gates in Shoutout DFW.
According to Chaz’s LinkedIn profile, he began his higher education journey with UAPB and went on to receive a master’s degree in government from Johns Hopkins University and received a Ph.D. in law from American University Washington College of Law and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
On their website, www.wondrywine.com, you can shop their collection online and locate where their wines are sold in stores after you identify your age. In addition, they publish a fascinating wine blog at https://wondrywine.com/blogs/black-owned-wine.
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