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Fresh Glass Uncorked: Wine Tasting and Conversation

Date and Time
Saturday, August 16, 2025 2:00 PM (PT)
Description

Join us for a live edition of Fresh Glass, the Emmy Award–winning series that celebrates flavor, culture and entrepreneurship.

Host Cassandra Schaeg will maestro the conversation with special guests like Fern Stroud, founder of Black Vines, Robin McBride, co-founder of The McBride Sisters Wine Company, and co-owners of the hottest new San Francisco restaurant, Meski, top Chef Nelson German, and Guma Fassil.

Enjoy an evening of wine tastings, delicious Chef Tirzah Love bites, and rich conversations from the Bay Area’s most prominent wine industry figures.

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Fresh Glass is an Emmy-winning lifestyle series that delves into the food, beverage, and entrepreneurship worlds. It highlights women and BIPOC trailblazers who embody empowerment, grit, and perseverance. The show takes viewers on engaging adventures to wineries, breweries, and restaurants, showcasing the stories and entrepreneurial spirit of diverse innovators. Guests share their journeys and purposeful business practices within the food and beverage industry.

Black Vines, founded by powerhouse Fern A. Stroud, Black Vines is a preeminent curator of wine and culture experiences. Thousands of attendees flock to Black Vines events, festivals, and activations annually, which are designed to connect art, music, and Black-owned wineries & vintners in the Bay Area.

McBrides Sisters Wine Company, founded by Robin McBride and Andréa McBride John, is the largest Black-owned and women-founded wine company in the United States. With an emphasis on accessible, sustainable, socially conscious, and culturally aware products and practices, The McBrides Sisters Wine Company transforms the industry one delicious glass at a time. 

Meski is the one of the hottest new star-studded restaurants in San Francisco, celebrating the fusion of Ethiopian and Dominican flavors, a concept spearheaded by Chef Nelson German. With partners including restaurateur Guma Fassil and NBA star Draymond Green, Meski offers a unique diasporic bistro experience.

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