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McBride Sisters: Breaking Barriers and Democratizing the Wine Industry
TLDR The McBride Sisters, two half-sisters with a passion for wine, defied industry norms by launching a wine company during the financial crisis, focusing on introducing New Zealand wines to high-end restaurants and retailers. Despite facing challenges in the male-dominated wine industry, they successfully met deadlines, expanded their wine range, supported black vintners, and credit their success to hard work, intelligence, and recognizing opportunities.
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Business travelers are finding that mixing leisure with work trips keeps them recharged, as highlighted by the Delta SkyMiles Platinum Business American Express card ad.
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Two half-sisters with a shared love of wine and a mission to make it more accessible and demystify the industry launched a wine company by importing wines from New Zealand and learning the business from the ground up.
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Two optimistic and naive young women broke into the wine industry by cold calling top restaurants in California and unknowingly defying industry norms, ultimately securing their first major restaurant account in San Francisco.
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The McBride Sisters focused on introducing high-end New Zealand wines to high-end restaurants, aiming to democratize the wine experience and make it accessible to more people.
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The McBride Sisters decided to start their own wine company in 2008 during the financial crisis, leveraging the surplus of New Zealand wine and forming strategic partnerships to enter the U.S. market.
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The McBride Sisters faced challenges in the male-dominated wine industry but strategically targeted both restaurants and retailers during the financial crisis to grow their business.
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The wine industry has a strong sense of community and generosity among winemakers and grape growers, but facing pretentiousness and challenges arises when dealing with wholesalers, distributors, and retailers.
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The McBride Sisters faced a challenging deadline to produce 25,000 cases of wine within six months for a deal with Kroger, despite not having significant funding or a brand established yet.
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The McBride Sisters successfully met a challenging deadline to produce and ship their wines to Kroger, becoming the number one new brand in their stores by the end of 2017.
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The McBride Sisters expanded their wine range to include a high-quality off-dry Riesling, Black Girl Magic, in response to the lack of representation of Black people in the wine industry, and successfully navigated the challenges of the pandemic by focusing on their e-commerce platform and digital marketing strategies.
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The McBride Sisters highlighted and supported other black Vintners in the wine industry during a time of social unrest, leading to a significant increase in business and distribution for their own brand.
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The McBride Sisters credit their success to a combination of hard work, intelligence, family support, and a deep connection to their roots in agriculture and civil rights history.
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The McBride Sisters attribute their success to a combination of hard work, intelligence, recognizing opportunities, and staying prepared for when opportunities arise.
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