Books — Blog Posts — WILL DRINK FOR TRAVEL

If you’re not new here, you know that I share almost anything involving Black people in the wine, spirits, or food industries. I have a running list of over 120+ Black-owned spirits, a list of over 120+ Black-owned restaurants in Baltimore, and most recently, I wrote about cocktail books written by Black authors,

While I’m not the biggest wine drinker, it got me thinking about wine books written by Black authors too. And since we are in the month of Black History, there’s no better time to start compiling a list (although Black History is American History and should be taught year-round, but I digress.)

I’m happy to add any others you know of; please leave a comment and I’ll be sure to update this list.

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Screen Shot 2021-02-18 at 2.32.20 PM.png — 99 Bottles: A Black Sheep's Guide to Life-Changing Wines

André Mack

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Screen Shot 2021-02-18 at 2.37.38 PM.png — Urban Grape’s Drink Progressively: From White to Red, Light- to Full-Bodied, A Bold New Way to Pair Wine with Food

Hadley & TJ Douglas

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Screen Shot 2021-02-18 at 2.47.22 PM.png — The Less Is More Approach To Wine

Charles Springfield

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It’s hard to believe that when Shannon Mustipher published her book, Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails in 2019, it was the first cocktail recipe book written by a working Black American bartender and released by a major publisher in more than 100 years. It’s astonishing. ‘An Ideal Bartender’ by Tom Bullock was the first.

Black Americans have contributed significantly to cocktail culture. I’ve curated this list of cocktail books written by Black authors, in alphabetical order. If you know of any others. please comment so I can add them to the list, which I hope expands by leaps and bounds.

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