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Jubilee Wine Country Talent

 

Meet Our Keynote Speaker: Dominique Crenn

We’re excited to share that Chef Dominique Crenn is the keynote speaker at Jubilee Wine Country! Dominique is one of the most talented and fascinating folks in the food world. Named to this year’s TIME 100, she’s an environmentalist, philanthropist, cancer survivor, author, and humanitarian. She is also the celebrated chef behind Atelier Crenn, Bar Crenn, and Petit Crenn in San Francisco and the regenerative Bleu Belle Farm in Sonoma County. And you might have noticed, but Dominique is also our cover star on The Paris Issue of Cherry Bombe Magazine!
 
 
 

 

 

Robin McBride

 
Jeni Britton
Founder of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams &
the latest Cherry Bombe Cover Star
 
 
Tanya Holland
 
Award-Winning Chef, Author & Restaurateur
 
Photo by Marina Harrison
 
 
 
 
 

 

SATURDAY, OCT. 26TH
 

 

10–11 A.M.
Welcome & Networking 
 
11 A.M.–12:30 P.M.
Programming Session #1 
 
12:30–2 P.M.
 Picnic Lunch on the Lawn
 
2–3:30 P.M.
 Programming Session #2
 
3:30–7 P.M.
 Afternoon Activities
 
7–9:30 P.M 

Wine, Women & Song

(Dine-around and wine-tasting event)

 
 
 
SUNDAY, OCT. 27TH
 

11 A.M.–12:30 P.M.

Bakers' Brunch

 

12:30–2 P.M.

Programming Session #3

 

5–7 P.M.

Industry Networking Event

(Invitation only)

 

 

 

 
Co-Founder & President of McBride Sisters Wine Company
 
Robin serves as the board chair and president of McBride Sisters Wine Company, a multinational organization headquartered in Oakland, California. It is in the top 1% of volume, largest Black-owned wine company in the United States, as well as one of the most inclusive, accessible, socially aware and sustainable.
 
Robin and her sister began importing wines from New Zealand in 2005 and started making their own wine together in 2009. By spring 2017, the pair were producing wine from their hometowns in Monterey, California, and Aotearoa, New Zealand, under one label, McBride Sisters Collection. In 2018, they launched Black Girl Magic Wines, a celebratory wine brand paying homage to women in their family and community, and in 2019, the sisters debuted She Can Wines, a premium canned wine in 2019 on International Women’s Day.
 
Robin serves as a Board Chair for theMcBride Sisters SHE CAN Professional Development Fund, which she founded in 2019 with her sister, Andréa. Since its inception the fund has awarded over $3M in scholarships, grants, and technical training to 3,000 professional women in wine & spirits, hospitality, and finance. In 2021 the fund partnered with Southern University of Louisiana as their flagship HBCU, to create a career pipeline for diverse students into the wine industry.
 
Robin and Andréa were the first Black women winery owners on the cover of Wine Enthusiast magazine and were nominated for the Wine Star Award for the U.S. Winery of the Year in 2021. Robin resides in the San Francisco Bay Area and has three children, Daneia, Domenic, and Angelo, who all have pursuits in the wine & food industries.