Our Legacy Harvested Opens Doors and Creates Opportunity In The Wine Industry

Our Besa Gordon traveled down to the Rose City to check in with some Black-owned businesses for #NationalBlackBusinessMonth. While there, she stopped in wine country and spoke with Tiquette Bramlett, founder of Our Legacy Harvested. Her organization works to create opportunities for people from all walks of life to get involved with the industry.

“We want to show you and get you connected with all of the different opportunities. You don’t need to be a winery owner to be successful in this industry,” Bramlett said.

As part of the program, those with an interest in wine join the harvest for four months so they’re able to tell the story “from vine to wine”. Through those four months, Our Legacy Harvested takes participants on various trips around the industry, from bottle shops to bottling facilities and even meeting wine journalists. 

“You’re looking at all these different levels to see what strikes your heart and passion,” Bramlett said. “We’re welcoming in a whole new generation of winemakers.”

She also said her organization looks to break down some of the barriers which stop people from getting involved, including terminology which may seem inaccessible to beginners. 

“We want to start with the basics, which is really ‘do you like it?’,” Bramlett said.

You can hear more about Our Legacy Harvested in the video and check out their page and their website: https://www.ourlegacyharvested.com. 

They’re also hosting their fourth annual block party on Saturday, September 2nd at Mac Market in McMinnville. More information about that is available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-bipoc-block-party-tickets-688139322237?aff=oddtdtcreator

This segment originally aired on Back2Besa. Make sure to tune in every Saturday at 10:30 pm on Seattle’s FOX 13 and watch the replay every Sunday at 10 am on FOX 13+.