There are less than 300 total Master Sommeliers in the world, only four of those are Black. Chris Gaither has beaten the odds. Now just a few weeks into opening his new wine bar and restaurant in San Francisco, Gaither is giving a nod to a Napa-based or...
Gaither has mastered the art of the taste of a fine wine, now this master of wine is mastering the art of owning small businesses.
Fast forward through years of sommelier studies and training, he even had a prestigious internship at The French Laundry in Napa. Gaither was able to receive some necessary financial help from the Somm Foundation, a Napa-based non-profit. The co-owners of GluGlu both received help from the Somm Foundation. Both Gaither and Fineman overcame racial and gender barriers to reach this highest accolade in the wine world.
"The feeling of isolation, it was somewhat difficult for me to, at the beginning," said Gaither. "It was something that I had to overcome, there was very few people that looked like me were doing what I was doing."
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