Five Great Gift Ideas from Black-Owned Businesses
For Triniti’s gift giving this year, we exclusively sought out Black-owned businesses making and selling amazing things. We wanted to share favorite items from some of the fantastic shops we’ve done business with, for consideration next time you have personal or business giving to do.
Stemless Wine Glasses
Stemless glassware is a great choice for still or sparkling wines, or any beverage really, and these hand-blown blush pink tinted glasses from Estelle are amazing!
2019 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
I love a good, crisp Sauvignon Blanc. Here are the tasting notes for this sustainably grown wine from Marlborough, New Zealand: “Generous tropical fruits pair with lemongrass and citrus aromas. Ripe peach and mango aromas play with greener fruits like feijoa and Fuji apple. In the mouth, key lime flavors hang on a medium full, slightly oily body, which contrasts beautifully with the firm acidity and slightly mineral tone on the finish.”
McBride is the largest Black-owned wine company in the United States, and also one of the most inclusive, accessible, socially aware and sustainable. And it’s women-owned as well!
Work Candle
from MISO Living
We love the energizing scent of this sustainable coconut wax-based candle, which also comes with its own private playlist.
Non-Toxic Luxury Candles | Peppermint, Rosemary & Grapefruit Scented| 50 Hour Burn-Long Lasting | All Natural Coconut Wax | Wood Wick Candle| Hand Poured in CA (8.5 oz)
Wildflower Honey
Yum! All of these varieties look amazing, but here we’re featuring the creamed wildflower:
“The flavor profile of honey is greatly influenced by the nectar collected from individual flowers. Creamed Wildflower honey is a blend of many flowers gathered at different times of the year, giving it a unique flavor each harvest. With greater floral diversity, Creamed Wildflower honey provides more antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals, than single varietal honey.”
Matcha Box
from Just Add Honey
What good is delicious Matcha tea powder without the traditional matcha whisk (chasen) and bowl (chawan) with which to whisk it up into frothy goodness? This set comes with 1 ounce of ceremonial grade matcha along with the beautiful accoutrements you see here.
We also love…
Maison Noir Wines: Founded by sommelier André Hueston Mack in 2007, both ends of Maison Noir incorporate a trademark attitude and personal perspective on wine subculture. The wines are unique and distinctive garage wines, initially created for some of the New York's best restaurants for whom Mack was a sommelier and now available nationwide.
3 Parks Wine Shop, Atlanta, GA: Voted Atlanta Magazine’s 2002 Best Wine Shop - Readers Choice and Wine Enthusiasts 2020 “50 America’s Best Wine Retail / Best Wine Clubs in America!” Owner Sarah Pierre opened the shop after a career in restaurants. She focuses on small producer, with an eye on value. 3 Parks Wine Shop in Atlanta Georgia offers weekly wine tastings, has great wine offerings, wine growlers on tap, and the best wine club in town.
