a wine tasting community for people of color.
we meet. we drink. #wepopbottles
this community was created to include, encourage and empower a demographic that is often ignored by the wine industry. it doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner, intermediate or advanced wine drinker, if you like wine, this community is for you. so let’s pop bottles together—no snobbery, no expectations, no strings attached. we hope to see you soon at one of our monthly meetups, and maybe a wine festival or even a wine country retreat in the future. sign up for our email list to get updates about tastings, festivals, retreats and more.
about our founder
Marcella Thompkins is an Afro-Latinx marketing communications professional who has worked in the wine industry since 2014. She started we pop bottles in February 2020 in hopes of creating a welcoming space for Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) to enjoy and learn about wine. Marcella lives in the Bay Area and works for one of the nation’s leading beverage alcohol companies. She has a Level 2 Award in Wines from the WSET Global and is currently a candidate for the Level 3 Award. You can connect with her on LinkedIn or Instagram. You can also click here to send her an email.