McDonald of Vision Cellars bridges gap between African Americans and

McDonald of Vision Cellars bridges gap between African Americans and the wine industry

Spend 10 minutes visiting with Mac McDonald, and within the same breath he’ll likely pontificate on his favorite wine grapes and a recent visit to Harlem. To the 65-year-old winemaker, the color of his Pinot Noir is just as significant as the color of his skin.

I was traveling around the country doing wine dinners, and I never saw enough folks of color in the audience,” says McDonald. “Then it got me thinking that maybe I should see what’s going on right here in California. It was pretty much the same thing in our backyard.”