When you discover a Black-owned wine brand, you’re discovering more than a label. There are people behind the product: their tastes, their ideas & the business they’re working to build.
For WONDRY, those people are Whitney and Chaz Gates. Husband and wife. Co-founders. Parents. Two people building a family business around a shared belief: wine can make room for something different.
a family story came first.
WONDRY’s roots reach back to Whitney’s late Uncle LC and his homemade winemaking. In her family, the wine was part of something bigger: people coming together, sharing conversation and enjoying one another’s company.
That spirit helped inspire WONDRY. The goal wasn’t simply to make another bottle for the shelf. It was to create something delicious and welcoming, with the freedom to follow flavors that didn’t fit neatly into traditional wine expectations.
You can read more about that beginning in Whitney’s original story of how WONDRY came to be.
our take on wine looks a little different.
WONDRY makes wine-based cocktails. Think creamy chocolate, vanilla espresso, strawberries & cream, juicy peach and watermelon: familiar cocktail-inspired flavors, made with a wine base.
Our collection brings together real ingredients, organic extracts and a bold 13.9% ABV. The cream cocktails are made with real dairy cream and are 99% lactose free. And it’s all proudly family-made in the USA.
There’s room for a creamy martini person and a fruit cocktail person at the same table. You don’t need a particular wine vocabulary to know what you enjoy.
Black-owned describes the ownership. flavor is yours to discover.
We’re proud that WONDRY is Black-owned. We’re also proud of the creativity and care that go into what we make.
Black ownership isn’t a flavor profile. For us, it’s part of the story of who gets to create, lead and bring a new idea into the wine aisle. WONDRY is our contribution to that conversation: bold wine cocktails with a real family behind them.
Our journey has included an appearance on Shark Tank. The work continues beyond that moment, as we keep building the brand and introducing more people to what’s inside our bottles and cans.
make the introduction your own.
Curious about WONDRY? Start with a flavor you already love. Chocolate lovers can meet our Creamy Chocolate Martini. Coffee-and-vanilla fans can explore Creamy Vanilla Espresso Martini. For something juicy, try Juicy Peach Martini.
Chill and pour from the bottle, or chill, crack & sip straight from a can. The format is your choice.
Sharing a discovery with a friend, asking your local store about a flavor or getting to know the founders are all ways to keep the connection going.
Meet the family behind WONDRY, explore our cocktails or find WONDRY near you. Availability varies by retailer.
dream big. celebrate often.