Eunice Chiweshe Goldstein is Oregon’s first Black female winemaker!
Goldstein started her winery in 2018 after moving to Oregon from California. She has dabbled in many different crafts, from painting to film, to music, but her newest thing is winemaking. In a KGW article, she talks about how she has always been interested in the idea of brewing after growing up seeing her grandfather brew beer. Through watching her grandparents, she taught herself how to start her own alcohol making business! She wanted to get into winemaking instead of beer brewing because of the way wine brings people together and stimulates conversation.
While she loves wine, that is not all her business is focused on. Almost every month she donates some of her sales to different causes and charities like the Black Lives Matter movement and the Brian Grant Foundation. She plans on continuing to donate to important causes and to give back to the people who need it.
Her Limited-Edition Social Justice Wines
Building up to the election Goldstein released limited-edition wines that were supposed to encourage social change and get people to vote. She has a number of Social Justice Wines: Pinot for Parkinson’s, I Can’t Breathe Pinot, No Kid Hungry, NAACP red and white wine, and Vote & Make It Count. A portion of the sales for all of these wines go to corresponding charities. You can still buy all of these wines on her store (as well as other amazing wine selections).
Her Impact on The Community
Goldstein has done amazing things for the community! She continues to find ways to support the people who need it. She picks so many different and beneficial organizations to donate to so that no one group feels left out or uncared for.
Above all she strives to help out the Black community in any way she can. She believes in the importance of lifting Black voices, especially in spaces where they are usually not seen. “Whether it’s directing or winemaking, and these are fields that you don’t normally see someone like me, so I definitely am an advocate and grateful,” she said in her KGW interview. Overall, she is doing whatever she can to stand up and speak out for the people who need it which is definitely something our community in Oregon needs right now!
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