Located in Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown, Genever is a friendly, intimate lounge inspired by world travels and driven by local bounty. They serve fresh libations, with an emphasis on local produce, house-made syrups and shrubs. Genever offers 50 different gins, including a diverse selection of other alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages such as beer and wine. Cocktail connoisseurs and entrepreneurs Roselma Samala, Christine Sumiller and Patricia Perez (Red Capiz Partners) are proud to be one of the growing number of Filipina women-owned bars in the nation, and continue to empower their community using the space they created.

Celia and Joe Ward-Wallace both grew up in the South Los Angeles neighborhood, where they spent decades living in a food desert wanting fresh, affordable and healthy food options for themselves and neighbors. They took a leap of faith in 2019 and started South LA Cafe, a Black-owned, family-owned and community-owned coffee shop, market and cultural center. Since the onset of the global pandemic, South LA Cafe has become a central hub for their community, and are committed to keeping the vibrant culture and history alive. Their mission is to fight racial, social, economic, and food inequity through coffee, community, and connection.

Proud daughter of immigrant parents, Corissa Hernandez always wanted to return and give back to her family’s spiritual home in Boyle Heights. At a young age, she learned hard work and traditions of Mexican culture that led her entrepreneurial spirit to open three beer businesses. Born out of the love for the neighborhood, at XELAS you’ll find the more eclectic selections of California craft beer, cocktails and Mexican eats, including a friendly staff and the best DJs and bands. Their innovative menu creates a new twist on classic Le Cordon Bleu training, Abuelita’s kitchen and Los Angeles street food.

Despite the challenges of opening up a new bar and restaurant in the middle of a global pandemic, Corissa Hernandez and her husband Gabriel Paredes took a leap of faith to bring an authentic-chic Guadalajara experience in Highland Park. Nativo is enriched with a vibrant, Latin culture that takes you on a journey exploring new flavors that compliment a new generation. Having only been opened two weeks at the time before the second shutdown, Nativo is rooted in traditions with a modern twist, eclectic cocktails, cerveza artesanal and buen sabor cuisine that carries a Mexican-Italian focus with a Guadalajara backbone.

After living and working in Japan for many years, Adam Guttentag, developed a love for Japanese culture and cuisine. It has been his dream to bring the authentic Japanese izakaya experience to LA, and offer a wide variety of small plate dishes, beer and sake, and a great casual atmosphere. Established in 2017, the Harajuku Taproom is proud to be the first Japanese craft beer izakaya in Culver City, and boast the widest selection of Japanese craft beer outside of Japan, with 21 beers and 1 sake on tap.

The Stanley's Team focuses creating a personalized guest experience — whether it's purchasing a single craft beer, an obscure natural wine, a rare spirit or joining us for a drink at the bar. We encourage curiosity and education. We are here to have a good time, share the stories behind the bottle, and share our knowledge with you!

In 2016, Robbie Page and Steve O’Dell founded Tenzo Tea, a tea company that provides a healthy source of energy and gives back to those in need. Both played on the men’s volleyball team during their time at UCLA, and began to experience negative side effects from consuming energy drinks and coffee. They learned quickly that others were suffering and experiencing the same issues, and wanted to find a healthier, alternative solution. Tenzo Tea is on a mission to share the healthiest drink on the planet, with the healthy lifestylers and self-optimizers of the world.

Owner and founder of LA Press Juice Bar Marla Gluck ’85 began her journey launching a cold pressed all organic plant-based juice bar in Los Angeles after being diagnosed with breast cancer. It was then she started to question what types of foods she should be eating, and what it meant to eat organic. She picked up her small juicer from home and started experimenting with juices. Eventually, she continued down the path of eating clean and adopted a healthy food philosophy since. LA Press Juice Bar is centered around quality ingredients, providing customers with organic superfood smoothies, wellness shots, direct trade coffee, superfood lattes, organic teas, organic raw food.

Brent Knapp became an analyst specializing in food, beverage and tobacco companies. While spending his days reading about consumers, restaurants, and wine and spirit products, his interest in the industry grew. One night after having a couple of beers with his former UCLA fraternity brother, Ryan Filippini, the idea for the brewery was born. Filippini worked for a manufacturer that sold brewing equipment, so by the end of the night he and Knapp decided to open a brewery.

Pacific Plate Brewing Company is Monrovia’s first independently owned craft brewery, sitting along the Ring of Fire on the largest tectonic plate on Earth separating them from the rest of North America by the San Andreas Fault. Shaking things up since 2012, they are the epicenter of beer in Monrovia, California and produce exceptional beers using time-honored techniques in innovative ways to brew unique, yet traditional craft beer. Pacific Plate takes inspiration from this prodigious natural phenomenon, utilizing ingredients and flavors from around the world. While the taproom is currently “to-go” due to COVID-19 restrictions, the brewery is open 7 days a week and is kid and dog friendly.

Over 20 years ago, founding partner, Tom Stolpman ’72, discovered what is believed to be one of the greatest viticultural sites on earth. Hidden in the hills of California’s Central Coast, on a rare Limestone outcropping and unobstructed from the Pacific Ocean wind, this unique land is naturally suited to grow Syrah and Roussanne grapes. Stolpman Vineyards are committed to preserving a natural environment for their vines through conscious farming, dry farming and sustainable employment. In the winery, they prefer native fermentation and minimal manipulation. Dedicated to sensible farming and winemaking, they believe that they can create vibrant, site-specific wines, with a focus unique to Ballard Canyon AVA, California.

Chanin Wine Co. is dedicated to crafting wines from Santa Barbara County that reflect the individual vineyard in which they are grown. They focus on pinot noir and chardonnay, two grapes that are especially revealing of subtle differences in geography, geology and climate. The vineyards are all organic or sustainably farmed and each wine is made from grapes grown at one vineyard and not blended. They search out old vines, and make wine from some of the oldest in the county. This allows them to make refreshingly balanced wines at lower alcohol levels than most California “blockbuster” or “cult” styled wines. Through low yields, improved farming techniques and gentle winemaking, Chanin Wine Co. aims to create a wine that pairs well with food and is delicious young, but is also age-worthy.

Ever since Garen and Shari Staglin met on a blind date and married in 1968, they knew they wanted to live an "impossible dream," as the theme song at their wedding proclaimed. The success of Garen's venture capital enterprises enabled them to purchase their Rutherford vineyard in 1985, and have been guided by crafting some great wines over the years. The Staglin family has always been committed to fundraising for charitable causes, starting with their involvement in mental health that began in 1990 when their son Brandon was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Inspired by their collective experience, Garen and Shari hosted their first Staglin Music Festival at the vineyard in 1995. Since then, it has successfully taken off, raising over $110 million for brain research as of 2010. The Staglins were recipients of the 2018 Edward A. Dickson Alumni of the Year Award.

Founded in 1982, the Kendall-Jackson story is one of family, quality and stewardship. One of the wine industry's inspiring leaders and innovators, Barbara Banke has spent the last two decades leading the winery she cofounded with her late husband, Jess Jackson. Known for his fearless, iconoclastic approach to business, Jess became one of the world’s most successful self-made men by taking chances in business that were anything but a sure thing. At Kendall-Jackson, making wines has become tradition, and they look forward to passing it down for generations to come.

In 2014, Northeast Portland added another neighborhood bar and bottle shop called Prospect Wine Bar & Bottle Shop. They offer a great selection of highly curated imported and local beers, wines, sake, and ciders to drink on site without corkage fees or in bottles to go. Feel right at home with the option to choose a small selection of meat and cheese boards, or bring food in from somewhere else without feeling guilty. Best of all, pets are also welcome! Prospect is open seven days a week for delivery and to-go options for all your pandemic survival libation needs.

Founded by Frank and Ann Wisnovsky, Valley View Winery first made wine in 1976 using fruit from their Applegate Valley estate. Wisnovsky made Bordeaux varietals up until his death in 1980, when Valley View operations were passed down to Ann and sons Mark and Michael ’91 Wisnovsky. Because the Applegate Valley is considerably sunnier, warmer and drier than elsewhere in western Oregon, Valley View concentrates on Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Viognier, Syrah and Tempranillo at their estate vineyard. Celebrating their 44th anniversary, Valley View is famous for their Rogue Red, a blend of seven varietals and the bestselling Oregon blended red wine. The Valley View label represents premium quality wines at very affordable prices.

Standard Proof Whiskey is a Nashville-based bar and distillery concept created by Four Blue Palms, and known for their premium rye whiskey aged in American oak barrels infused with real ingredients like ginger, mint and honeysuckle. They officially opened in Nashville’s downtown neighborhood last July, providing quality rye whiskey carefully infused with only the finest natural ingredients aged in new American oak barrels and bottled at 80 proof. Born behind the bar, their whiskey infusions began as a well-kept secret created by bartenders to share with friends and frequent bar patrons.

The Third Door is metro Atlanta's newest craft cocktail lounge, private event space and live music venue, located just steps away from historic Marietta Square in a restored 1920s filling station. It is equipped with 14-foot polished wood bars, intimate Victorian chaise seating and classy tin ceilings. Their Jalopy Gallery is designed for music, art and dancing with floor-to-ceiling- stage curtains, concealed picture rails, drop-down bar counters and space to house a small band or DJ. Challenge your friends to a game or two of cornhole or dine and drink at one of their biergarten tables!

In 2018, award-winning filmmaker and entrepreneur Sahra Nguyen founded Nguyen Coffee Supply, the first-ever Vietnamese American and woman-owned importer of premium Vietnamese coffee beans roasting fresh in Brooklyn, New York. Nguyen is the daughter of Vietnamese refugees, who fled their country by boat after the Vietnam War, and eventually settled in Boston, MA, where she was born and raised. She works directly with a fourth-generation Vietnamese coffee farmer from Da Lat in the Central Highlands, whose beans are certified clean and organic in Vietnam. Through coffee, Nguyen is telling a new story and creating new opportunities for people within the global coffee community -- from the farmers to consumers.

The Hand and Malt Brewing Co. is a small microbrewery making quality craft beers using the finest ingredients with a no compromise attitude in Korea. They have the largest hop farm in Korea, and also grow special herbs and produce to supply to select farm-to-table restaurants in Seoul. They use local ingredients when they can and support their local communities by giving jobs, boosting local government’s revenue and donating grain to local farmers. Local craft beers will most likely be cheaper, and much fresher than imported beer. At the Hand and Malt, they strive for consistency and delicious beers customers can trust. They are located in Gyeonggi-Do Namyang-Ju, which is 35 minutes away from Seoul and a tranquil valley near a beautiful waterfall.

Tina Chen ’14 was inspired by Taiwanese bubble tea concept and British tea drinking culture to develop a delicious, well-balanced tea latte beverage. With her love for a quality cuppa and her desire to make a positive impact on society, Chen made a career switch from IT to just tea, and HumaniTea was born! A proud social enterprise, HumaniTea supports wellbeing and sustainability initiatives through wholesome tea and encourages people to take tea breaks throughout the day and night to find mindfulness.