Tessier Winery, Kristie Tacey

Tessier Winery is operated by myself and my partner, Chandran. We have no other employees. 

In 2020 and 2021 we donated to BIPOC charities at the end of the year, but in 2022 we were too far in the negative. Eventually, we intend to do this as our business stabilizes. Tessier brings forward BIPOC artists to pay tribute to them on our wine labels, currently we have Jimi Hendrix and in the Fall we will add Aretha Franklin. All of Tessier wines are paired with a song to give the wine a personality and create an experience. The selection of music is diverse and includes many BIPOC and LGBTQ+ artists, which encourages the consumers to listen to more of these artists. 

Tessier's new releases were featured with Decant SF, a women owned wine shop. Together we did a presentation titled The Science of Natural Wine where we talked with a group from the local, diverse, Folsom St community about natural wine and what it means to me, which includes community and inclusion for everyone. 

In 2022 I started to volunteer my time with KXSF community radio. I'm part of the Supper Sessions collective and do a monthly spot on the radio where I play a large representation on BIPOC and LGBTQ+ artists and also interview members of the wine/food community. KXSF also promotes BIPOC and LGBTQ+ artists when doing fundraisers and gives their voices a platform.