From working at a restaurant to being one of only four Black master sommeliers in the world, Chris Gaither is reflecting on his experience in the wine industry.
"We met when we were waiting for results at the advanced exam," Fineman says. "Which, at the time, was being held at Disneyland."
The two ended up getting married, opening Ungrafted and becoming parents, all while trying to become master sommeliers. Rebecca passed the exam in three tries, but Gaither kept coming up short. "It was it was really really difficult," Gaither recalls. "She did most of the work. And I'm truly grateful for it. But she also motivated me. She said, you know you can do this."Master sommelier diploma has four stages that culminate in a three-part exam that covers theory, service and tasting.Gaither says, "You have to taste six wines, blind, not knowing what they are. And you have to describe them in no uncertain detail.
While Gaither has it down now, that part took him seven tries to pass. And in 2022, 10 years after starting his process, Gaither became a master sommelier.Now Gaither, being one of only four Black master sommeliers in the world, is reflecting on his experience in the wine industry. "I've been either the only or maybe one of a handful of Black people at every restaurant I've worked at in my whole career," Gaither says. "And yes, every place I've talked to I felt 'Oh, wow. Okay. All right.' Something in me just wanted to keep going."
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