CLINK WINE FESTIVAL SHOWCASES BIPOC WOMEN IN WINE AND SPIRITS INDUSTRY
Chrishon Lampley, owner of Love Cork Screw, and Joyce Dawkins, founder of She ROCKS It!, are the founder of CLNK Wine Festival, which
will feature BIPOC wine and spirits owners. Photo provided by Apprey PR.
Chrishon Lampley had an idea to start a wine festival because
she knew what was missing in the wine and spirits industry. Lampley is the owner of Love, Cork, Screw. She connected with Joyce Dawkins, founder of She ROCKS It: Celebrating Women Who Rock, and they collaborated on creating CLINK Wine Festival, which will take place from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18th, at Wilder Mansion in Elmhurst.
to really show amazing wine and spirit makers who are women and Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC).
platform to empower and encourage women of color to take a leap of faith and follow their dreams.
Women who have not just been around for a long time, but also offer amazing varietals of wine. The women featured are from all across the country. Lampley wanted to have something for everyone. There will be women who create Whiskey, Pisco, Kombucha and Tequila.
these glass ceilings and continuing to elevate in their respective fields then that’s what I’ll do,” she said.
dominated by men. Attendees will taste dishes from different
chefs, who will pair their dishes with the different wine and spirits.
Lampley is very excited to do the festival. She wants people to be in awe.
different experience, curated specifically for wine, wine education and awareness they would’ve never gotten just from walking into a wine and spirits festival,” Lampley said.
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