Bay Area
Karibu Wine Lounge
Wachira Wines is owned by a Black woman, Dr. Chris (Christine) Wachira, photo credit AfricansinAmerica.com.
Karibu Wine Lounge by Wachira is located at 1419 Park Street in Alameda.”Karibu” is Swahili for “you’re welcome”. Karibu Wine Lounge by Wachira is nestled amongst six women owned boutiques.
Wachira Wines is owned by a Black woman, Dr. Chris (Christine) Wachira, photo credit AfricansinAmerica.com. Dr. Wachira is the first Kenyan-born California winemaker. She is also a Fellow of the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health and overseeing Neuroscience Clinical Outcomes at Stanford Healthcare.
Wachira means “one who deals with cases” (attorney or judge).
Websites: karibulounge.com and wachirawines.com. Hours are Tuesday through Thursday 3pm to 8pm, Friday 3pm to 9pm, Saturday noon to 9pm and Sunday noon to 6pm. Phone number 510.479.4920.
