"Cho sees the New York event as part of a broader vision to bring the festival to cities across the country, sharing the creativity and excellence brewing in Oregon with new audiences. "We're not just expanding representation," she says. "We're helping redefine what wine culture can look like when it is an inclusive and rooted community.""
"The first venue for AAPI Food & Wine: NYC is , where owner Hana Makgeolli Alice Jun will invite guests into the tasting room at her Korean rice wine brewery in Brooklyn. Jun says she and Cho have been friends for a few years, as they were both among the first Korean Americans to make strides in the wine community. In 2023, Jun and Lois and Dave Cho were honored together as Wine Enthusiast Future 40 Tastemaker honorees."
AAPI Food & Wine began as a small gathering in Oregon connecting Asian American winemakers and chefs and has expanded into a national platform celebrating fermentation and community. AAPI Food & Wine: NYC will showcase AAPI-identifying winemakers, sommeliers, chefs, and culinary creatives from across the country to New York’s global food and beverage audience. The New York edition is intended as the first step in broader expansion to cities nationwide, sharing Oregon’s creativity and excellence. The first NYC venue will be Hana Makgeolli’s tasting room in Brooklyn, reflecting ties between festival founders and Korean American wine pioneers.
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