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A Kenyan who makes wines in California
Dr. Chris Wachira, Chief Executive Officer, Wachira Wines, based in California, USA during the interview at The Social House on March 14, 2022. PHOTO | DIANA GNGILA | NMG
It is not often that someone goes abroad for studies and makes a detour to winemaking. It is even more uncommon that one would do so in a part of the world where less than one percent of wineries is owned by black people. Yet it is a gamble that Chris Wachira, the founder and CEO of California-based Wachira Wines, was willing to make.
Born and raised in Kenya, Wachira went to the US in the 1990s to study nursing, staying on to undertake her Master’s in public policy and later a doctorate.
