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1 Of Only 4 Black Master Sommeliers Worldwide Opens New Wine Bar In San Francisco
"One thing I have learned from running a restaurant, we have had Ungrafted for five years, is that you never stop working," Gaither said.

June 8, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO -- There are less than 300 total Master Sommeliers in the world, only four of those are Black. Chris Gaither has beaten the odds. Now just a few weeks into opening his new wine bar and restaurant in San Francisco, Gaither is giving a nod to a Napa-based organization that supported him to get there.
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Chris Gaither at his San Francisco wine bar, GluGlu/CBS
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Gaither has mastered the art of the taste of a fine wine, now this master of wine is mastering the art of owning small businesses.
"One thing I have learned from running a restaurant, we have had Ungrafted for five years, is that you never stop working," said Gaither. "And on top of that being a restaurant owner, it is not the glamorous idea that you are just tasting wine and chatting with people all day. It requires a lot of cleaning."
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