Love and Vines

We are here to passionately cultivate your soul through wine, food and music.

As a self-proclaimed “wine-o”, Sukari’s mission is to make wine more approachable. You won’t find any wine ratings or sliding scales on this blog. You will find out what Sukari is drinking and where she is drinking it. There will be wine and food and wine and music pairing suggestions (note: Suggestions, not Rules!). The overall experience you are having can affect how a bottle of wine or a meal tastes and how it feels going down. Here, we will focus on the experience, and will support you on where ever that experience takes you. Sukari is always looking to improve her tasting chops (which is always interesting!). She first learned about wine from her amazing Mom and continues to learn from weekly tastings (organized through wine stores and restaurants and those that she hosts on her own), tons of reading and her friends in the wine business. Sukari is a California girl, with a New Orleans soul, energy of NYC and the laid back elegance of the South, Atlanta to be exact.

Shomari has had a passion for food and music since his days on his big wheel. As a youngster he could whip up a full meal from just a handful of ingredients. As he grew up, so did his passion for food and music. He is a self-taught Chef and has worked in kitchens on both sides of the country. He now holds the dubious title of Family Chef. Shomari puts together beats with same passion that he uses to put together ingredients. The outcome is a smooth sound unencumbered by digital noise. The simplicity and elegance of the dishes that he creates and will share with you will let the natural flavors shine.

Let us take you on a fantastic voyage. Let us show you Love and Vines.

Shomari Bowman
Shomari Bowman
Shomari bowman is a 25+ year veteran of the restaurant industry. He has held positions spanning from Atlanta GA. to San Diego..Shomari’s passion for food was developed at a very young age being groomed by his amazing grandmothers Ann Williams and Nora Bowman, who taught him the essence of preparing meals for your loved ones. With this foundation in place Shomari explored, learned and developed his own style and palette by fusing a rich southern tradition with a farm to table freshness of the west coast.
Sukari Bowman
Sukari Bowman
A wine-loving Cali girl with Southern charm, Sukari Bowman has mastered the balance of her 20-plus year career in Real Estate Finance and her passion as the co-founder of Love & Vines, an educational, lifestyle platform that passionately cultivates souls through wine, food and music. Sukari developed her excitement for wine while working in the banking industry in New York. Her epiphany to create the Love & Vines’ feature podcast, “The Color of Wine” was fueled by the loss of her father, the yearning to truly “live” her life, and the realization that minorities were extremely underrepresented in the wine industry.

Today, The Color of Wine provides an unprecedented platform for people of color in the wine industry including winemakers, sommeliers, wine educators, owners of wine shops, wine touring companies and wine brands, vineyard managers and many more. The podcast draws listeners from around the world interested in unlocking wine’s intrigue and power. Since the April 2017 launch of The Color of Wine, Sukari and her brother Shomari have produced five successful seasons with more than 20,000 downloads. As the host, Sukari pairs her charisma and cheerful personality with her insider wine knowledge to ensure listeners worldwide enhance their wine acumen.