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By Marcus Chen
Soil Wine Company is Taking Root On King Drive
Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · St. Paul, MN
Marcus manages the day-to-day editorial workflow across all brands, coordinating coverage assignments and ensuring editorial standards are met. He previously served as city editor at the Pioneer Press and holds a degree in Political Science from Carleton College.
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Future site of Soil Wine Company, 1821 N. N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Photo by Jeramey Jannene. In a space where Milwaukee s Bronzeville and Brewers Hill neighborhoods meet, Tim Cole and Nate Norfolk have been quietly planning a new wine bar and bottle shop dedicated to bringing the world s wine traditions to an area long shaped by Black culture, entrepreneurship and resilience. Located at 1821 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Soil Wine Company will serve wine from classic and emerging regions, with a spotlight on BIPOC producers and the stories behind their bottles, according to its website. BIPOC refers to Black, Indigenous and people of color. Cole, co-founder of the Milwaukee Wine Academy, and Norfolk, an academy instructor, received a liquor license approval from the Milwaukee Common Council in January. At that time, the business carried the name Vint and limited details were available for what the team had planned. But a recent uptick in the company s online and social media ac
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