OneHope Wine
{{Infobox company
| name = OneHope
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| key_people = Jake Kloberdanz, Tiffany Wojtkiewicz, Kristen Shroyer, Brandon Hall, Sarah McPeake, Thomas Leahy
| industry = {{Unbulleted list|Beverage|Wine}}
| products = {{ubl|Wines|Gifts}}
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| type = Private
| foundation = 2007
| location = Napa, California
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.onehopewine.com/}}
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OneHope is a Napa Valley-based winery founded in 2007. The company is set up as a social enterprise to raise awareness and funding for charitable organizations and social causes.{{cite web|title=Wine for a cause|work=CNBC|date=2014-02-27|accessdate=2014-04-13|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/video/wine-cause-195800115.html}} The company's charitable donations are made through the OneHope Foundation.{{cite web |url=http://www.beverageworld.com/articles/full/15381/ONEHOPE-wine-reaches-1-million-milestone |title=ONEHOPE Wine Reaches $1 Million Milestone |date=November 30, 2012 |author= |publisher=Beverage World |accessdate=March 6, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Cause-Centric Commerce|work=Leaders Magazine|accessdate=2014-04-13|url=http://www.leadersmag.com/issues/2014.1_Jan/Wine%20Leaders/LEADERS-Jake-Kloberdanz-ONEHOPE-Wine.html}} The OneHope Foundation has raised over $10 million for various charities around the world and their Sparkling Brut has provided over 3 million meals to those in need.{{Cite web|url=https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/04/30/coronavirus-people-making-a-difference-one-hope-wine/|title=People Making a Difference: One Hope Wine Supporting Workers in Wake of Coronavirus Pandemic|date=30 April 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.leadersmag.com/issues/2021.2_Apr/Purpose/LEADERS-Mari-Wells-Coyle-Winemaker-ONEHOPE.html|title=LEADERS Interview with Mari Wells Coyle, Winemaker, ONEHOPE}}
OneHope co-founder Jake Kloberdanz is the company's chief executive officer.{{cite web|title=ONEHOPE Wine Produced by Mondavi Gives Half Its Profits Away|author=Hughes, Kim|work=Samaritan Magazine|date=2013-10-25|accessdate=2014-04-10|url=http://www.samaritanmag.com/1653/onehope-wine-produced-mondavi-gives-half-its-profits-away}}
OneHope co-founder Tiffany Wojtkiewicz is the company's president and recently named 2021 Wine Enthusiast 40 under 40 tastemaker in the beverage industry.{{Cite web|url=https://www.winemag.com/content/40-under-40-2021-tiffany-wojtkiewicz/|title=Tiffany Wojtkiewicz, 38 | 40 Under 40 Tastemaker 2021}} She helped launch ONEHOPE's Cause Entrepreneur program for individuals to become sales representatives.{{Cite web|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/323249#:~:text=Tiffany%20Wojtkiewicz%20is%20chief%20revenue,up%20with%20Robert%20Mondavi%20Jr.|title = Tiffany Wojtkiewicz is Proving That You Can Marry Mission and Profit| date=16 November 2018 }}
History
In 2005, Jake Kloberdanz was a district sales manager for E&J Gallo Winery.{{cite web |url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/204008 |title=The Giving Vine |date=November 12, 2009 |author=Jason Daley |publisher=Entrepreneur |accessdate=March 6, 2013}} In August 2006, one of his childhood friends was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Kloberdanz had observed that products supporting charity sold well in grocery stores, and he began planning what would become OneHope.{{cite web |url=http://www.leadersmag.com/issues/2012.3_Jul/ROB/LEADERS-Jake-Kloberdanz-Brandon-Hall-ONEHOPE-Wine.html |title=A Brand with a Cause |date= |author= |publisher=LEADERS Magazine |accessdate=March 6, 2013}} Kloberdanz and seven of his coworkers left Gallo to start OneHope as a charitable business in 2007.{{cite web|title=ONEHOPE Wine: Pour a Glass of Positive Impact|author=Gunning, Kimberly|work=AZ Wine Lifestyle|date=Winter 2013|accessdate=2014-04-15|url=http://azwinelifestyle.com/onehope-wine-pour-a-glass-of-positive-impact/}} The company was launched with $10,000 and an initial partnership with Sonoma Wine Company and vintner David Eliot to create its wine. The company's first wine, a 2005 merlot, sold 8,000 bottles in its first year.{{cite news|author=Dale Robertson|date=March 22, 2011|title=Good wine, good cause|newspaper=Chron|url=http://www.chron.com/life/food/article/Good-wine-good-cause-1617678.php|access-date=March 6, 2013|publisher=Houston Chronicle}}{{cite web|author=Barrett, Jeff|date=9 October 2012|title=ONEHOPE delivers wine with a purpose, supports National Breast Cancer Awareness Month|url=http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/status-update/2012/oct/9/onehope-delivers-wine-purpose-supports-national-br/|access-date=15 April 2014|work=Washington Times}}
Mama D's Italian Kitchen, a local restaurant in Newport Beach, California, became OneHope Wine's first commercial account in 2007.{{cite web|author=Hixon, Michael|date=6 February 2013|title='Hope' from a Vine: El Segundo-based ONEHOPE Wine gives back to charity|url=http://tbrnews.com/lifestyle/hope-from-a-vine-el-segundo-based-onehope-wine-gives/article_5ca6aa4c-6fdf-11e2-8ece-0019bb2963f4.html|access-date=13 April 2014|work=The Beach Reporter}} Albertsons started carrying OneHope Wine in 2008. Young's Market Company became the company's first distributor in 2009.
Robert Mondavi Jr., owner and president of Folio Fine Wine Partners, became the company's winemaker in 2010.{{cite web|title=O.C. winemaker inks deal with Mondavi Jr.|work=Orange County Register|date=2010-09-15|accessdate=2014-04-18|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/wine-266590-profits-winemaker.html}} OneHope Wine's partnership with the Mondavi family began when OneHope vice president of sales and co-founder Sarah McPeake met Michael Mondavi, father of Robert Jr., at a wine tradeshow. Robert Mondavi Jr. also sources the ingredients used in OneHope Wine.
The company released its Darius Rucker signature series wine in 2012.{{cite web|author=Weiss, Philip|date=7 December 2012|title=Darius Rucker teams with ONEHOPE Wine for charity|url=http://www.wistv.com/story/20290697/darius-rucker-teams-with-onehope-wine-for-charity|url-status=dead|access-date=10 April 2014|work=WIS TV|archive-date=13 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413142722/http://www.wistv.com/story/20290697/darius-rucker-teams-with-onehope-wine-for-charity}} Whole Foods Market began selling OneHope Wines in 2013.{{cite web | url = http://www.winemag.com/Wine-Enthusiast-Magazine/Web-2013/Harvest-East-End-Commemorates-40-Years-of-Long-Island-Wine/ | title = Harvest East End Commemorates 40 years of Long Island Wine | publisher = Wine Enthusiast | accessdate = 27 August 2013}}
In 2014, OneHope launched the Cause Entrepreneur program to market ONEHOPE Wine directly to the consumer via personal relationships and events that raise money for important causes to event hosts. Ten percent of event sales are donated to the host's cause of choice.
In 2017, Mari Wells Coyle joined as Head Winemaker and plays an integral part in developing wine education for the brand and its direct selling platform which empowers entrepreneurs to make an impact while making an income.
OneHope opened a winery in 2021 in Rutherford, California.{{Cite web|url=https://www.napavalleylifemagazine.com/onehope-wine-rooted-in-purpose/|title = ONEHOPE WINE - Rooted in Purpose|date = 23 June 2021}}
In 2023, OneHope announced a partnership with Atelier Melka.{{Cite web |last=Wine |first=ONEHOPE |title=Top American Winemakers Come Together as ONE to Deliver HOPE in Partnership with ONEHOPE Winery |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/top-american-winemakers-come-together-as-one-to-deliver-hope-in-partnership-with-onehope-winery-302011416.html |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}
The winery and tasting room is designed by Howard Backen and open to OneHope's members of the 20/20 Collective. The 20/20 Collective, named in connection to their clear vision for the future, and the goal of growing to 2,000 people funding 20 significant acts of hope through joining as a "Visionary" at one of three levels, each offering members different wines, experiences, events and benefits.{{Cite web|url=http://www.napawineproject.com/onehope-wine/|title = ONEHOPE Wine - the Napa Wine Project.}}
With seven beautiful indoor and outdoor tasting spaces, people often refer to the winery as the ‘Soho House of Napa’ going beyond other top tasting rooms and wine clubs in Napa, due to it also being a social club with a deep sense of purpose.{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Candi |date=2021-06-24 |title=ONEHOPE WINE - Rooted in Purpose |url=https://napavalleylife.com/onehope-wine-rooted-in-purpose/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Napa Valley Life Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=The SOHO House of Napa Valley |url=https://www.northbaybiz.com/tag/the-soho-house-of-napa-valley/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=NorthBay biz |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Technical Review: Inside One Hope |url=https://www.winebusiness.com/wbm/?go=getArticleSignIn&dataId=246963 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=www.winebusiness.com}}
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.onehopewine.com}}
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Category:Food and drink companies established in 2007
Category:Companies based in Napa County, California