OneHope Wine

ONEHOPE is a California-based seller of wine, coffee, and other products and services. The company is set up as a social enterprise to raise awareness and funding for charitable organizations and social causes.[1] ONEHOPE donates half of its profits to charity and each ONEHOPE wine varietal supports a different charitable cause or organization.[2][3][4] The company's charitable donations are made through the ONEHOPE Foundation.[5][6] The ONEHOPE Foundation has raised over $3 million for various charities.[5]

ONEHOPE
Private
Industry
  • Beverage
  • Coffee
  • Wine
Founded2007
HeadquartersSanta Ana, California
Key people
Jake Kloberdanz
Robert Mondavi, Jr.
Sarah Gora
Products
  • Wines
  • Coffees
Websitewww.onehopewine.com

ONEHOPE co-founder Jake Kloberdanz is the company's chief executive officer.[7] ONEHOPE Winery is in Napa, California. Robert Mondavi, Jr., grandson of Robert Mondavi, has partnered with the winery.[4][8]

History

In 2005, Jake Kloberdanz was a district sales manager for E&J Gallo Winery.[7][9] In August 2006, one of his childhood friends was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Kloberdanz had observed that products supporting charity sold well in grocery stores, and he began planning what would become ONEHOPE.[9][10] Kloberdanz and seven of his coworkers left Gallo to start ONEHOPE as a charitable business in 2007.[9][11] The company was launched with $10,000 and an initial partnership with Sonoma Wine Company and vintner David Eliot to create its wine.[9] The company's first wine, a 2005 merlot, sold 8,000 bottles in its first year.[12][13]

Mama D's Italian Kitchen, a local restaurant in Newport Beach, California, became ONEHOPE Wine's first commercial account in 2007.[4] Albertsons started carrying ONEHOPE Wine in 2008.[11] Young's Market Company became the company's first distributor in 2009.[4]

Robert Mondavi Jr., owner and president of Folio Fine Wine Partners, became the company's winemaker in 2010.[14] ONEHOPE Wine's partnership with the Mondavi family began when ONEHOPE vice president of sales and co-founder Sarah Gora met Michael Mondavi, father of Robert Jr., at a wine tradeshow.[7] Robert Mondavi Jr. also sources the ingredients used in ONEHOPE Wine.[7]

In 2012, ONEHOPE began selling coffee in partnership with Lamill Coffee.[4] The company released its Darius Rucker signature series wine in 2012.[15] Whole Foods Market began selling ONEHOPE Wines in 2013.[16]

References
  1. "Wine for a cause". CNBC. 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  2. "ONEHOPE Wine Donates 50 Percent Of Its Profits To Charity". Huffington Post. 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  3. "Give & Give Back With ONEHOPE Wine". Ranch & Coast. November 29, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  4. Hixon, Michael (2/6/2013). "'Hope' from a Vine: El Segundo-based ONEHOPE Wine gives back to charity". The Beach Reporter. Retrieved 2014-04-13. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. "ONEHOPE Wine Reaches $1 Million Milestone". Beverage World. November 30, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  6. "Cause-Centric Commerce". Leaders Magazine. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  7. Hughes, Kim (2013-10-25). "ONEHOPE Wine Produced by Mondavi Gives Half Its Profits Away". Samaritan Magazine. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  8. Ryan, Brittany (2013-08-13). "Rob Mondavi, Jr. Creates ONEHOPE Wine: 50 Percent Of Every Bottle Goes To Charity". Ask Miss A. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  9. Jason Daley (November 12, 2009). "The Giving Vine". Entrepreneur. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  10. "A Brand with a Cause". LEADERS Magazine. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  11. Gunning, Kimberly (Winter 2013). "ONEHOPE Wine: Pour a Glass of Positive Impact". AZ Wine Lifestyle. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  12. Dale Robertson (March 22, 2011). "Good wine, good cause". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  13. Barrett, Jeff (10/9/2012). "ONEHOPE delivers wine with a purpose, supports National Breast Cancer Awareness Month". Washington Times. Retrieved 2014-04-15. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. "O.C. winemaker inks deal with Mondavi Jr". Orange County Register. 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  15. Weiss, Philip (12/7/2012). "Darius Rucker teams with ONEHOPE Wine for charity". WIS TV. Retrieved 2014-04-10. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. "Harvest East End Commemorates 40 years of Long Island Wine". Wine Enthusiast. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
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