Back That Glass Up

I started Back That Glass Up six years ago as a way to learn about wine and to create a space where there’s no judgement on the wines you drink. It started as a hobby with unique wine pairings, creating Star Wars characters out of corks, and posting wine labels with cool designs. Soon, my following on Instagram grew quickly to almost 44k followers and I turned Back That Glass Up into a business selling wine tumblers, accessories, and apparel. I recently closed BTGU last year after this hobby created incredible opportunities for me to travel the world wine tasting, collaborating and partnering with winemakers and wineries, going behind the scenes at the Oscars Governors Ball, and meeting hundreds of wine lovers around the world who shared a love of wine.

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A little bit of news...it’s time to raise my glass for a final cheers! 🥳 It has been an incredibly fun journey with tasting great wines, meeting new people, and traveling around the world. Thank you so much to the wineries, winemakers, wine fr
After drinking many (...many) bottles of @19crimes , I finally collected all 19 corks, including @snoopdogg Cali Red 🍷 I’m a big fan of 19 Crimes wines and can’t wait to see who they collab with next. 🥳 Anyone else collect all 19 corks?
“Love Drunk” from @maisonnoirwines is one of my go-to fave rosés for a long time 💕 So refreshing with flavors of 🍓 and a hint of 🥝 with raspberry on the nose. It is perfection in a bottle, the cool down you need on a hot day, a
This is the first time I’ve posted about tequila, but I just had to share about The Rock’s tequila called @teremana ,which is the best tequila I have ever had! 🥃 I got this as a gift from one of my good friends because she knows what a h
すごい！(“sugoi” an expression in Japanese like “wow” or “amazing”) This wine label design definitely caught my eye! Found this wine at my sister’s place and really hoping she’ll open it and let me try it..
I always love the selections @helenswines has like this delicious “Gamayléon” Beaujolais-Lantignie from L’Epicurieux 🍷 I 10000% trust her picks when you pick the ‘surprise me’ options in her wine deliveries. This
If you love Pinot Noir, or just wine in general, then you’ll definitely be down with @maisonnoirwines O.P.P. (Other People’s Pinot) 🍷 This fantastic Pinot comes from Oregon’s Willamette Valley and will quickly become your fave Pino
To all the wine lovers, sending you lots of love and positive vibes heading into the weekend 💕 What’s everyone drinking this weekend? 🍷
This is probably my fave wine collab ever @19crimes and @snoopdogg 🍷🙌🏼 Now I just need to find a bottle to drink... . 📷: @zackedison . . . . . . . . . . . #winelover #wine #wines #vin #vino #vina #wien #wijn #cheers #winepairing #winetasting #w
Just got a delivery from @helenswines and bought the 2 canned wines from @cocellars (@zafawines winery and creative incubator for the CO Cellars brand where they experiment with “genre-bending” wines!) it’s also a collaborative wine
“When they go low, we go high.” ~ Michelle Obama 💕 We Go High is a fantastic rosé from founder of LCS Entertainment and wines, Chrishon Lampley’s @lovecorkscrew and it pairs perfectly with a hot summer Friday to kick off the weeke
The @mcbridesisters Collection Black Girl Magic 2018 California Rosé was one of those wines where it was so good that I didn’t even realize I finished the bottle, all by myself 🥰 It’s such a refreshing dry rosé with raspberry on the no
I finally tried the world’s first naturally blue wine from @amourgeneve and it was signed with a note by @mr.coviello himself!! 💙 For starters, this wine is so unique and I love that it’s blue. So crisp, refreshing, and you can absolutel
One of the best ways to support a Black owned winery is to join their wine club ❤️🍷 Here are 18 wine clubs from Black Women-Owned wineries in the U.S. with some information about what each wine club includes (there are way more club or member benefi
Adding Napa winery @j.moss_wines 2018 Rosé of Cabernet Sauvignon to my favorites list 💕 I got 2 bottles (and a J. Moss wine glass which they also sell on their site!) and I have already drank both because it was so good. Did I mention it also came
Here are 24 rosés made by Black owned wineries in the US that you can buy right now to celebrate National Rosé day this Saturday and every day after that because in my opinion, it’s rosé season all year round 🥳💕 In the weeks to come, I&rsq
Repost from @dottieandjohn . Please read and share Dorothy’s article on daily.sevenfifty.com about her experience as a Black wine journalist in an industry that is predominantly white and male. Her words leave a lasting impact about pain and ho
Reposting this! Shout out to the @mcbridesisters for compiling and creating this post🍷 Follow, support, and buy wine from Black owned wineries!🍷Also follow Robin and Andréa who started @mcbridesisters , the largest Black owned wine company i
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” - Martin Luther King Jr. #blacklivesmatter . If you have the means, please consider donating to organizations that fund racial justice and support Black communities. . @mnfreedomfund
For red wine lovers, you can have red wine with your sushi! @winefolly has a great article about pairings 🍇 I tried this lighter body and tannin Pinot Noir blend from @obviouswines for @sugarfishbynozawa night 🍣 It wasn’t much of a pairing th