Jerry Bailey

Founder of Ayaba Wines

The focus of Ayaba Wines is to celebrate and uplift Black women by using their wine label as a platform to highlight powerful and ambitious Black Queens throughout history. With three select wines ranging from big and bold reds to soft and floral whites and rosé, each of the small batch premium wines are made with love, positivity and good vibes. 

In 2021, Jerry participated in the People of Color Small Business Network pilot program and received some Capital Navigation support. In that same year, Jerry’s Abaya wine was featured at Alliance’s Bay Area Capital Connection Conference (BACC XIII) in our virtual reception. After the reception, we connected him with our BACC XIII conference sponsor at Chase. Jerry has been working with the Chase Minority Business Development program for the last several years. Through that program he has been able to develop his wholesale business and increase his revenue.