How to Create Palm Wine Without Chopping Down Trees? Onye Ahanotu (Founder) | Ikenga Wines | (Oakland, CA) | (Season 3: Episode 17)
Download MP3Onye Ahanotu is the founder of Ikenga Wines (Bev Tech). Did you come of age christening weddings and graduations with palm wine? Have no idea palm trees could even produce wine?
Growing up in wine country, Sonoma County, right next door to Napa Valley, Onye's curiosity about palm wine began as he merged his Nigerian heritage with his African American surroundings and culture. This curiosity ultimately led Onye into the lab where he used his elite chemistry education to produce a first of its kind beverage.
Join us in the Oakland studio as we try Onye's palm wine for the very first time.
Inside you'll learn why the palm wine industry is ripe for domination in the United States and how Onye built a defensible moat around his product.
Onye and I dive deep into palm wine history and culture, including some unexpected turns in food culture in the United States.
Why Interview Onye Ahanotu?
Growing up in wine country, Sonoma County, right next door to Napa Valley, Onye's curiosity about palm wine began as he merged his Nigerian heritage with his African American surroundings and culture. This curiosity ultimately led Onye into the lab where he used his elite chemistry education to produce a first of its kind beverage.
Join us in the Oakland studio as we try Onye's palm wine for the very first time.
Inside you'll learn why the palm wine industry is ripe for domination in the United States and how Onye built a defensible moat around his product.
Onye and I dive deep into palm wine history and culture, including some unexpected turns in food culture in the United States.
Why Interview Onye Ahanotu?
- Onye is an educator at heart, and you'll learn what many people don't know about traditional palm wine.
- You'll hear exactly what Onye was going for in his taste testing experiments.
- As a founder, you'll discover how to find founder-market-fit.
- As an investor, you will learn a new way founders are filling a growing need to satisfy tastes for the newest Americans.
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Ranked in the top 15% of podcasts shared globally on Spotify.
See you inside…
Questions Answered Inside:
1. Who is Onye Ahanotu?
2. Why his Palm Wine lasts so long?
3. Can you really tell the difference between red and white grape wines?
Connect With Onye Ahanotu ->
- LinkedIn: Onye Ahanotu
- Website: Ikenga Wines
