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Dominique Mercado

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just b cool 🌾 | @dnmnyc 🌎 @goodminerality | creative styling, wine + design. @vinum.slo.cro 🍷 @oddbird 🗽

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A lovely afternoon for some wine wouldn’t you say? taken in New York, New York by @dnicholette

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“Wine is ancient, biblical and has been bringing people together for centuries. My intention is to shine light and share stories of the skilled winemakers around the world that integrate their heart into the craft. It is my mission to remind people to drink responsibly. Of course, that can mean in moderation, as it is more widely perceived…but even more to my point - it is that we are finding, consuming and supporting wine that is well sourced. From people that give a damn about quality, each other and our planet. Not simply a batched process meant to obtain maximum profit but rather, a labor of love to be fully absorbed by the soul and shared with people around the world. True winemaking is entangled with the act of giving.

You can feel when a wine was cared for - from beginning to end. When the hands that cultivated it nurtured the grapes grown along with the plants and soil that they called home. Even with a more hands-off approach, letting wine evolve to be exactly who it needs to be requires a deep level of care and trust in the process. To me, that is beautiful and can be a lesson for humans in so many facets of life.

Wine IS connection - to Mother Earth, to strangers, to friends, family and to so many different communities and cultures across the globe. It is for every race, gender, class and ability. It does not discriminate. While that has not always been the case in the industry itself, it is the truth we will continue to fight for to change our trajectory forward.”

Peace, love and wine,

Dominique

— My website is finally done enough for me to announce; but, also…it will still be constantly evolving 🤪🍷 Check it out for both design + wine work! Sign up for the mailing list for exciting projects on the horizon 🌅

📸: @smyleybird by @dnicholette

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Shoutout to this Western Cape #Pinotage used in the shoot.

#SouthAfrica - ☁️ I dream of studying in this beautiful wine country 🇿🇦🐎

Atlantikas from @scionsofsinaiwines 🍷 ‘The Sun keeps us dancing around her table.’ 🌞 from maritime bushvines in Stellenbosch- light to med body, soft tannins, well balanced with red cherry, strawberry 🍓 and smoky undertones 😮‍💨🤤 ~*~divine~*~ taken in Brooklyn, New York by @dnicholette

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@goodminerality pouring for @magnoliatreeearthcenter ‘s Art Gala to raise funds for building maintenance needed to keep the doors open to the people 🥂 Be sure to keep the sound on the videos - amazing DJ and Saxophonist ahead 🔥

Hattie Carthan fought to preserve and protect the, now, ONLY official city landmarked tree still standing. A Southern Magnolia tree brought from North Carolina in 1885. Carthan succeeded in its protection and convinced the city to convert the abandoned brownstones behind the tree to continue providing resources back into the community. She founded Magnolia Tree Earth Center in 1972. Its purpose is to promote environmental education, urban horticulture, earth stewardship and STEM careers for youth in Bed-Stuy. The center also hosts annual neighborhood events and provides a space for local artists to sustain and preserve the culture that lives at the core of the neighborhood with community member’s art beautifully displayed in this historic building.

Thank you to Crystal (@ceocrystalb ) and Briana (@bri.fund ) for having me and to everyone who helped this day come together! The center still needs our help for structural maintenance and could always use more support for free programming. Website is linked in my bio or head to their page to find ways to continue donating to the mission. You can even rent the space for your own personal needs for a great rate 🎉🌳

Thank you to @mandyoser and @ardesiawinebar 🍷

#GoodMinerality - I work with winemakers and business owners that I trust to sustain and craft conscientiously, with thoughtful intentions for our planet and its people. Providing wine education, access and a space to connect different cultures while giving back to Earth. Raising money for good causes. ♻️🌍

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@connellthompsonsax 🎷 @shanellegabriel 📝 by @dnicholette

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Low Cay ( 🔑 ) #iykyk 🌊✌🏼 by @dnicholette

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Just a few spots to enjoy Balkan wine selections around NYC ✨ #VINUM by @dnicholette

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Go Team 🏁 by @dnicholette

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Lots of life, chaos and truth in 2025 ~ cheers to doing the absolute most we possibly can to preserve community, connection and culture in a world that strives for an assimilated population that just ~rolls with it~ * not us, dear friends - we fight back. HAPPY NEW YEAR. #2026 by @dnicholette

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#1 AMERICAN WINEMAKING REGION OF 2025 !!!!!! #FingerLakes #NY #FLXWINEALLIANCE #WINE2025 by @dnicholette

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🚨 TUESDAY 11/11 !!!!!! 🚨

Pouring up 3 beauties from @vinum.slo.cro for @ardesiawinebar next week!

Ya won’t wanna miss ✨🍷 - so excited to be returning to the place my entire wine journey began pouring stunner Slovenian, Croatian and Serbian selections from the Vinum portfolio to all who join us for flight night! 🎉

Stay tuned for more hints and info on what we’ll be showcasing 📸 Book ahead on @resy to secure your spot!

See y’all there! 💘 taken in New York, New York by @dnicholette

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Life, work and notables spanning March-July ‘25 😅
⏰ the clock is always ticking 🕰️ will be sharing many updates throughout the week! 😘

Love, friends, career, travel and joy ✨

Some more in-depth, notables ~~

Promo content for the initial @wineonwheelsnyc email blast with Queen @mandyoser 📸

Surrounded by pickles art day for @caia.diepenbrock for H&R Block & Pickle Pete 🥒

Accepted into and experienced the 10th annual Finger Lakes Riesling Camp alongside other wonderful wine humans (more on this soon - “hotbed of innovation”, hello @wineenthusiast Top American Wine Region of 2025!!! 📣) @flxwinealliance

Service night at @dotscafenyc for their @delawareandhudson pop-up dinner - which happens to be happening again, SOON - 11/19!! Get tickets through the café bio! Soooo delicious last year!

Marching through NYC Pride with my oldest niece for @interimdance - donate to this wonderful cause!!! A nonprofit organization began by these brilliantly talented artists (and beautifullll, dear friends of mine) as a way to provide FREE dance classes to maintain that technique that doesn’t come cheap to professional dancers in NYC 🩰

Celebrated love in different time zones 🤍💒

CHEERS 🥂 by @dnicholette

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