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The Ogbuagu feasted on traditional dishes such as goat meat pepper soup, nsala soup - made from catfish - pounded yam and palm wine.

Kehinde Adeleke, our local guide and a younger twin, takes us to witness a ritual offering, including palm wine and beans, to the twin gods at a shrine in her family's community.

Late-nights with DJs are on the horizon, with drinks to match already in place — the dwené, with white rum, Aperol, orgeat syrup and lemon, is a standout cocktail, and there’s hard-to-find, wildly refreshing palm wine.

Wine social clubs like Connecticut's Palm Wine and New York City's preshift are responding to the call for in-person connection and inclusivity, staging exuberant and casual events focused on serving people of color and the LGBTQ+ community.

Social club founders Julianny Gómez of preshift and Onyeka Obiocha of Palm Wine are blending music and culture with natural wine as a way to unite communities who haven't historically been as represented in the industry.