Ayesha Curry: Thank you for having us.
Sydel Curry-Lee: Thank you.
AC: We’re so excited.
JR: We’re so happy to have you here. I’m thrilled because the last year we’ve been talking a lot about relationships. And the way that relationships drive food, they drive connection, and the way it brings people together. You two are sisters-in-law, and you are the cofounders of Domaine Curry, this incredible wine brand.
I wanted to start by you talking a little bit about your relationship.
SCL: Oh my goodness.
AC: Do you want to start?
SCL: No, you go ahead.
AC: Okay. Yes. This is my sister-in-law, sister-in-love. It’s always a beautiful thing when you get to grow up with your family and be around family, and you actually like them. It’s such a beautiful thing. But we, together, have always had this love of wine. This business venture just happened so naturally for us, and it hasn’t been a job. It’s been an absolute passion project and we're grateful for it.
I love Sydel. I hope the feeling’s mutual.
SCL: It is mutual. Obviously, I am that little sister to older brothers, so there was a little bit of, “Do I like you?” in the beginning. I will proudly say that I ran off a couple of girlfriends.
AC: Thanks.
SCL: Before Ayesha. Literally, a week into knowing her, I was like, “Ah, crap. Here we are. Well, you’re here to stay because I actually like you.” Yeah, it’s just been a very natural, authentic relationship between the two of us. I love that I was her maid of honor at her wedding. We’ve grown so much since then. Being able to just watch Ayesha as she has grown from the beginning of when I’ve known her, to becoming a business owner, a mother, and all of her ventures. Building an empire has been amazing. Definitely, a great inspiration for me because I’m in the same position as where she started. It’s been nice to be able to not only watch as she does all the things that she does, but just do it alongside her as well.
This wine venture as been so amazing from the beginning. I’m just so excited that we’re still here.
AC: Yes.
SCL: We’re growing and doing more and more.
JR: Well, you’re both entrepreneurs. Last year, Sydel, you told Essence that one of your motivations for starting Domaine Curry is that you come from a family that’s well-known for men, and you wanted something that you could pass onto your daughters and nieces. Can you talk a little bit more about that dynamic?
SCL: Yeah, absolutely. One of our favorite quotes in our family my dad loves to use is from My Big Fat Greek Wedding. The wife was saying, “Well, the man is the head, the woman is the neck, and she can turn the head any way she wants.” We’re known as a family of men, but there’s strong women right beside them, leading as well, whenever we need to. We wanted to really highlight that because we were doing our thing over here, and we have amazing role models in our moms, and the other women who have helped raise us as well. We wanted something that would last a long time to show and to represent who we are as Curry women, as Alexander women, as Lee women. Yeah. It’s just been an amazing journey.
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