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Regina King Says She Lives More in the Moment, Honors Son With MianU Wine

In a new interview, the Oscar winner says a memorial wine helps her keep Ian Alexander Jr. present in daily life.

Overview

  • In Haute Living Los Angeles’ Aug. 21 cover story, King says she now accepts that sadness and happiness can coexist and that she lives more in the moment.
  • She launched MianU earlier this month, an orange wine created in tribute to Ian, with a logo drawn from his handwriting after she found a distinctive “M” in his journal.
  • King says Ian introduced her to orange wine and that pouring a glass helps her “see his face,” adding that “he’ll never be forgotten.”
  • Her reflections echo earlier remarks about Ian’s depression and her view that “grief is love that has no place to go,” widely shared in a 2024 Good Morning America interview.
  • MianU’s first release uses Mendocino County grapes, and King is also promoting Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing, which opens Aug. 29.