Natural Blonde Bloody Mary Mix at the 2026 Credit One Charleston Open, WTA 500 — Charleston, S.C.
Charleston-Based Premium Beverage Brand Brings The Golden Ace to North America’s Largest Women’s Tennis Tournament
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Natural Blonde, the Charleston-based craft beverage brand behind the celebrated Natural Blonde Bloody Mary Mix, has been named the Bloody Mary of the 2026 Credit One Charleston Open — the largest women’s-only tennis tournament in North America. The partnership places Natural Blonde at the center of one of the most prestigious and high-energy sporting events in the country, bringing the brand’s signature Golden Ace cocktail experience to tens of thousands of tennis fans.
About the Charleston Open
The 2026 Charleston Open is a landmark event on the global tennis calendar. Here is why it matters:
- The largest women’s-only tennis tournament in North America
- A WTA 500 event with global broadcast reach spanning 100+ countries
- Voted the #1 tournament by WTA players four years in a row
- Approximately 90,000 attendees over two weeks
- The first standalone WTA 500 to voluntarily raise prize money to match ATP 500 pay standards
- Hosted at the newly renovated $50M Credit One Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina
The Natural Blonde Activation
The brand’s signature cocktail, The Golden Ace — first introduced at the 2025 tournament — will be featured prominently as the signature Bloody Mary of the event, crafted with Natural Blonde’s award-winning mix made from farm-fresh Valencia Gold yellow tomatoes.
The partnership, facilitated through OVG Hospitality, reflects growing national momentum for the brand. OVG Hospitality operates food and beverage programs at more than 200 venues, and the relationship opens the door for Natural Blonde to scale across top-tier sports and entertainment properties nationwide.
“The Charleston Open is one of the most exciting sports properties in the country, and we are proud to bring Natural Blonde to the heart of it. The Golden Ace represents everything our brand stands for — refreshing flavor, premium ingredients, and a genuinely unique experience. This is just the beginning of what we plan to build here.”
— Scott Grabner, Executive Vice President, Natural Blonde Co., Inc.
About Natural Blonde Co., Inc.
Natural Blonde Co., Inc. is a Charleston-based premium beverage company producing craft Bloody Mary mixes made from Valencia Gold yellow tomatoes — a rare variety prized for its lower acidity and lower sodium content. Born from a farm to bottle philosophy, the brand has earned the Platinum Medal at the Drunken Tomato Awards and is celebrated for bringing a genuinely fresh alternative to the Bloody Mary category. Natural Blonde is distributed across many states through beverage distributors and nationally through Sysco, and can be found at all approximately 175 The Fresh Market locations.
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Contact: Scott Grabner, Executive Vice President
Natural Blonde Co., Inc.
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