Crooked Creek Winery with Shannon Cooney: Building community and quality wine.

Key Points:Shannon discusses how he and his wife became interested in winemaking through visits to California vineyards and eventually purchased a small winery in IllinoisHe talks about the challenges of learning winemaking and establishing quality wines in a young Illinois wine regionShannon sources grapes locally and discusses partnerships with grape growers in Southern IllinoisHe shares the journey of experimenting with wines and developing signature varieties like the roséEducation of customers through tastings and expanding palatesTwo locations for the winery business are described, providing different experiencesChallenges of scaling production and distribution as a small, local winery Shannon's efforts to develop downtown Centralia, Illinois through real estate and attracting businessesHe talks about mentoring local high school students through an entrepreneurship program Shannon CooneyCrooked Creek WineryFacebookInstagram    Connect with the HostMatthew ShippBe a GuestLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewshipp/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthewjshipp/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emberisolutionsEmberi Solutions: https://emberisolutions.com/Buy me a coffee ☕ https://buymeacoffee.com/mattshipp