>>WELCOME BACK EVERYONE TIME NOW 7.44 SOME TIME OF COURSE IS NOW IN FULL
EFFECT AND PEOPLE THEY WANT TO
ENJOY THE OUTDOORS MAYBE THE
SUNSET AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO
DO IT.
THEN WITH WIND JOINING US NOW
IS MISS
CHRISTIE ALLEN.
WHILE IN WHILE I’M HAVING FUN.
THIS MORNING YOU SEE LAST IT
WAS BECOMING A
ANTHONY MOLLY, THANK YOU WHO
OWN AND OPERATE THE NEW RIVER
VALLEY WINERY GOOD MORNING.
I’M SO SORRY YOU ARE HOW
ARE YOU ALL FEEL IT FOR GOOD OR
GREAT.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US THANK
YOU THANK YOU.
SO HOW DID THIS ALL GET
STARTED.
>>WELL
STARTED. >>WELL AND WE HAD A PLAN OF A
RETIREMENT PLAN THAT’S BEEN ON.
AND WE ENDED UP.
>>PLANNING A WINERY AND BREWERY EARN VINEYARD, IN 2011 SO AT 2011 WE
HAD PLANS
2012 PLANTED GRAPES.
>>AND SUBSEQUENTLY OPENED IN
2016.
SO WE’VE BEEN UP TO 7 YEARS AS
A WINERY AND WE STARTED EVERY
2 YEARS AGO, NICE, YES.
OH, YES, YES, GOT A LOT TO
OFFER AND SO HOW DID IT ALL
COME TO BE AS FAR AS LIKE YOU
KNOW YOU ALL HAVE OF ITS GOING
ON OVER THERE HAVE
NOT DEVELOPED.
WHAT WE BASICALLY HAD
MUSIC EVENTS AROUND THE SPRING
SUMMER AND FALL, YEAH AND LET’S
BRING IN SOME TOURISM AND
VISITORS AND THAT KIND OF ENJOY
THE WEATHER.
>>ENJOY THE LCD OUTDOOR SEATING
YEAH WELL.
>>YEAH WE HAVE GREAT
USER RADFORD MET IN THE
MOUNTAINS SURROUNDING US, BUT
YEAH WE DO WE DO EVENTS WE USED
TO HAVE YOGA IN THE MINES WERE
GOING TO TRY PLAN THAT AGAIN
NICE IN THE
NEAR FUTURE.
BUT YEAH, YOU KNOW WE WERE
DOING PRETTY GOOD YOU’VE GOT
SOME THINGS HERE SO LET’S
THIS YEAR.
THIS MAP.
OH YES, I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT
OUT TO PLASTIC COUNTY
THEY HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB
PROMOTING OUR AREA AND THE NEW
RIVER VALLEY. THIS IS A TOURISM MAP THEY HAD COMMISSIONED FROM
AN ARTIST.
IT SHOWS THE VARIOUS
AROUND THE NEW RIVER VALLEY
THAT YOU CAN GO AND DO THINGS
AND ALSO AS SHES WINERIES AND
BREWERIES AND DISTILLERIES ON
THERE TOO.
LAST YEAR THEY CREATED
A WINE
SAY IF YOU WENT TO EACH
INDIVIDUAL WINERY IN THE AREA,
I’M THE LAST ONE YOU’VE GOT TO
YOU A GRIP GET A
FREE CLASS THE STUDENT LAST
YEAR FULL SAID THAT REALLY
HELPED OUR BUSINESS AND HELP
THE OTHER BUSINESSES IN THE
AREA AS WELL.
THIS YEAR, THEY’RE DOING A
BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN WHERE THERE
I’M PROMOTING THE LOCAL LOCAL BUSINESSES AND THEY’RE THE
BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN IN 5
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, SO YEAH,
IT’S GOING TO BE A MILLION
MILES WITH WELL, YES.
AND EVERYONE FAIR LAWN FUTILE YES, YEAH AND HOW SIGNIFICANT IS THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
TOURISM IMPACT CELLS BUSINESS
IT REALLY CREATES
AWARENESS TO THE DIFFERENT
BUSINESSES IN THE AREA IS GREAT
BECAUSE WE DON’T
ACTIVELY ADVERTISE SO THIS
REALLY HELPS
YEAH WE’LL TALK ABOUT THE WHYS THAT WE HAVE A YES, YES HUM WELL WE HAVE A SWEET HE WON
HERE ON YOUR SIDE HE ASKED AND
WE ALSO HAVE OUR DEPOT RED
WHICH IS OUR CONCORD ONE IS OUR
REALLY
REALLY GOOD SELLERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE ALSO SEASONAL ONES AS
WELL WE
HAVE A SOME BLUEBERRY
ONE APPLE WON AND WE ALSO HAVE
A CRANBERRY ONE IN THE FALL
WHICH IS OUR MOST SEASON
ONLINE.
SO YEAH, IT’S IT’S REALLY
REALLY GOOD AND I ALSO HEARD OF
LITTLE BRITAIN YOU’LL HAVE
SLASHED YEAH, SHE’S RATHER YES
WE DO WE HAVE ONE
THAT THAT
IS A AND MORE BIG ATTRACTIONS
FOR THE AREA WILL WILL
ADVERTISE ON FACEBOOK OR ON OUR
WEBSITE AND WE HAVE
LOT LOTS OF PEOPLE COMING TO
PICK UP ON SLASHINGS ESPECIALLY
TO GO.
THANK GOODNESS FOR THE
YOU KNOW THE BEVERAGES TO YEAH THAT ALSO HELPS BUT WE ALSO STARTED A BREWERY A COUPLE
YEARS AGO AND THAT BRINGS A LOT
OF PEOPLE IN THE SUN FOR HOURS
MAY NOT PARTICULARLY LIKE WINE
RACK SLUSHIES I HAD TO
RUN OFF.
>>AND AS WELL AND HOW DOES IT
FEEL TO HAVE THAT AT DIFFERENT
TYPES OF UP DRINKS FOR PEOPLE
WHO MADE PEOPLE REALLY DO ENJOY
IT BRINGS IN A LOT OF FOLKS
INTO THE AREA
AND IT.
IT HELPS YOU KNOW GENERATE
INTEREST IN.
HAVING SPECIAL EVENTS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2 WE ACTUALLY HAVE MUSIC TODAY SO HOPEFULLY
THE WEATHER WILL
HOLD OUT.
YEAH, YEAH WE HAVE WHAT WE HAVE
MUSIC TODAY AND WE’RE GOING TO
CLOSE ON THE 4TH OF JULY FOR
YOU KNOW
FAMILY TIME.
>>YEAH, WE HAVE MUSIC
THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER ONCE ONCE
OR TWICE A MONTH SO
IF YOU GO ON OUR WEBSITE.
IT’S AN RV 1 DOT CHECK US OUT
AND HAS OUR EVENTS CALENDAR
THERE AND AND
ALL THAT SAID DONNA I WILL MISS
CHRISTIE WALL THAT