Chrissy Metz was a regular part of our
lives for six seasons on This Is Us.
We shared a lot of tears of joy and a lot of,
you know, happiness, of course,
with her character Katie Pearce.
Now Chrissy is toasted to
a new chapter of her life.
Enter a joyful heart wine company,
and we are thrilled to have her
in the studio. Ohh, my goodness.
Welcome, Welcome, welcome.
Thank you. Yes.
And she, along with winemaker Nicole Walsh,
welcome you too.
So I'm just so excited for you to be here.
Let's jump right into it.
You know, what was this process
of creating this company?
How did you all end up collaborating?
And.
Well, I mean,
I guess by the grace of God,
really.
Because it
seems like divine intervention for me.
Wine was always very sort of
pretentious and I was like,
I don't understand it.
But it's such a beautiful science
and so much hard work really.
And Knowledge has to go into it.
So luckily we I was like Nicole help
me and she is winning short hair.
So we got together and we really
I I wanted something that was like
approachable but also delicious.
And I wanted to really enjoy it because
you want to feel proud about what
you're bringing to people's tables.
And I also wanted to read and joy and
faith and community because for me,
I have to, you know,
you go to someone's house and
you have to bring something.
You don't go empty handed.
I'm from the South.
When you know you don't do that,
of course. Yeah, exactly. So
Nicole was just so incredibly
helpful and the whole process is a
lot of fun. Yeah, we spent
a lot of fun. Yeah. Yeah.
And yeah.
So we have obviously three different.
We have everyday red and then of
course a white and then a reserve,
which are blends and they're super delicious.
But also like, I don't know it for me,
I think that one can be overwhelming,
but I feel like these are very approachable.
Absolutely. Yeah.
Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Delicious.
Delicious. That's the most important.
Yes. Correct. And the proceeds
do go to World Central Kitchen.
So why did you pick this cause,
I mean, of course, obviously wine and
food go so well together, but also.
You know, what they do is they're on
the front lines of people in crisis
and like food is not only is it love,
but it's also necessary.
And I think that it just made sense and
it's something very important to me.
So yeah, I was like a no brainer
to pick world central kitchen.
The name too. So I love the name.
What's the behind it? Absolutely.
Joy. Yes. Well, I love that. Yeah.
I think. I mean the way that I
sort of walk through the world is
with joy and with a joyful heart.
And so it really made sense
to to label a joyful heart.
And I think so much of what I do
is very intentional and I always
want to come at it with my heart.
So
yeah, that's so beautiful.
And of course a woman winemaker.
So what was this process, you
know, working with Chris?
Oh, it's just been it's been great just
to get the feedback and, you know, we've.
Has to dig together to understand what
kind of wines Chrissy likes, you know,
and what kind of wines we think that
our customers are gonna like. Yeah.
And so just work with that process.
It's just been, it's been fun
to see selecting, you know,
the varietals and and flavors that we really
wanted to come through with the wines.
And we're really excited to be launching
this with the liquor barn. Yeah.
Yeah. I was just going to mention
you have partnered with Liquor
Barn as well and you guys are,
you know, selling them and we
get to meet you too, right?
Yes. Down for a little bit.
Let's talk about some wine bottles
and, you know, just chit chat
about anything. But if you wanna
talk about wine, that's great too.
Today we're going to
be in Middletown.
Yes, from two to four,
OK tomorrow in Lexington.
Yeah, from two to four. So
that's. Yeah. So excited.
And I think one thing that she
said really resonated with me is
sometimes wine can be intimidating.
That means they know especially in
bourbon country, it's all about bourbon.
Sure. So I mean coming out with
a a wine lines very refreshing,
at least to the women. Yes.
And the women and I think everything
about this brand is just so
beautiful and the purpose behind it.
Can you talk a little bit more
about the wine specifically?
Yeah, I believe that.
Can be extraordinaire
so we have a a white wine actually
source this from Monterey County in
in California and it's a Pinot Blanc
blend it's it's really refreshing
really kind of more tropical notes
but really just you know delicious I
think people really you know really
it's like you said approachable fresh.
Like smooth the the red wine.
We've got a Cabernet for our the red one.
Our main joyful heart. Hmm.
And again, just like really, you know,
luscious fruit, blackberries,
blueberries, sounds
just really sounds amazing. Then really just
like really nice. And then the
reserve is a Bordeaux Blend.
So again, just really.
Yeah, just a beautiful fancy.
What is your favorite that you
all have created? Like, I know,
I guess the process of, you know,
trying them and stuff was pretty fun.
What's your favorite?
You know, it's hard to say,
but I think that everyday red.
Yeah, might be my favorite.
OK and that's
sort of the consensus of my friends.
They're like, Oh my gosh, you have anymore.
I'm like, I actually don't
have anybody at my house
because you've drank all of it.
But I I I think that that's my favorite.
What do you mean? I.
Well, I love the reserve too.
Yeah, you know, there's a
little bit more structure there,
but but as far as you
know. Everyday red, you know,
when you're just wanting to open up a bottle,
you know, every day, right?
You know, with to pair with whatever
food you're going with, you know,
or just sharing with friends, of course.
Yeah, it's a little bit easier to
open up the everyday run. Yeah,
that makes sense.
So please, please do the break.
You know we're gonna open all these,
right? But to learn more,
go to joyfulheartwine.com and make sure
that you head over to our website.