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Fine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE # 42 COMMON WEALTH CRUSH COMPANY/BEN JORDAN, TIM JORDAN, PATT EAGANCommon Wealth Crush Company is a new exciting development in the Virginia Wine Industry. Ben Jordan along with his brother Tim and Jordan and Patt Eagan have opened what I term a winemaker Studio in the historic district of downtown Waynesboro, Virginia. Conceptually, it will allow small wine brands to have access to a winemaking facility without having to shell out the up-front costs of building their own winery. Common Wealth Crush hopes to be an incubator for future Virginia wine brands and as they grow they will move on being replaced by other new start up wine brands.2022-11-2545 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE # 18 EARLY MOUNTAIN VINEYARDS:BEN JORDAN/WINEMAKERBen Jordan began his winemaker career in California and would move back to his native state of Virginia in 2012 where he took the position as winemaker at Michael Shaps Wineworks. He was then recruited by Early Mountain Vineyards and became their winemaker in 2015. He is recognized as one of the most respected upcoming winemakers in the Virginia Wine Industry today. Early Mountain Vineyards has grown in acclaim as their wine quality continuously improves under Ben's leadership. Ben and his family have a small family vineyard in the Shenandoah Valley called Mount Airy which he and his brother manage. They produ...2021-06-0243 minFine Wine Confidential PodcastEPISODE #17 EARLY MOUNTAIN VINEYARDS, AILEEN SEVIER VP STRATEGY & MARKETINGEarly Mountain Vineyards was established in 2012 after Jean and Steve Case, the founders of AOL, purchased a vineyard in Madison County, at that time called Sweely vineyards, when it went on sale in 2011. Jean Case took the lead on the project with the goal to not just produce world class wine at Early Mountain but to promote Virginia winegrowing and its wines as a region that stands next to the best in the world. She started to feature wines from other top Virginia wine producers in their tasting room. In this way the consumer can sample a number of diff...2021-05-2232 min
Middle Class Film ClassMCFC Episode 51 - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)The gang does it in one take this week as they Birdman (2014) featuring Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, and Zach Galifianakis. In news, we talk about Pinnochio, The Prestige, The Illusionist, parity movies, Cate Blanchett, Ewan McGreggor, Tilda Swinton, Guillermo Del Toro, Christoph Waltz, Finn Wolfhard, John Turturro, Birdbox, The Mist, Shape of Water, Avatar, Game of Thrones, Roma, Alfonso Cuarón, Tom Hanks, Stuart Little, Fubo TV, Pluto TV, Apple Watches, Bob Vila, Fantasy Factory, Criss Angel: Mind Freak, Teen Mom, Seabicuit, Striking Distance, Above The Rim, Bound, Wachowski brothers, Wachowski sisters, David Te...2020-08-262h 14