Ep 18: Emerging Wine Region and Veterans in Wine: Venturing into the Finger Lakes with Corey Christman of Bravery Wines

Welcome to another episode of the Everyday Wine Aficionado Podcast, today let me introduce you to Corey Christman of Bravery Wines.

After retiring from the United States Air Force, Corey Christman started pursuing his winemaking passion. A journey lasting over seven years until his first branded bottle of wine came off the bottling line. Thousands of miles driven, thousands of hours worked to explore what's possible in the world of grape growing and winemaking. On Veterans Day, 2020, amid a pandemic, he and his wife Jennifer launched Bravery Wines.

Let's dive into his story!

[00:01 - 8:52] Opening Segment 

• I introduce our guest for this episode and a short bio
• Corey shares the importance of learning about the wine world
• How Corey did the transition from the military to the wine industry
• When started Cory’s fascination with wine
• The things you learn during the process
• The pieces
• Corey feels blessed in this wine world
• The importance and enrichment of failures

[ 8:53 - 27:13] Where comes his idea of Bravery Wines

• A brainstorming course
• His brand perspective
• How Corey got the focus of the wine that he wanted to create
• Think about what is the consumer interest
• Corey explain how he and his wife designed the project and how visualized the potential
• The tasting process
• The wine silence
• The ability to make dry or sweet wine
• The fermentation process
• The 2020 and his wine 

[ 27:14 - 32:11] Closing Segment

• Favorite Wine
• Wine resource
• Connect with Corey Christman
• • See links below 
• Reach out to me for more wine conversations through the links below 
• Subscribe and leave a review
• Final words

Tweetable Quotes:

“The more I got into the world of wine, the more I had this desire to not only make wine but to make great wine.” - Corey Christman

Connect with Corey through her accounts on Instagram, LinkedIn. You can also check out his website at www.bravery.wine 

Bravery Wines donates at least $2.50 per bottle to the Yellow Ribbon Fund - A Non-Profit which raises money for and provided services to injured service members and their caregivers. 

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