The Wild Vine
Two years into Nick and Kate's "crazy little adventure" at The Wild Vine has seen them complete two harvests, bottle their first vintage, build a flourishing business and soon-to-be cellar door. Read on to learn more about this great 'grassroots' business.
Q. How did your grassroots story start?
A. The Wild Vine beginning was sparked by a husband and wife’s love of all things old, eclectic and anything with a story. We would always drive past the property saying ‘someone should buy that’, ‘it has so much potential’; so one day we did. We figured no one else was going to be crazy enough to do it, so why not us - and thus began the crazy little adventure. Almost two years in and we have completed two harvests, bottled our first vintage, built a flourishing business and have met so many beautiful people along the way.
Q. How would you define your business/service as local?
A. Our beautiful little vineyard is located only 15 minutes North East of Wagga Wagga. My husband Nick is a ‘true’ local born here. I moved here to attend university and fell in love with the place and never left. Our team are locals, all our grapes are grown locally, processed and bottled at a local site. We also try to use local suppliers wherever possible.
Q. How have you pivoted during this time of Covid-19? And, have you experienced an increase in ‘shopping local?’
A. I wouldn’t say we “pivoted” during Covid-19, more of a clumsy twirl. Lock down gave us some valuable time to sit back and reflect on the whirl wind of the first year. We assessed how and where the business was going. We worked on updating our website, building an online store, put together a marketing plan and revisited our business plan. All the things a new business should do but rarely ever get the chance. We put some much needed love into the vineyard and completed jobs that we didn’t think we would have a chance to do this year. The support we received through the online store was amazing, as well as messages from clients and other business checking in. We feel very grateful to be a part of such a beautiful community.
Q. Why is it important for consumers to shop/root for local?
A. There are so many reasons why you should shop local! It builds a strong and healthy local economy and community. Buying local also reduces your carbon footprint as products generally require less transport and have been made using more local services and purchases. When local businesses thrive, they are more capable of supporting charities, community groups and other local businesses, it has a great flow on effect.
Q. What’s next for your business/service?
A. Next for us, post Covid-19 is working towards opening our cellar door. This will be a great achievement for us and one that we are so excited to share with you all.
Head to The Wild Vine's online listing for more on this great business.
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