007: The Business of Fruit Wine | Laura Superville

Today, we talk about the business of fruit wine and how to develop a wine that tastes like home.

 

In this episode, I am joined by guest host Alicia Cooper - my colleague at Aspire Fund Management Company Limited, and our featured guest - Laura Superville, Owner and Founder of 11 Degrees North Boutique Wines.

 

11 Degrees North is a boutique winery which produces tropical fruit wines. As a boutique winery the focus is on quality; therefore, only a small number of bottles are produced annually. It is estate bottled, the fruits are hand-picked and carefully selected, as only the best fruit are used to produce these sophisticated fruit wines.

 

Available flavours include sorrel, pommerac, starfruit (five finger), cashew and jamun.

 

 

Episode Highlights:

• What inspired Laura to want to turn fruits into wine.
• Gaining knowledge in the field - winemaking for beginners.
• Logistics behind scaling production and bottling capabilities, transportation and storage.
• The story behind the name 11 Degrees North.
• Kevin attempts to recite the fruit wine making process.
• The importance of help and support in Business.
• The roller coaster ride of entrepreneurship and being a niche player in a relatively small local industry.
• How to get started in producing and selling your own wines.
• How to get started in other capital-intensive businesses.

 

Links:

• 11 Degrees North on Facebook
• WineBusiness.com - Home Page For The Wine Industry.
• Wine Industry Network - THE Business Resource For The Wine Industry
• Great Wine Capitals - Industry Resources
• Wine Institute - Wine Associations and Related Organizations
• First Steps in WineMaking - on Amazon