How Three Friends Built an Award-Winning Space for Indie Winemakers to Thrive on the Vine

In this ongoing series, we are sharing advice, tips and insights from real entrepreneurs who are out there doing business battle on a daily basis. (Answers have been edited and condensed for clarity.)

Who are you and what’s your business?

I’m Patt Eagan, one of the co-founders of Common Wealth Crush. We are a winery operation for winemakers in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley — a custom crush meets incubator meets think tank cooperative. We offer a range of winemaking and related support services tailored to anyone from independent winemakers who need a production facility to brand owners who need full-service support.

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