Melissa Schulte's guest appearances

Melissa Schulte

The Swirl Suite

Barrel Tasting w/ Howard Fletcher

Melissa Aellen

Linganore Winecellars

Drew Baker

Antonio Galloni

Michael Evans

Jermaine Stone

Jennifer Hamady

Lauren Zimmerman

Dave Collins

Erica Crawford

Michael Lavelle

Phil Long

Bobby Seale

Erica Smith

Jason Wise

OwlTail

Join Howard and Melissa Schulte, General Manager of Black Ankle Vineyards, as they talk about her story on getting into the wine industry in Maryland. We also discuss how the changing face of wine culture in the state has deepened her appreciation of their customers  – especially in the midst of Covid restrictions. Melissa also shares some advice for anyone who’s interested in delving into a winery as a business.About Black Ankle Vineyards: Ed Boyce and Sarah O’Herron, owners and founders of Black Ankle Vineyards, were wine drinkers and wine lovers long before they decided to give grape growing and winemaking a try. For Ed, it started with a special bottle of wine one Thanksgiving: a 1979 Mouton Rothschild (incidentally, the critics consider this vintage very disappointing for Mouton!); for Sarah, it evolved as she grew up in a family in which drinking wine was part of every special occasion. After years of simply appreciating wine, they began to wonder about the differences in the wines they were drinking. The wine enthusiasts were fascinated by the questions of why certain wines made foods taste better, while others seemed to overwhelm the drinker, why some wines revealed layers of subtlety and nuance, while others seemed to show all their stuff in the first sip, and what went into making wines of different styles and character. The more they learned about what goes into making a bottle of wine, the more fascinating the whole process became to them. After much “happy research” and travel around the world, they decided to try their hands at making the kinds they liked to drink right here in Maryland.  I’d say they succeeded. Connect with Black Ankle Vineyards on: Website:https://www.blackankle.com/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/blackankle/ Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/blackanklevineyards/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/blackanklevines Catch Barrel Tasting with Howard Fletcher on: Website:https://barreltastingpod.com/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/BarrelTastingPod Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/barreltastingpod Twitter:https://twitter.com/fletchDC 

Join Howard and Melissa Schulte, General Manager of Black Ankle Vineyards, as they talk about her story on getting into the wine industry in Maryland. We also discuss how the changing face of wine culture in the state has deepened her appreciation of their customers  – especially in the midst of Covid restrictions. Melissa also shares some advice for anyone who’s interested in delving into a winery as a business.About Black Ankle Vineyards: Ed Boyce and Sarah O’Herron, owners and founders of Black Ankle Vineyards, were wine drinkers and wine lovers long before they decided to give grape growing and winemaking a try. For Ed, it started with a special bottle of wine one Thanksgiving: a 1979 Mouton Rothschild (incidentally, the critics consider this vintage very disappointing for Mouton!); for Sarah, it evolved as she grew up in a family in which drinking wine was part of every special occasion. After years of simply appreciating wine, they began to wonder about the differences in the wines they were drinking. The wine enthusiasts were fascinated by the questions of why certain wines made foods taste better, while others seemed to overwhelm the drinker, why some wines revealed layers of subtlety and nuance, while others seemed to show all their stuff in the first sip, and what went into making wines of different styles and character. The more they learned about what goes into making a bottle of wine, the more fascinating the whole process became to them. After much “happy research” and travel around the world, they decided to try their hands at making the kinds they liked to drink right here in Maryland.  I’d say they succeeded. Connect with Black Ankle Vineyards on: Website:<a href="https://www.blackankle.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.blackankle.com/ </a>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/blackankle/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/blackankle/ </a>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackanklevineyards/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/blackanklevineyards/ </a>Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/blackanklevines" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/blackanklevines </a>Catch Barrel Tasting with Howard Fletcher on: Website:<a href="https://barreltastingpod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://barreltastingpod.com/ </a>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/BarrelTastingPod" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/BarrelTastingPod </a>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/barreltastingpod" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/barreltastingpod </a>Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/fletchDC" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/fletchDC</a>

Black Ankle Vineyards: Melissa Schulte talks Maryland Wine

This week on the Swirl Suite, we talk with the General Manager of Black Vineyards. Before joining Black Ankle in 2009, Melissa's career spanned from supporting entrepreneurs in their pursuits for funding to legislative research for a U. S. senator. Melissa has had the opportunity to help Black Ankle grow from its' beginnings to what it is today, and is looking forward to being part of what it becomes in the future. Mel (as most people call her) lives in Taylorsville with her husband and two children, lots of goats, ponies, and chickens.Follow Melissa &amp; Black Ankle https://www.instagram.com/melschulte/https://www.instagram.com/blackanklevineyards/https://www.blackankle.com/ Follow The Swirl Suite:@SwirlSuitewww.swirlsuite.com SwirlSuite@gmail.comSarita @VineMeUpTanisha @GirlMeetsGlassLeslie @Vino301Glynis @Vino_NoireSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/SwirlSuite. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the Swirl Suite, we talk with the General Manager of Black Vineyards. Before joining Black Ankle in 2009, Melissa's career spanned from supporting entrepreneurs in their pursuits for funding to legislative research for a U. S. senator. Melissa has had the opportunity to help Black Ankle grow from its' beginnings to what it is today, and is looking forward to being part of what it becomes in the future. Mel (as most people call her) lives in Taylorsville with her husband and two children, lots of goats, ponies, and chickens.Follow Melissa &amp; Black Ankle <a href="https://www.instagram.com/melschulte/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/melschulte/</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackanklevineyards/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/blackanklevineyards/</a><a href="https://www.blackankle.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.blackankle.com/</a> Follow The Swirl Suite:@<a href="https://soundcloud.com/SwirlSuite" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">SwirlSuite</a><a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.swirlsuite.com&amp;token=ab5070-1-1599822305640" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.swirlsuite.com</a> <a href="mailto:SwirlSuite@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">SwirlSuite@gmail.com</a>Sarita @<a href="https://soundcloud.com/VineMeUp" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">VineMeUp</a>Tanisha @<a href="https://soundcloud.com/GirlMeetsGlass" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">GirlMeetsGlass</a>Leslie @<a href="https://soundcloud.com/Vino301" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Vino301</a>Glynis @<a href="https://soundcloud.com/Vino_Noire" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Vino_Noire</a>Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/SwirlSuite" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/SwirlSuite</a>. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Melissa Schulte of Black Ankle Vineyards