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>>GERRY: WELCOME BACK·COMING TOYOU THIS WEEK FROM FORT WAYNEWHERE THERE IS A 'SWEET SIDE' TOTHE REGION'S ECONOMY.

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CELEBRITIES INCLUDING CLINTONKELLY AND COLBIE CAILLAT HAVEBECOME FANS OF THESE FINECHOCOLATES MADE RIGHT HERE IN

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FORT WAYNE.DEBRAND FINE CHOCOLATES WASFOUNDED IN 1987 BY ARTISANCHOCOLATIER CATHY BRAND, WHO

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BEGAN WORKING WITH CHOCOLATE ATTHE AGE OF 8.TODAY THEIR DEBRAND HAS 5LOCATIONS BETWEEN FORT WAYNE AND

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INDIANAPOLIS.>>GERRY: NOT FAR FROM WHERE WEARE RIGHT NOW, SITS THE QUAINTTOWN OF ROANOKE.

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THE HUNTINGTON COUNTY TOWN HAS ALITTLE MORE THAN 1700 RESIDENTSAND IS HOME TO THE AWARD-WINNINGFINE DINING RESTAURANT, JOSEPH

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DECUIS, WHICH OFFERS UNIQUE"FARM TO FORK" EXPERIENCES, INADDITION TO A FARM, RETAIL STOREAND COUNTRY INN.

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AND FROM DELICIOUS FOOD TO FINEWINE, ALSO IN HUNTINGTON COUNTYIS TWO EE'S WINERY.ESTABLISHED IN 2013 BY ERIC AND

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EMILY HARRIS, IN ITS FIRST 18MONTHS OF OPERATION, ERIC WASRECOGNIZED AS A RISING STARWINEMAKER!

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JOINING ME NOW ARE CEO OF JOSEPHDECUIS, PETE ESHELMAN AND HEADWINEMAKER & OWNER OF TWO EE'S,ERIC HARRIS.

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WELCOME.>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.>> PETE, I WILL START WITHYOU, YOU ARE GETTING

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INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONALRECOGNITION YOU WERE DRAFTED BYTHE YANKEES AND WEAR A BASEBALLPLAYERS AND WORKED IN THE FRONT

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OFFICE.HOW DO YOU GO FROM BASEBALL TOTHE RESTAURANT BUSINESS?>> I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE

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AND DRAFTED BY THE YANKEES ANDTORE MY ROTATOR CUFF AND GEORGESTEINBRENNER GAVE ME A OFFICE INTHE FRONT OFFICE.

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SO HE WAS THE FIRST ONE TO OFFERGUARANTEED CONTRACTS I TOOK THATAND TURNED THAT INTO A BUSINESSAND THEN I DIDN'T LIKE WORKING

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FOR BIG COMPANY AND SET UP MYOWN BUSINESS AND 30 YEARS LATERSPORTS.>> TALK ABOUT JOSEPH DECUIS

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TALK ABOUT THE FARM TO FORKRESTAURANT.GIVE US A DESCRIPTION OF THERESTAURANT.

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>> IT IS FINE DINING BUT FUN.AND THE DISTINCTION WE HAVE ASWE HAVE A FARM 6 MILES AWAYWHERE WE RAISE MOST OF THE FOOD

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FOR THE RESTAURANT.>> AND VERY IMPORTANT YOUFOCUS ON FARM TO FORK.THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT PIECE.

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>> IT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSEIF YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A FINDDINING RESTAURANT AND OUR GOALWAS TO HAVE ONE OF THE FINEST

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FINE DINING RESTAURANTS INAMERICA WHEN WE STARTED YOU HAVETO HAVE GREAT INGREDIENTS ANDTHE BEST INGREDIENTS YOU RAISE

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YOURSELF OR YOU SOURCE LOCALLY.PRETTY SIMPLE.>> ROANOKE QUITE INTERESTED --REPUTATION AS A CULINARY

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REPUTATION.AND ERIC WINE BUSINESS 2013,TALK ABOUT THE GROWTH AT THE TWOEE'S WINERY.

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>> IN THE FIRST YEAR WEPRODUCED A LITTLE UNDER15,000 GALLONS SOLD THROUGH MORETHAN HALF OF IT AND THIS YEAR ON

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TRACK TO DO MORE THAN40,000 GALLONS.IT'S BEEN QUITE A LEAP.>> WHAT'S BEEN FEELING THAT

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GROWTH AND DRIVING THAT?>> I CAN'T SIT HERE AND SAYIT'S ONLY ONE THING.WE WORK HARD ON EVERYTHING WE DO

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AND WE TAKE OUR CUSTOMERSFEEDBACK INTO CONSIDERATION WITHEVERY CHANGE OR MODIFICATION ORNEW WIND THAT WE PRODUCE.

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SO I WOULD SAY IT IS A FOCUS ONQUALITY AND BRINGING PEOPLE WHATTHEY ASK FOR.>> PETE, AS YOU LOOK AT

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ROANOKE AND TALK ABOUT THEEVOLUTION I GUESS OF A SMALLCOMMUNITY, PERHAPS DOWN ON ITSLUCK, IT MAY BE AT ONE POINT.

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IT CHANGED DRAMATICALLY WITHTHIS CULINARY FLAVOR THAT'SEVIDENT THERE.>> WE MOVED TO ROANOKE ALMOST

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25 YEARS AGO AND WE BOUGHT ABUILDING FOR OUR INSURANCECOMPANY AND WE COULD AFFORD ITAND THE TOWN WAS REALLY IN

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DECLINE.BUT AS THE INSURANCE COMPANYGROUP WE BOUGHT MORE BUILDINGSAND MORE BUILDINGS AND MORE

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BUILDING AND WEAR A CATALYST TOFIX UP THE TOWN.AND THEN THE FINE DININGRESTAURANT WAS REALLY A PRIVATE

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DINING ROOM FOR SPORTSENTERTAINMENT CLIENTS.AND THEN IN 2000 AND IT TURNEDINTO WE OPENED IT FOR THE

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PUBLIC.AND WHAT'S KIND OF COOL, THEINSURANCE COMPANY CREATED REALLYTHE MONEY, THE WHEREWITHAL TO

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FIX UP THE TOWN, BUT THERESTAURANT IS REALLY THE DRAWTURNING THAT LITTLE TOWN INTO ADESTINATION.

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>> ERIC, WINE IS YOUR FOCUS,BUT YOU ARE ALSO GETTING INTOINNOCENCE THE ENTERTAINMENTBUSINESS BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN

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AMPHITHEATER.>> YOU KNOW, WHEN WE STARTEDTHE WINERY, WE THOUGHT PEOPLECOULD COME IN AND SAMPLE WINE

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AND LEAVE WITH SOME BOTTLES ANDWHAT WE FOUND IS THAT IT'S ASETTING THEY ENJOY THEY WANT TOSTICK AROUND AND ENJOY A GLASS

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OF WINE OR TWO AND PEOPLE -- THECONCEPT OF WINE, FOOD, AND MUSICHAS ALWAYS BEEN POPULAR SO WESTARTED HAVING LIVE BANDS AND

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IT'S GOTTEN TO A POINT WHERE ONOUR WEEKENDS WE CALL THEMWEEKEND ON THE COURT, FRIDAY ANDSATURDAY EVENINGS THROUGHOUT THE

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SPRING SUMMER AND FALL WE WILLHAVE AS MANY AS 6-700 PEOPLE INJOINING WINE MUSIC AND FOODTRUCKS ON THE PATIO.

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>> I SHOULD MENTION THAT THISIS SIGNIFICANT.TWO EE'S WINERY VOTED BY USATODAY AS THE BEST TASTING ROOM

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IN THE USA.>> YEAH YOU KNOW, [CHUCKLING]IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WHEREGOING AFTER BUT IT JUST KIND OF

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FELL ON US.WE WERE NOMINATED AMONG 20 OTHERWINERIES THE MAJORITY WEST COASTON A COUPLE OF NEW YORK WINERIES

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AND A LITTLE OLD US INHUNTINGTON COUNTY.IT TURNED OUT THAT WE ENDED UPWINNING AND I THINK A LOT OF

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THAT HAS TO DO WITH OFFERING AUNIQUE PRODUCT AND UNIQUEEXPERIENCE AND REALLY JUSTFOCUSING ON EXCELLENCE,

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SOMETHING I LEARNED FROM THISGUY.>> SOME CULINARY TOURISM IS ABIG FOCUS AND NO BETTER EXAMPLE