Florida. it is 2009? . world s youngest winery owner, following the untimely death of his father jimi brooks. his aunt janie heuck volunteered to oversee brooks wines until its young heir comes of age, she s struggling to keep her brother s legacy afloat. that is, until she gets a phone call from a wine steward in chicago. he called me and told me he was catering a dinner and wanted to serve our riesling, and lo and behold i got a call and e-mail from the white house. jamie: brooks 2006 riesling is selected for president barack obama s first state dinner, honoring the prime minister of india. when the white house calls and places an order for a state dinner does, that wine sell out? in this case because there was so much hype around it being his first dinner, it mate it more sought after.
The one he was leasing when he grew his last crop of grapes in 2004. when it comes up for sale, brooks wines is not able to swing the deal by itself. but aunt janie decides now is the time. did you have to put any of your own money in? yeah, my husband and i own the vineyard. pascal uses it. in april 2014, the brooks winery we see here today broke ground. the business is still 100% owned by pascal. it it s no longer the fledgling label his father left behind but a big enterprise with long-term commitments. how does all that sit with a young man headed off to college? will he follow in his dad s footsteps? what if you go to college and you decide i want to be an architect? that s what i want to do. i ll be honest. before he heads up a, janie throws a party to celebrate the
13-year-old pascal brooks remains the world s youngest winery owner, following the untimely death of his father jimi brooks. his aunt janie heuck volunteered to oversee brooks wines until its young heir comes of age, she s struggling to keep her brother s legacy afloat. that is, until she gets a phone call from a wine steward in chicago. he called me and told me he was catering a dinner and wanted to serve our riesling, and lo and behold i got a call and e-mail from the white house. jamie: brooks 2006 riesling is selected for president barack obama s first state dinner, honoring the prime minister of india. when the white house calls and places an order for a state dinner does, that wine sell out? in this case because there was so much hype around it being his first dinner, it mate it more sought after. jamie: even though brooks wines
now back to strange inheritance. 2014 marks the tenth anniversary of jimmy brooks death. a wine maker. whose passion and innovative techniques live on through the dedication of his sister, janeny, his best friend, chris, and his only child, now 18 years old and the heir to this strange inheritance. since jimmy died in 2004, janie has been running the business and growing it by leaps and bounds. my grandfather made 2,500 cases. now we make between 12,000 and 14,000 which is really the sweet spot in terms of keeping our wines affordable. janie knew that when her brother started the winery, he wanted it to have a permanent vineyard. on a special plot of land.