Lawrence Vineyard & Tasting Room
24305 Loring Road, Lawrence, KS 66044

Warrior to Wine: Blood Wings and Red Wine

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The Hard Lessons That Stick: “Blood Wings, Hard Stripes, and the Grit Behind the Grapes” When most people think of winemaking, they imagine lush vineyards, romantic sunsets, and a vintner […]

Warrior to Wine: Seeing the Trees… or the Wine?

From the Battlefield to the Vineyard—A Lesson in Perspective When I first started my military career, I was stationed at Fort Polk, Louisiana—home of the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) and […]

Warrior to Wine: How I Ended Up in the Army

A Veteran’s Journey from Military Service to Winemaking I’ve been asked a lot lately to write down my military stories—how I got into the Army, the lessons I learned, the […]

Warrior to Wine

War to Wine

Warrior to Wine: My Journey from Apache Pilot to Winemaker Life has a way of taking unexpected turns. I never imagined that the discipline, leadership, and resilience I gained from […]

Veteran Transition with Z&M

One of the things we’re proudest of – in addition to our one-of-a-kind wines made from local ingredients – is our status as a veteran-owned business. As members of the […]