NEWS4U DECEMBER 2022 | BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
THE WINE VAULT Under new ownership, popular destination for adult beverages continuing tradition of great selection and service
A
bout seven or eight years ago,
lovers who appreciate great selection
Holly Edmond and her husband
and service. "We thought it might be a
Scott decided it would make
really cool venture and decided it was
good financial sense to start investing in
a decent investment," Holly explains.
property. After all, the couple routinely dealt
"It's kind of been a rollercoaster, a lot of
with money in their day jobs - particularly
learning, but it's been really fun." The
Scott, who, after two decades in commercial
Edmonds took the business over on
lending made the transition to commercial
October 1 - and quickly discovered just
brokerage, a field that is very cyclical by
how lucky they were to inherit such a
nature. Which meant that the Edmonds
loyal, knowledgeable staff with years of
needed a fall-back of sorts, a just-in-case plan
experience. "The employees here are
B. "So to smooth out the ebbs and flows we
phenomenal - they all stayed on and I love
started investing in property - hoping that
them all," Holly gushes. "They've truly helped
it's passive income," Holly notes. "We like
to guide me along."
two storage facilities, a trailer park, several
And the help has been greatly appreciated,
apartment complexes." And now they can
because even with an accounting degree
add an adult beverage business to that
and an MBA, Holly has found that learning
impressive list.
to run a business is "very intense" - not to mention she had to get up to speed on
Cut to August of this year and the Edmonds
all things wine-related. "I'm learning that
had yet to purchase any property, nor
there's millions of different kinds of grapes,
was there much on the horizon. But
not just green and red - and if you grow
unexpectedly, two possibilities suddenly
one in a region versus another it's going
materialized - one of them being the Wine
to taste totally different," she says. "The
Vault, a popular destination for area wine
science behind it all is very interesting." Now two months into the
THE EMPLOYEES HERE ARE
gig, Holly is loving the
PHENOMENAL - THEY ALL STAYED
Wine Vault and is ready
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HOLLY EDMOND to put the store more front and center. To that end, she's eager to promote several popular offers for the holidays and beyond,
to buy one to two things a year; we have
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WINE VAULT OWNERS SCOTT &
process of running the to kick up the marketing
including gift baskets which can be made for any occasion or price point, with any mixand-match of food, accessories, wine or beer (the store also carries a great selection of local/regional craft brews). In addition, WV's popular wine club is expanding this month to include a double white option. And starting in January, monthly wine dinners will return. To find out more about all these exciting developments, be sure to come in and chat with the Wine Vault's expert staff and do a little Christmas shopping while you're there! For more info, visit thewinevaultevansville. com or follow The Wine Vault on Facebook.