Winemaker Pop-Up: Jake Busching

Enjoy free samples and tour the facility with some of our independent winemakers on Fridays in August at the Virginia Wine Collective! 

August 22: Erin and Sandy Robertson, Dogwood & Thistle | 6-8PM
August 29: Jake Busching, Jake Busching Wines | 6-8PM

About Jake:

Jake Busching has worked in Virginia wine country for 26 years planting, growing, and developing industry-leading wineries. He has worked both in small batch and commercial production operations, custom crush, and vineyard and winery consulting across the state of Virginia and beyond.  He is also known for his highly praised private brand of small batch vineyard-sourced wines, Jake Busching Wines, which launched in 2015. 

Jake served as a board member of the Monticello Wine Trail for 13 years, has chaired the Research and Education Committee for the Virginia Wine Board for 5 years and has taught Viticulture and Enology classes at Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville since 2012.