Henderson winery says its customers saved the business

The pandemic hit a pair of Henderson companies hard.

When it looked like they weren't going to make it, their customers came to the rescue.

ZORA ADLIBTHE PANDEMIC HIT A PAIR OFHENDERSON COMPANIES HARD.WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE THEYWEREN’T GOING TO MAKE IT...THEIR CUSTOMERS CAME TO THERESCUE.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHORTRICIA KEAN TAKES YOU INSIDETHESE UNIQUE BUSINESSES...THANKFUL TO STILL BE OPEN.Patty Peters:YOU CAN COME IN, YOU CAN DOWINETASTING, WE HAVE RED WINETASTINGS, WHITE WINE TASTINGS.WELCOME TO VEGAS VALLEY WINERYON EASTGATE AND WEST WARMSPRINGS IN HENDERSON.CO-OWNER, PATTY PETERS, SAYS SHEHAS EXPERTS READY TO SERVE YOU.Patty Peters:THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE, THEY’REALL WINEMAKERS.

THEY UNDERSTANDWINE.THEY ALSO SPECIALIZE IN HARDCIDER.Patty Peters:WE GET OUR FRUIT FROM GILCREASE.WE’VE BEEN DOING THAT NOW FOR ACOUPLE OF YEARS.

OUR CIDER ISVERY VERY GOOD.THEIR LOCALLY PRODUCED WINE ORCIDER ARE MADE RIGHT ON SITE.BEHIND A SECOND DOOR IS THEJOINT VENTURE CALLED, GRAPEEXPECTATIONS.Patty Peters:IT’S A SOCIAL EVENT.PATTY SAYS THIS IS THE BUSINESSTHAT REALLY PAYS THE BILLS.GROUPS OF FRIENDS, FAMILY ORCOWORKERS CAN GET TOGETHER ATTHIS WINEMAKING SCHOOL TO CREATETHEIR VERY OWN VINTAGE.Patty Peters:YOU HAVE SO MUCH FUN AND YOULEARN SO MUCH ABOUT WINEMAKING.THE BUSINESS HAS BEEN INOPERATION FOR 15 YEARS.BUT THE PANDEMIC NEARLY ENDED ITALL.Patty Peters:WE WERE LOOKING AT HOW TOLIQUIDATE.

IT WAS THAT BAD.PATTY SAYS NO ONE WAS MAKINGWINE WHEN THE PANDEMIC SHUTEVERYTHING DOWN.SO SHE EMAILED HER CUSTOMERS.Patty Peters:AND SAID GUYS, IF YOU’RETHINKING ABOUT MAKING WINE WITHUS NEXT YEAR, YOU NEED TO MAKEWINE WITH US THIS YEAR.

BECAUSEWE DON’T KNOW IF WE’RE GONNA BEHERE NEXT YEAR.

OH MY GOD, THECALLS JUST STARTED COMING IN!PATTY SAYS LOYAL CUSTOMERSSTARTED INVESTING INTO HERWINEMAKING.TODAY, BUSINESS IS PICKING BACKUP AND PATTY COULDN’T BE MORETHANKFUL.Patty Peters:WE HAVE INCREDIBLE CUSTOMERS.

ITSENDS CHILLS UP JUST SAYING IT.I MEAN WE WERE THIS CLOSE TOCLOSING OUR DOORS...WE HAVE THE GREATEST CUSTOMERSON EARTH.

THE GREATES