SAN SABA, Texas, October 5, 2022 —Wedding Oak Winery has actually promoted head wine maker, Seth Urbanek, toGeneral Manager In his brand-new function, Urbanek will lead the winery through its next stages of development, while continuing to manage the wine making group. Founding partner, Mike McHe nry, who has actually directed Wedding Oak Winery’s success because 2012, will stay as handling partner.
“Over the previous years Wedding Oak Winery has actually become among the premier wineries in Texas,” states handling partner, Mike McHe nry. “When we opened, we ended up being a foundation in the revitalization of San Saba, Texas that now has a successful downtown. Later we included brand-new tasting spaces in Burnet and Fredericksburg,Texas Since joining our wine making group 5 years back, Seth has actually made various honors on a worldwide phase for the exceptional quality of our red wines. His promo is a natural action in our tactical strategy to continue to produce premium red wines with Texas- grown grapes and I’m thrilled for the future of our winery.”
Urbanek signed up with Wedding Oak Winery as assistant wine maker throughout crush in 2017. He was later on promoted to wine maker in 2019 and continues to be accountable for all elements of white wine production leading the wine making group. He brings a clinical method to wine making and has actually concentrated on making vineyard-specific red wines with Texas- grown grapes to form the winery’s portfolio. As basic supervisor, Urbanek will manage the daily operations of the winery and will chart a course for the winery’s ongoing development.
Before signing up with Wedding Oak Winery, he operated in wine making at Sheldrake Point Winery, Ovid, NY, MollyDooker Winery in McLaren Vale, South Australia, and Champagne Bollinger, Aÿ,France Urbanek is a graduate of Texas A&M University, holds a licensed efficiency in the French language from Centre Universitaire d’Etudes Francaises, Grenoble, France, and a Master of Science degree in Enology atCornell University
To include depth to the wine making group, Wedding Oak Winery has actually employed Elizabeth Kuehne as assistant wine maker. Kuehne is accountable for cellar management and helping with all elements of production working, dealing with head wine maker and GM, Seth Urbanek, and the wine making group. She formerly worked as a summer season intern for 2 harvests at Wedding Oak Winery prior to signing up with the group as a staff member for her 3rd crush this summertime. Kuehne just recently finished with honors from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts where she made her Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry, with a concentration in natural chemistry, and English.
” I am grateful for the management of Mike McHe nry to assist my profession advancement and offer a roadmap for me to take the reins,” states Seth Urbanek, Wedding Oak Winery basic supervisor. “I will continue the winery’s objective of making 100% Texas- grown red wines that are ideal for life’s grandest events in addition to daily satisfaction. As our company grows, we have actually knowingly employed individuals with the ideal abilities to reinforce our group in important company locations. We’re pleased to have Elizabeth join our group. Her enthusiasm for white wine, background in chemistry, and previous harvest experience make her an excellent addition to our wine making group.”
About Wedding Oak Winery
Wedding Oak Winery was developed in 2012 by viticulturist Mike McHe nry and a group of buddies with an enthusiasm to bring the growing Texas white wine market to the heart of small-townTexas The historical 1926 tasting space and 10,000-case winery, situated at the crossway of U.S. Highway 190 and State Highway 16, is a main part of the renaissance ofSan Saba Wedding Oak Winery takes its motivation and name from the stunning, 400-year-old oak tree, referred to as the Wedding Oak Tree, which grows about 2.5 miles northwest from the winery. With thoughtful tasting space centers in Fredericksburg and Burnet, Texas, Wedding Oak Winery provides 100% Texas- grown red wines of difference from the top of the Hill Country appellation in San Saba to the heart of Wine Road 290. Using 100% Texas grown grapes, Wedding Oak Winery makes red wines that commemorate the Texas terroir and wine-growing conditions. Wedding Oak Winery embodies the casual appeal, friendly characters, and unwinding hospitality that specifies small-townTexas Connect with Wedding Oak Winery on Facebook, and Instagram
