Starting a winery is not our first business adventure together. We opened a laboratory, The Lab Pros, for the central coast wine industry in the summer of 2017. After a year of working in the Monterey area, we realized there were not any nearby labs for winemakers to analyze their samples. Instead, wineries were mailing samples to Napa and waiting on average 3 days for the results. Looking to better our wine community, Mckenzie resigned from her job to solely focus on starting a local laboratory. To raise money for this adventure, we entered into a “Shark Tank” competition for the Monterey area. In this 3-month process, we competed against 96 other participants all with diverse business ideas. We had just flown back from South Africa the night before our final presentations and despite being a little tired, we ended up winning the competition. The Lab Pros quickly gained over 50 clients in the first year and have blossomed into a successful business.
We are always looking to better any community in which we reside, and this will remain true through our move to Fredericksburg. The Lab Pros will be expanding into Texas to offer laboratory and consulting services to local wine professionals. We will also be expanding into water analysis to help maintain quality control of local water sources.
More details to follow later as to where you can find more information about The Lab Pros Texas.
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