For 12 years, Loren Shanle worked as an independent insurance agent out of a small office on Walnut Street in Rochester, just south of Rochester Station.
By spring, Shanle hopes to have the roughly 1,000-square-foot space converted into a winery that doubles as an infrared sauna retailer. He plans to make the wine on-site, using juices and concentrates from vineyards across the world, and will offer wine-tasting as well as winemaking equipment.
“Our motto is, ‘Take in the good, sweat out the bad,’” Shanle said. “Our goal is to get people to learn how to make their own wines at home.”
