GRAPE SENSE: Literary major turns winery owner

It’s a long path from Louisville, Ky., to Saint-Jean-de-Minervois in Southern France. But that’s the journey Brown University graduate John Bojanowski took in transformation from literature major to Languedoc winery owner.

Bojanowski was recently in Indianapolis to promote his Clos du Gravillas wines and visit family in Kentucky. His journey is an interesting one, as is the unique Languedoc wine he champions.

He attended prestigious Brown University in Providence, R.I., and wanted to travel. He landed a job in the computer industry that took him to 50 countries in five years. During that time, he met Nicole, who wanted to be a winemaker. They went in search of just the right property to open their winery.

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