Success StoryWesley Roney



Wesley Roney

Author: Jeffrey Wheeler

Planning Unit: Horticulture

Major Program: Local Food Systems

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

Wesley Roney (Seth) began as an intern at the UKHRF vineyard and winery as a high school student in 2016, and continued this work until he graduated from Lafayette High in 2017.  After high school graduation Seth moved to New Zealand to study Enology and Viticulture at Lincoln University.  Seth moved back to Kentucky in in 2019 and again worked as an intern at both the UK Vineyard and Winery and Talon Winery.  Seth is currently employed full-time as the Wine Manager for Blue Rose Spirits in Lexington, KY.  After working and planning with UK Enology and Viticulture Extension Seth has also developed plans to produce his own wine label from Kentucky grown grapes starting in 2021.  His initial dream of owning an operating a winery in Kentucky (that began as a 15 year old high school student volunteer at UK) is very soon to become a reality.






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