{"id":23721,"date":"2024-06-06T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=23721"},"modified":"2024-06-06T14:32:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T18:32:05","slug":"transylvania-couple-invites-alumni-to-tasting-tours-of-new-winery-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2024\/06\/transylvania-couple-invites-alumni-to-tasting-tours-of-new-winery-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Transylvania couple invites alumni to tasting, tours of new winery Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Two Transylvania University graduates are hosting a wine tasting and tours of their new Ghost Fox Winery for fellow alumni Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mallory Harlow Morris ’09 and Josh Morris ’09 recently opened the business in Nicholasville at the site of the old Chrisman Mill Vineyards & Winery. RSVP and get details on the even<\/a>t, which runs 6-9 p.m. and includes three signature wines paired with charcuterie delectables (guests can come and go whenever).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Morrises will be sharing a dream they’ve been planning for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We always wanted to own a winery,” Mallory Morris said. The chemistry major got interested in the beverage at Transylvania when she took a May term class trip through European wine country with professor emeritus Jerry Seebach (who’s been a “huge support” and taught her a lot).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mallory and Josh Morris, who’ve both worked for wineries in the past, first launched Ghost Fox with a small production area in Versailles but moved to the current location after falling in love with the property last summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While they’ve been importing grapes from other farms \u2014 they’ll pick the first harvest of their own from the new vineyard this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fact that Mallory Morris has a chemistry major benefits the production process, which is highly controlled. It\u2019s this kind of attention to detail that makes their wines stand out, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their fellow Pioneers get to taste for themselves Friday as they partner with the school\u2019s alumni and development office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Transy is where our love for wine really started,” Morris said. “We’re excited to open our doors and let everyone in.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tasting room is open to the public Saturdays from noon to 8 p.m. Visit Ghost Fox’s website<\/a> to learn more, and check out this Fox 56 feature:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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