Commonwealth Crush Co. 

 Founded in 2022, Common Wealth Crush Co. is the first winemaking operation of its kind in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Built with small producers in mind, we are custom crush meets business incubator meets thinktank cooperative. Founded by small producers with the intent is to help grow the next generation of fellow Virginia winemakers by bringing minds together under one roof where collaboration and creativity can flow. Leveraging strength in numbers and community, CWC strives to generate “common wealth” for all the makers in our ecosystem. CWC is passionate about the winegrowing potential of the region, and believe sustained momentum requires a thoughtful and honest approach to winemaking. They aim to use each vintage to convey the time and place grapes are grown, while seeking out makers who share this philosophy.

Featured wines:

2022 Party Kiwi

  • 90% Sauvignon Blanc, 4% Gruner Veltliner, 2% Petit Manseng, 2% Pinot Blanc, 2% Pinot Gris

  • Alcohol: 12%

    pH: 3.45

    Acidity: 5.4 g/L

    Retail Pricing: $24

2022 Teacher’s Pet

  • 95% Petit Manseng, 5% Chardonel

  • Alcohol: 13.2%

    pH: 3.36

    Acidity: 6.4

    Retail Pricing $30

2022 Family Meal

  • 23% Merlot, 21% Grüner Veltliner, 16% Vidal Blanc, 12% Petit Manseng, 7% Pinot Gris, 7% Chambourcin, 6% Sauvignon Blanc, 6% Pinot Blanc, 2% Traminette

  • Alcohol: 11.5%

    pH: 3.68

    Acidity: 4.36

    Retail Pricing $26

2022 Let’s Be Friends

  • 72% Merlot, 13% Sauvignon Blanc, 5% Vidal Blanc, 4% Petit Manseng, 2% Grüner Veltliner, 2% Chambourcin, 1% Pinot Blanc, 1% Pinot Gris

  • Alcohol: 12.1%

    pH: 3.99

    Acidity: 4.0 g/L

    Retail Pricing $29

2023 Love Echo, Pétillant Naturel

  • 59% Cayuga White, 27% Vidal Blanc, 14% Petit Manseng - Infused with Wild Foraged Paw Paw

  • Alcohol: 11%

    pH: 3.18

    Acidity: 6.28 g/L

Ben began his career in Sonoma County and has worked in Virginia as winemaker at Early Mountain Vineyards, as well as GM and winemaker at Michael Shaps Wineworks. Alongside his brother, Tim, he oversees his family’s wine project, Midland, and associated vineyards planted on their Shenandoah Valley farm, Mount Airy. He recently co-founded the grape breeding program, ViRV, which works with the USDA and Virginia industry to develop resistant varieties that produce high quality wines in the state’s shifting climate. Ben is a graduate of Duke University and received his MFA in playwriting from Carnegie Mellon University.

Meet the winemaker:

Ben Jordan

CONTACT

Lee Campbell | lee@commonwealthcrush.com