Jim Conti, a lifelong wine maker, has been making wine since childhood and has become a successful career. He started experimenting with wine-infused jams at a local festival and began selling them at festivals. He and his friend, Dennis Schultz, became partners in Crooked River Wine and began producing award-winning wines in a building in North Royalton where they opened a tasting room. They purchased the building and began renovations from offices to wine-making, tasting room/restaurant and more. They are now within weeks of opening their winery.