Entrepreneur’s interest in wine grows into business venture

Making Cellar Fifty-Five successful will mean seeking out a specialized client base.

  • By Grier Ferguson
  • | 6:00 a.m. January 18, 2019
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Lori Sax. Brett and Paula Laurvick built out the interior of Cellar Fifty-Five in Sarasota with individual lockers for wine aficionados.
Lori Sax. Brett and Paula Laurvick built out the interior of Cellar Fifty-Five in Sarasota with individual lockers for wine aficionados.
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One glass was all it took.

At dinner with a client, Brett Laurvick, an agent who represented professional baseball players, first tasted a bottle of wine he says blew him away. 

 

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