With a vision for creating something different in Nashville, the idea was simple: make wine that felt approachable, well-crafted, and meant to be enjoyed.

So we decided to do what we always dreamed; make wine.

Though Tennessee is better known for whiskey, Tyler saw an opportunity to create a wine that was approachable in its taste, price, and presentation. So he recruited some of the most well-known winemakers from Italy and California to teach him processes perfected over centuries to create a wine that’s expertly crafted and perfectly sip-AH-ble.

The wine they create together is brought back to Nashville where it is finished and bottled or canned locally in a winery that Tyler and the small team built in an abandoned car garage less than a mile from downtown originally called Nashville Urban Winery.

In March of 2020 a tornado ripped through Nashville Urban Winery and destroyed the bar/shop side of the winery. After almost two years and a complete overhaul of the building; Tyler decided to name the bar after the wine made inside. Love and Exile Bar was born in September of 2021 and is now a restaurant + bar, event space, winery that sells the full line of Love and Exile wines.