We had a pallet of wine leave for Japan today and it reminded me, which I need from time to time, that our wines are actually consumed by real people. I sometimes forget our wines are consumed in a context outside of our winery.
It is inspiring to know that roughy 40,000 times a year someone choose our wine to make their dinner with friends, or family, a little more special or to end the occasional 'day from hell.' To be honest, your support not only helps to justify my overwhleiming-love-bordering-on-fetish for Excel spreadsheets but makes those long dusty days on the tractor and seemingly endless cold October nights working the press all worth it.
Plus, without being able to chase the four-wheeler the wine dogs would all be a little more 'healthy' (read fat) than they currently are. I think without the constant attention Gus gets from tasting guests he would have holed up somewhere thinking nobody loves him, painting his nails black, wearing a studded collar and listening to death metal.
Thanks for the inspiration.
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