An Ode to a Vintage and a Dog
Vintage has been on my mind a lot lately. The way certain factors align in any given year can make or break a wine. The same can be said for humans. As in all things in life, there is a cycle. For winemaking, it all starts in the spring with those first buds on the vines, and ends in the winter with the wine fermenting and the vines pruned down for their long sleep. The achievements, joys, stresses, and heartaches of each season will determine the quality of the final product, the bottled wine. Again, the same can be said for humans. I recently had to say goodbye to my 14-year-old Boxer-Pitbull mix, Corona. The shining light in my life, my heart shattered as she took her last breath, and it continues to do so every time I walk into a room and expect to see her there. This, along with a few other bumps and bruises that no...