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HARVEST JOURNAL
I awoke this morning thinking about the grapes. I was dreaming about them once again. Perhaps I dreamt of their images pensively etched on the pottery of ancient civilizations, or their progressive, cyclical journey throughout the year, to which Mother Nature, our benefactor and sovereign, has placidly carried here and now, ready to be turned into wine.
You see, we are now in the middle of harvest, the most strenuous, critical, stressful, laborious and absolutely, positively most wonderful, gratifying and fruitful (no pun intended) time of the year for us. If harvest could be compared to a great storm (which is precisely how it feels) then right now we would be sitting smack dab in the eye of it. I really mean that.
And so the obsession persists, with all other negligible aspects of our lives (family, friends, hobbies, sleep, etc.) dissolved, or at least temporarily diluted, during this very special time of the year. In their place lie a large handful of meticulous tasks and responsibilities that we tend to daily with great care, precision and passion. We cordially invite you to stop by the winery sometime to see for yourself. For hopefully these very labors will one day, cross our fingers, bear fruit in the form of you, the wine lover, sighing with delight over a bottle of our wine.
So the next time you raise your glass in toast, think of us--the obsessed, the driven, the dreamers. For we are most certainly thinking of you while we toil; swaying to that intricate dance between science, art and history-- the craft of which pervades our every thought and action. For as complex and intense as winemaking may be, it all adds up to a single, definitive word--pleasure.
Cheers and la bella vita!
David Raffaele, Apprentice Winemaker
Maurice Car’rie Vineyard and Winery is located at 34225 Rancho California Road. The tasting room is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call 1-800-716-1711 or go online to: www.mauricecarriewinery.com.
