Nope, it’s not a later-in-life accident that has our friends and relatives gossiping, and our children mortified with embarrassment. Yet this event has some things in common with such a calamity.
For example, our ten-year-old will likely outlive us all, and so far, has taken all our spare money to raise her… with no end in sight. Of course, we do this willingly and with much love.
We gaze lovingly at her and we never cease enjoying our time together. Our ten-year-old has shown great promise from birth, and over the past few years, she’s received lots of awards and compliments which we never tire of hearing.
We won’t deny that we are a little surprised at our youngster’s performance… and to say we’re proud is an understatement.
Looking back, her Terrible Twos were the most challenging. We often asked ourselves ‘What have we done?’ Nothing we saw suggested any chance of a mature being ever blossoming out of her wildness. Unkempt and poorly behaved we resorted to faith that a transition would finally happen someday.
Then just as our faith was waning, we began to see little glimmers of possibility, and at about 5 years old she turned the corner to become a beautiful young lady. Years six through eight steady progress was made and now, at her tenth birthday, she is magnificent!
Yes, dear readers, we are the proud parents of a ten-year-old wine business and vineyard. It’s been a long and unbelievably challenging slog. We’re proud we made it this far and we know that without our family and friends it would have never happened.
But we aren’t just proud because we lasted ten years… We’ve been busy making our wines better and more accessible than ever before. We are proud to say that you can now have our beautiful wines shipped to 40+ states – even a challenging one like Alabama!
We’ve been celebrating all year, but now it is time to thank y’all for your continued support. We simply couldn’t survive without loyal customers like you and referrals to your clients and friends. We’re feeling particularly festive during this holiday season and we hope that this is your best one yet!
Cheers,
Rick, Leslie, James, Colleen, and Trixie