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Here at BOW, we sometimes like to write about what we're up to. This Blog page is our chance to report from the front line of wine making and we hope you like our silly little thoughts!
Snow Daze
Posted on: 30th January, 2009
Wednesday was the first open day that we had ever remained closed. Snow and ice and a tractor flat conspired to make the driveway impassable and I didn't really mind.
The calls started coming in at 7am. "Hey Brian, sorry to disturb you, but are we opening today?" We have a good staff of people. They care about the winery and they really enjoy the work and the customers. They wanted to work. "No, we're staying shut today" I replied. "I don't want any one risking their neck to visit BOW. I've a....
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Music
Posted on: 22nd January, 2009
People have asked us what we care about at BOW. Of course there are the dogs. But that's not really an answer. We answer that we care about community and charitable causes, our customers and staff; the wine and the music.
BOWMusic.
Notice how we have music most the time you're here? That's our iPods burning it down. We record onto them and set them to shuffle. Keeps the mix interesting and fun and surprising. The staff tries to get me to pull out my pod and insert theirs. To do that they....
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Today was a perfect day.
Posted on: 15th January, 2009
We met Chris at 11am. He came up to the office for the first time and took in the big view out the window westward toward the beautiful Piedmont. Sharon was just back from the gym (she has kept to it religiously except during the harvest and I envy her willpower). Chris had driven up from Crozet, South of Charlottesville. He's our vineyard consultant and a really great guy. Probably early 60s but looks a lot younger. Maybe the wine-tinged good wholesome living? Great drawl and tall, outdoors rug....
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- One Journey at a Time. My brother Ben and his wife Kathy travelled around the country this summer with their two kids, Genevieve and Sebastian. Kathy wrote a storyu of the trip and she has posted her photos and story of their visit to us. Enjoy!
- Portuguese Water Dogs (not named Bo) shine in the spotlight
- A lovely online article about BOW in Tasting and Touring Magazine.
- A visitor's blog and photos about BOW from late May, 2009
- A story about BOW's grand opening from the May 8, 2008 Fauquier Times Democrat.
- Editorial in the Fauquier Times Democrat regarding Green Business as Good Business. The editorialist, Joe Gumino, a good friend of BOW, died unexpectedly soon after this editorial was published and we miss him dearly.
- Check out a great article on Barrel Oak Winery's successes in the first year. Thank you Bill Walsh at the Fauquier Times Democrat!
- Read about our green building in the Piedmont Virginian.
- Read about BOW in the Wall Street Journal Online!
- The Unemployed Mom. See what a mom thinks about BOW as the child friendly winery of Virginia!
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