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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!
We make wine so that others may drink and find the pleasure of our lives in each drop.
Posted on: 6th November, 2009
Finally! A beautiful clear crisp fall weekend. Not just a Sunday and not just a Saturday but rather both days as it should be. The fire pits are lit and the smoke from the oak and walnut brings out the earthen memories of childhood running through forests of hardwoods and kicking mushroom caps. The mushrooms had it easy. We used to raise hell in the hills of my youth above Mendocino. One visit to our cousins house led to "tree crossings". Ten feet above the ground six of us leapt from thi....
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Tired today but also happy.
Posted on: 13th November, 2009
Sorry for the late weekly missive; tired today but also happy. Last night Sharon and I shared a late evening at the fantastic Iron Bridge Wine bar and restaurant in lovely downtown Warrenton with several BOWFriends and other winery owners. It was a nice time and people were in a mood to feel good. The harvest is finished and most the work in the cellar has been completed. The holidays are around the corner and we're all looking to taking a bit of time off. John and Holli Todhunter of Three ....
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Thanksgiving Turkey
Posted on: 24th November, 2009
So my favorite part of Thanksgiving is making the turkey for my family. I am the cook in this operation. Sharon has an adversarial relationship with food which extends from eating the stuff to cooking the stuff. When we first were together I'd have a big dinner ready for her when she got home. She dutifully ate it for the first 2 months, knowing it was my loving gift to her, but finally she made it absolutely clear that I was not to keep it up as she couldn't get in enough hours at the gym t....
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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!
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