What Thanksgiving and Wine Mean to Me
One thing it means is an extra day off! Rosenblum will be closed on Thursday, but there’s still time to come pick up wine today or walk off the turkey coma by coming in Friday or this weekend.
Another thing it means is good food and the license to have several different wines, in order, of course, to find the appropriate pairings.
But what I’m really thankful for is that I’m even here. I was looking at this post from my one-year anniversary in California and about how thankful I was then. And now I have even more things to be thankful for! A better job at a better-known winery, where I seem to be appreciated greatly– where I get to taste and learn about a truckload of good wines, where people are knowledgeable and amusing and genuine, where fun is always at the top of the list. A job that led to a better apartment where I can spread out, show off my wine, have more room to entertain and feed BK and my friends (and maybe get my family out here at some point). Now I have two wine blogs, as well as the regular column, and plans to branch out into more venues once I get some things together.
Who would have thought, almost two years ago, when I came out to California for a visit and to look for a wine job…that I would end up here? That the girl in that picture, wistfully sipping on some Frog’s Leap Sauvignon Blanc, would later be rubbing elbows with winemakers, getting her hands stained with grape juice, writing about wine almost daily, in some form or fashion.
Whew, not me. But I’m sure glad the dream became a reality, even as it changes form and direction…. at the heart of it will always be vino.
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