Wine making was one of my hobbies when I was younger.Many of my friends used to turn to this hobby in the fall when fruit was readily available. It was messy but fun. Our equipment and bottles pretty much filled half of one of our basement rooms. Then there was the odour and cleanup after we finally got the wine in the bottles.
As we returned to the hobby it became apparent that wine making stores took care of all the negatives and you still made your own wine at a reasonable cost. Theresa and I have been associated with a small wine making operation for about ten years. We like the people who own and operate the business and find them helpful in so many ways.
Today was the day for putting the product into the bottles. The bottles have been washed over the last few days and carefully packed in much used boxes. The process is simple but the lady in charge supervises the process so all goes well. My job is to take the clean bottles and fill them just to the right level. Too much or not enough and the supervisor makes a correction. I then cork these full bottles.Not too difficult but again my supervisor corrects me on small points.
This year we have red and white as usual. We have our own preference and are lucky we are able to satisfy our needs because Theresa likes white and I like red. After the bottles are corked Theresa picks labels to beautify the bottle and give it a professional look. We call our wine, Cape Coral Estates. When all this is complete we taste the new wine and congratulate each other on a job well done.The lady from the shop gives us a lesson on wine and the protocol connected with the storage, tasting and serving of this special beverage.
Our own wine always tastes better than store bought wine because we had a hand in its production. Jesus turned the water into wine but we turn the wine into pure pleasure as we share it with our family and friends.
As we returned to the hobby it became apparent that wine making stores took care of all the negatives and you still made your own wine at a reasonable cost. Theresa and I have been associated with a small wine making operation for about ten years. We like the people who own and operate the business and find them helpful in so many ways.
Today was the day for putting the product into the bottles. The bottles have been washed over the last few days and carefully packed in much used boxes. The process is simple but the lady in charge supervises the process so all goes well. My job is to take the clean bottles and fill them just to the right level. Too much or not enough and the supervisor makes a correction. I then cork these full bottles.Not too difficult but again my supervisor corrects me on small points.
This year we have red and white as usual. We have our own preference and are lucky we are able to satisfy our needs because Theresa likes white and I like red. After the bottles are corked Theresa picks labels to beautify the bottle and give it a professional look. We call our wine, Cape Coral Estates. When all this is complete we taste the new wine and congratulate each other on a job well done.The lady from the shop gives us a lesson on wine and the protocol connected with the storage, tasting and serving of this special beverage.
Our own wine always tastes better than store bought wine because we had a hand in its production. Jesus turned the water into wine but we turn the wine into pure pleasure as we share it with our family and friends.
"Jesus turned the water into wine but we turn the wine into pure pleasure as we share it with our family and friends."
ReplyDeleteNicely said:-)