Fun Day!

We had a fun day today with my family at Birdland. This morning we labeled our very own 2009 Birdland Merlot wine, in poppy red labels.

There were  a few challenges half way through when the labels started creasing, but we solved and got them all done and back in the cellar!

Then this afternoon we all tried blending wine.  We started with white wines, then some reds and finally different juices!

The whites we blended together were: Fume Blanc, Moscato Blanc, Chardonnay, and Albarino
The reds we blended together were: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Zinfandel
The juices we blended together were: Blood orange, Strawberry, Pomegranate, and Watermelon

We found out that those who were good at blending white wine, weren't so good at blending reds and vice versa! 

It was fun and I'll post photos soon when I get them from Finny (my brother in law) who took the most!

2009 - Time to flower

I just came across a quote from David Whyte this week which seemed appropriate in thinking of the New Year and what it may bring. The quote is:

"We are the only species on earth capable of preventing our own flowering."

So my wish for you for 2009 is that this is the year you will flower! Let's not get in own way.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Hope it's a wonderful, happy and healthy one.