Thanks for Reading

It is Thanksgiving season in North America, first in mid-October here in Canada and later next month in the United States. It’s been a year of angst for many in the business of wine. From falling grape and wine prices to vineyards under attack by fire, water, hail and profound freeze events, not to mention the rush to extinguish wine from our diets by the anti-alcohol lobby, It’s a year we won’t forget but one we must learn from. Wine has been around for 6,000 years and has taken a lot of hits along the way, so I’m not worried that it will disappear, but I am curious as to how it will survive the current crises. We could start by reining in the hype and the never-ending demand for growth year over year. Wineries might want to consider subduing the race to release a new product every month to satisfy the needs of every consumer they meet. For our part, we continue one glass at a time because slow and steady wins the race. We have two new videos in our newsletter that will be out later this month. One looks at Okanagan Falls sparkling wine, and the other takes you to Soave to meet Lisa Anselmi and the evolving story of Anselmi wines. Thanks for joining us every day.