What (and where) was the first bottle of wine you remember drinking? My first glass or bottle of wine was Chateau Latour 1949. My mother received a case for Christmas and I remember her saying it was a real treat. This was in 1973. The next week I had a friend who was barbecuing. We had the best hamburgers with this wine. I didn’t realize how expensive this bottle was, but everybody else did!What event/bottle/etc made you decide that you wanted to be in the wine industry? My husband and I were in France visiting the vineyards and we went…
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Update from Barb Smithen @ Sherwood House Vineyards
Barb is one of my favorite people out East, and when I asked her for an update on their plans and the vineyard sale, she responded quickly with: "We want to do more traveling and (as) you know, we bought a house in Antibes (France).Ten years is a long run and we’ve fulfilled our dream 20 times over. But, we still are continuing business as usual. In 2008 our blend is coming out (merlot,cabernet sauvignon and petit verdot) and our Rose will be released this April. I will be working that much harder to keep our standards as high as…