Not Quitting Our Day Jobs

Last night was our office's annual Christmas party. Well, actually, it's the annual celebration our office enjoys as hosted by our Magnificent Landscape Maintainer. He is one of the most creative guys I know, and he can sniff out the most obscure yet delightful restaurants all over the city like none other. But I digress. Last night he took us to a place where you make your own wine; and we spent the evening learning about an entirely new aspect of agriculture - the grape.

First, we had to decide which type of wine we might make. This involved some tasting:


After tallying everyone's preferences followed by a delightful dinner, we got to work. It involved pouring, stirring, oaking, yeasting, and oh yes, lots of teasing and banter. Making wine is fun to watch!













Here we are with the finished product; we don't need barrels and we don't need a lot of time for aging; in a short 90 days it can be bottled.


We will see how it turns out. I'm pretty sure we won't be trading in working on Morrison Ranch to become vintners. But it was a very fun learning experience and a great way to celebrate together.