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The grape life is a a feeling, a place, the people and the land. It is all those things in one, but most importantly it is the JUICE! Yes, the basis of the grape life is about the wine and the rural industry here in Loudoun County and its surrounds. To get the grape life you really must experience it. It can be found at the many farms, local restaurants, bed and breakfast inns and wineries. The soul of it all is about the people who work so hard and passionately for this life. It is not about the money, but about working with nature, respecting the earth and creating something special. Quotes I think it is a great error to consider a heavy tax on wines as a tax on luxury. On the contrary, it is a tax on the health of our citizens.- Thomas Jefferson If your heart is warm with happiness, you'll need a glass - if sorrow chills your heart, have two! - Hannu Lehmusvuori Wine to me is passion. It's family and friends. It's warmth of heart and generosity of spirit. Wine is art. It's culture. It's the essence of civilization and the art of living. - Robert Mondavi, Autobiography, "Harvests of Joy" If a life of wine, women and song becomes too much, give up the singing. -Anonymous What contemptible scoundrel stole the cork from my lunch? - W. C. Fields "Wine can of their wits the wise beguile, Make the sage frolic, and the serious smile." - Homer, "Odyssey (9th c. B.C.) "Wine is a living liquid containing no preservatives. Its life cycle comprises youth, maturity, old age, and death. When not treated with reasonable respect it will sicken and die." -Julia Child How do you make a small fortune in the Virginia wine industry? - Start with a large fortune! |
The Grape Life!