They get paid lots of money to be wrong most of the time. The only job you can be totally off on projections ...even off by a mile and they let you into work the next day...They're always wrong it seems...except of course when I book and rebook flights to the West coast for a special lady. Then and only then are they right and project with accuracy weather that grounds planes...weathermen ...I am not a fan.
But oh hey check this out. Substantial snow on the ground meant I didn't have to go into work today until later...later turned into a day off. Love it when i get that phone call. So time to be productive right? I mean i could easily sit here and watch boring TV waste the day away, but I am not into that so much. I'm looking for a job. Something i can do part time maybe even full time but that would still allow me to be on hands with the project i have undertaken at GRAM Wine and Liquor- my family's business. I know what you are thinking...your family has a business and you are looking for a job?! That sounds crazy! The beautiful thing about this industry and my situation is that it offers me the flexibility to still be on board 100% at the store and find another source of income. Become a brand ambassador for the tri-state area for a company perhaps? Work part time at a brokerage house in NYC? There are a lot of windows and have certainly opened myself alot of doors in the last five years and built quite a reputation... Look I'm not bragging here...the fact is over the last five years i have seen and met some of the people that are hired to do the jobs I am interested in and they are awful! and I am not the only one to see that! They don't know their brands they don't show a passion or a drive for the wine they represent...it's depressing.
I managed to send out emails and make some calls to some people high up in the food chain. I think I may be onto something here. keep the fingers crossed and let's see what happens. In the meantime I will be enjoying the snow fall with a very full glass of the Figge Cellars Sycamore Flat Syrah 2005 vintage. One of my favorite red wines i have come across to date. It's drinking beautifully now. The Sycamore Flat Vineyard is located in the Arroyo Seco AVA, and comes off of a plot of land that is owned by the Madsen family. It lies nestled in the spectacular Arroyo Seco Canyon. I've been there before and and got to eat the grapes right off the vine this past harvest. After the grapes are hand picked and taken back to the winery they are sorted. After the cold soak process the free run juice as well as the pressed juice gets transferred into barrels. The 05 spent 12 months in 20% new French oak barrels as well as 1-2 year French Oak. Two 2 year old Hungarian Oak barrels were also used. After it was bottled all 660 cases of it sat in a temperature controlled warehouse for one full year before it was released to the public in 07. It's alive in there. Robust nose that doesn't over power but rather welcomes you politely. Delicate aromas of blackberries tingling with a sensational fragrance of boysenberries, coffee and toasty scents.The mouth feel is fresh and bursting, with layered dark fruit flavors marvelous black cherry notes and soft tannins, awesome velvety texture and an exceptionaly long finish. It's a gem, when i drink it i feel like I'm tasting the stars. It brings me back to my childhood, to the delicious homemade from scratch jams and preserves grandma used to make. There is not much of the 05 left out there. But if you come across a bottle or happen to be around when I am sharing one,do yourself a favor please try it. Hand crafted made to love magic. Cheers.
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