August 30 2007

Some people are born on third base and think they hit a triple. In terms of my wine life here in Indiana, I sometimes feel like I bunted and legged out a single. But, no longer. A little ditty from my man Van Morrison … apropos to today …
When all the dark clouds roll away
And the sun begins to shine
I see my freedom from across the way
And it comes right in on time Well it shines so bright and it gives so much light
And it comes from the sky above
Makes me feel so free makes me feel like me
And lights my life with love
Chorus:
And it seems like and it feels like
And it seems like yes it feels like
A brand new day, yeah
A brand new day oh
I was lost and double crossed
With my hands behind my back
I was longtime hurt and thrown in the dirt
Shoved out on the railroad track
Ive been used, abused and so confused
And I had nowhere to run
But I stood and looked
And my eyes got hooked
On that beautiful morning sun
Chorus
And the sun shines down all on the ground
Yeah and the grass is oh so green
And my heart is still and Ive got the will
And I dont really feel so mean
Here it comes, here it comes
0 here it comes right now
And it comes right in on time
Well it eases me and it pleases me
And it satisfies my mind
Chorus
Why the joyfulness and bounce in my step? As reported by Tom from Fermentation, (who beat at least two major local news outlets to the punch, by the way) and numerous other local news outlets, Indiana is now opening up to winery consumer direct shipping. Doubtlessly, this will be challenged, but it’s a major step in the right direction to allow winery shipping to consumers, overturning the previous idiotic law put in place post-Granholm that said that a person could have wine shipped to him/her so long as he signed a waiver in-person at the winery. The only winery that I’ve ever talked to outside of Indiana that actually understood this was V. Sattui and that was actually just this past weekend.
Buying wine online from boutique wineries, wine club shipments … ah the possibilities … just like normal people …
Yes, it’s a Brand New Day for wine lovers in the great state of Indiana--we’ve never, ever had this access and in the words of my man Van, the “dark clouds roll away.”
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