(Another) Year in the Vineyard, Week #30 The Beginning of the End, and One Hell of a Scare (all photos this week courtesy of www.bottlebranding.com and Jeremy Ball..thanks Jerms! Mouse over photos for captions..and a secret code that proves Elvis is still alive!) Today is a good day. A really, really good day. I haven’t felt so relaxed in months. After finishing the longest day of the vintage yesterday I knew that we wouldn’t have to wake up for a 3 am pick this morning, so I initially reserved the right to go out with the crew for a few drinks last night—stay up late and be crazy—like at least 10:00 pm! But (lo and behold), come 7:18 pm I was man down in our bed, which is a bit later than I have been going to sleep, but not exactly a bedtime that denotes an iron man party-when-I-can mentality. And I’m OK with that. I didn’t wake up until after 7 am and those 12 hours of pure and unadulterated sleep were a revelation. Tomorrow is the last pick
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