Luck of the Irish

They say (and it's true), it takes a lot good beer to make great wine. So, to underscore this point, I'm am bottling all our table wines on this St. Patrick's Day, March 17th. I figure this should be a lucky day for a process that can be fraught with problems (the bottling line can be cursed with mechanical gremlins and labor shananigans).

I'm still not sure why we celebrate a guy who is falsely credited with driving all the snakes out of Ireland. I can only image a old tale, told to every generation of Irish youngsters about how St. Patrick (played by Samual L. Jackson) finally said, "Enough is enough! I have had it with these bloody feckin' snakes in this bloody feckin' country!" He tells everybody to "strap in", because he is "about to open some bloody feckin' windows". See, it's about as plausible as bad Hollywood action thriller.

But that's not gonna stop me from enjoying myself. I'm part Irish (1/8, I think) and I plan to tip a Guinness and enjoy some corned beef and cabbage once bottling is completed. I can then relax knowing all those are "made" and go back to drinking wine!

A Toast for St. Patrick's Day:

May your blessings outnumber
The shamrocks that grow,
And may trouble avoid you
Wherever you go.