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The Waiting Game!
…but maybe if we wait
if we wait things will improve
maybe we just wait
and things will improve
you know, they've got to improve
--The Waiting Song, Ani DiFranco
The waiting is the hardest part
Every day you get one more yard
You take it on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting is the hardest part
Oh don't let it kill you baby, don't let it get to you
Don't let it kill you baby, don't let it get to you
I'll be your bleedin' heart, I'll be your cryin' fool
Don't let this go too far
Don't let it get to you
--The Waiting, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
This is what happens when harvest runs late, like really late. You know things are slightly off the rails when I start quoting Ani DiFranco songs (no offense to the Ani DiFranco fan reading this). In any event, the 2011 harvest has yet to show up in the winery as the original production of this essay hits the computer screen and it is October 13th. For some perspective, we had our post-harvest dinner celebration in 2004 on October 17th. I remember it distinctly because it was the night of Game 1 of the Greatest Comeback in Play-off Sports History (hey, I’m already reveling in the Sox’ glamour years at this point).
What does a harvest this late mean? Good question. I’ve gotten to play later rounds of golf this year more than ever before. Short of that there are not tons of solid answers. Things ran quite late in 2010 and everything worked out just fine, in fact, much better than just fine as you will see when you taste the finished 2010 wines. Optimism somewhat abounds here, I guess.
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