So, here is a story for you. I have a second cousin who I really haven't kept in touch with over the years. As kids we saw each other often in the summer and at holidays (her mom is my first cousin), but it's been years and years since we last met. During that time, of course, I've published The Vine Witch, a story about a witch who makes wine in turn-of-the-century France. And she, it turns out, has been off making wine and being a real vine witch! I had no idea when I wrote the book that for the last six years she’s run a boutique vineyard in Napa, California with her husband.
We got together this week and had a little gift exchange. I gave her some books and she gifted me some of her wine from Staura Cellars. Believe me, I got the better end of the deal! Check out that award-winning wine. Gold medal winners!
