The thing with participating in the alcohol business (and it is just that, a business)is it can very easily become purely about the paper and money aspect. One must work to keep him/herself romantic about such a potentially romantic subject.
(You should seen my face when I saw the first bottle)
In doing all of our preparations for Romililly I found most facets of the business don't have much to do with the romance of the wine business; it is purely business. It is, on the other hand, refreshing when I learn of sources of pure passion and caring, hard work and the urge to learn. These are ample, but so are the mechanisms on the other side of the scale. The logistics are time consuming, and in a way, spiderweb-like. The process involves: a pile of forms, documents, approvals, waiting, posting of signs ect. Also, make sure you have your EIN first ("what the hell is that? Start a business and you learn).
(This is what it's all about)
If you can make it past this process, which took us many months (if not a year), and not loose some hair, you're lucky. Then keep your romantic ideas. BUT, just wait until you try that first sip of your wine, all your blood, sweat and tears..... it's all worth it.
More to come....
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