Wine A Little, You will Feel Better....

Canada
March 28, 2016 7:01am CST
My husband and I are in the Wine Business – on the outer edges. I paint on slate and make Wine Signs that sell in the wine shops in my neighborhood. My husband started his own classes about “The Wine Industry“ after doing research to find out what the Wineries wanted in the local Colleges to increase potential for greatness. The colleges eventually took over and now offers degrees in many phases of Wine Making. My husband started a Wine Lab to test and improve the local wines that is still in business. We have good friends in the business. My best friend and I worked for her husband for years before they retired importing wine roots (plants) from Germany, Italy and France. My friend and I were in charge of filing orders for the local wineries who planted the plants in their vineyards. We're talking thousands of plants and it was cold work. We wore our ski clothes and worked in a refrigerated warehouse. Needless to say, being in the business I have tasted many wines and we still get together with friends to taste new wines on a regular basis. The photos above are fun shots I took. 1.A friend's face distorted by a wine glass at a wine tasting, 2. A work of art . A counter made our of corks with a fake glass of spilled wine at one of our local wineries. 3. A Wine Library. A Wine Library is a room in a wine cellar that hold samples of all the wine this particular winery has ever made. Its like walking into a museum. Are there Wineries in your neighborhood? .
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
28 Mar 16
yes,we have a few in New Hampshire and doing very well.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
28 Mar 16
@PainsOnSlate Maybe some day we can meet like in Maine if you are traveling
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• Canada
29 Mar 16
@amadeo I would like that, If I get up in your neck of the woods I will let you know before...
• Canada
28 Mar 16
As I travel I usually stop to see what they are making. I haven't been in New Hampshire in years...maybe next summer..
• Canada
28 Mar 16
I'd love to see some of your slate paintings. I did a couple of slate roof tiles that had been removed from an 1880's legislative building in Toronto.
• Canada
5 Apr 16
This is lovely. Are those ravens? I will post my two. They aren't so detailed as yours though.
• Canada
5 Apr 16
French chef slate tile
@PainsOnSlate This one I just designed on the computer. I haven't actually painted it yet:
• Canada
29 Mar 16
I prefer to us use the old slate taken from buildings, ithey are so interesting, more colors from acid rain. I also buy new from roofing companies when i can't find used. Lately i have wbe writing on they, intersting and funny sayings which leaves the colors behind the writing. Here is one I posted on someone elses post when they asked to see what I do. I do not do fine art, I enjoy folk art and primitive. Thank for asking
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
4 Apr 16
There will never be a winery in my country. The climate is not right, the land is too expensive for such extensive agriculture, and the government imposes very high tax to discourage drinking.
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• Canada
5 Apr 16
@scheng1 A bottle we could buy for$6 to $8 in the US costs at least $20 here...I know what you are saying.
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@euphie (573)
• Ballymena, Northern Ireland
29 Mar 16
We are better known for our Whiskey where I come from
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• Canada
29 Mar 16
We are famous for our grapes because they can grow here, the climate allows it. I don't even know what is used to make whiskey - grain?
@JudyEv (342179)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Apr 16
There are a lot of wineries in our region - throughout the south-west actually. I love the counter.
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• Canada
6 Apr 16
@JudyEv Yellow tail is cheap and cheerful. I love the whites..
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@JudyEv (342179)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Apr 16
@PainsOnSlate We buy Yellowtail too if we're out and about.
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@snurgr (147)
• Mumbai, India
29 Mar 16
Here there is this winery named Sula.... I have visited this place and it feels amazing to be there...
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• Canada
29 Mar 16
@snurgr thank you I will remember that name.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
28 Mar 16
Wineries are not common in our place. But I noticed those photos are really great!
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
29 Mar 16
@PainsOnSlate I'm speaking the truth, your photos are one of a kind and have lots of stories to tell.
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• Canada
29 Mar 16
Thank you, you are very kind.
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@LdeL0318 (6400)
• Philippines
28 Mar 16
There isn't any here. But I am always fascinated by such.
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• Canada
29 Mar 16
We love to drink it, and we like working in the industry. Its a big deal where I live.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
28 Mar 16
Unfortunately, none around here. It should have been good if ever.
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• Canada
29 Mar 16
You can grow the grapes and make your own too... but that is too much work for me...
@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
29 Mar 16
There are some close by and my son had his after wedding photos taken at one of the wineries. Love your pics!!
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@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
28 Mar 16
No Wineries in neighbor hood. I think cold climate is needed for that.
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• Canada
29 Mar 16
I found it interesting one comment from India commented about a new winery in India. i looked it up, it looks lovely and I'll bet its just the beginning of the industry in India.
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@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
30 Mar 16
@PainsOnSlate I mean No wineries in my localities. But there are wineries in Goa, Mumbai, Rajasthan, Maharashtra
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