Donut Time
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- Donut Time . . .
What am I talking about?!?!? When we start getting more grapes in – and when I say ‘we’, in this case I mean tercero AND Fess Parker Winery AND Epiphany Cellars – our schedules change and we begin working Saturdays.
It’s a somewhat bittersweet moment, having to wake up early on a day we’ve all gotten used to sleeping in on, and getting ourselves over to the winery. We either have to say goodbye to our families for the day – if they’re up – or call or leave notes wishing them a great day.
It’s this time, though, that the reality that another harvest is in full swing sets in . . .and it’s Donut Time. As a little treat, I go to a local donut shop on Saturday mornings and bring donuts for our cellar works. In essence, I’m bringing donuts to a new and familiar ‘extended family’ – one that, for the next few months, I will usually spend more time with than our own families.
So these donuts symbolize a ritual to us – the ‘breaking of the bread’ each Saturday morning with the realization that we’re all in this together – like a family . . .