Well, I’m back.  Last year was a somewhat brutal year in the wine industry — everyone seems to agree on that.  Cima Collina is doing alright, but we spent a lot of time reevaluating our business plan, winemaking plans, sales plans, etc.  Everything got turned upside down but maybe it was one of the best things to happen to this little winery.

Anyway, 2010 is looking much brighter for a number of reasons:  sales are increasing and Cima Collina is becoming more widely available (we are actively sold in Chicago, NY, So Cal and No Cal; I am lining up sales outlets in Massachusets, Washington D.C. & Texas).  We now have a Facebook page — I encourage you to click on the link above to find our page.  I will post updates there on new accounts and where you can currently find our wine as well as little newsworthy tidbits.  BECOME a fan and do your part to legitimize our newest online presence.  Electronic legitimacy is what it’s all about, right??
Running a small winery in this day and age is not for the faint of heart.  I know there are lots of folks out there who have an “IDEA” of what working in a winery is about, and I can assure you that you are mostly wrong.  Sorry.  Don’t we all make assumptions about or romanticize things we know nothing about? I have seen this business from many different aspects at this point in time and I would think it will be fun to share a to a few of those things with you.