Ok, so we were hibernating....
...but we are awake now. Kind of. Sort of.
Yikes. It has been more than 2 months since we blogged. As expected, after the big house move, we got busy. Busy travelling, busy settling in, busy working. And whoosh! That’s two months gone. So what were we up to?
Well, December was filled with birthday celebrations, travel to Ireland and the UK, and unpacking boxes and more boxes. Fun. Christmas came and went - just like the festive tourists. Montepulciano is practically closed as are the shops and restaurants. The weather has been cold which is a good thing as it will help keep the vines healthy come Spring.
We are now well-settled into our new digs. Same town, different area. We’re having fun getting reacquainted…here’s a lil video on the stunning skies we have had in the last few days here in Montepulciano (can you spot the 🌈?)
January was full of work stuff. Here’s a quick rundown:
- we were on dry January. In our case it was mostly dry Martinis and dry red wine
- we chose the bottle and name (hint: 🌸) that will be used for our new Rosé wine - yay - watch this space as it will be released very very soon!
- we had to taste the new Rosé - no seriously, we like had to….
- we finalised the blend for our Vino Nobile Riserva 2021
- we made some pretty big business decisions that will (hopefully, positively) affect how the winery progresses in the next couple of years
- we focused on new marketing and sales ideas and picked the brains of those near and dear (you know who you are!) to help with strategy
- we made a list (or three) of all the things we need to do to get the Villa in shape for the new season (if you’re thinking of spending the summer lazing by the pool, drinking Aperol Spritzes, while watching the sun going down and then gorging on pizza, wine and all (other) things nice, this may be the place for you)
- we created a new hashtag — ‘golooclock’, as in ‘It’s Golo O’clock!’ (we hope it goes viral - so please use and abuse it when you are next drinking a Golo!). For inspiration on how to create a masterpiece, check this out (turn up the volume):
We have also decided to get in front of the camera more for our ‘socials’ - if you don’t follow us on FB or Insta yet, WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING WITH YOUR LIFE?
We’re off to a wine fair tomorrow so if you happen to be an importer who is attending Buy Wine Toscana and have an interest in wines from our region, we would love to meet you!
Until next time…
Toodles,
Paari & Niall
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