In other news...

The big news of a month ago now becomes even bigger... A couple of weeks ago we got a message from Kermit Lynch on our voice mail saying that Bruce Neyers, Kermit's national sales guru, was unhappy about the fact that he was not going to get to sell our wine.  This translates into Kermit now being our national importer and buying two-thirds of our wine!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Yippee!!! I waited to share this news with you until I was sure that it would all work out and that it was really true.  I have been exchanging emails with Bruce Neyers (who also owns his own winery Neyers Vineyards) so I can confirm to you that it is indeed true.

I have a funny story about Bruce and me... Back when I started working for Kermit Lynch, I did some wholesale selling for them in Napa.  Bruce agreed to take me around for the day to introduce me to some clients and then let me take over these accounts.  I had brought some sample bottles up from the Berkeley store and met Bruce at Palisades Market in Calistoga.  When we arrived, we met Joel Gott and his father who showed us to their back room where we would taste with them some of our wines.  This being my first outing with Bruce as a rookie salesman, I was a little nervous.  When I pulled out the samples, I realized I had forgotten a corkscrew.  I sheepishly told Bruce.  He gave me a very stern look and told me that I should never, EVER be without a corkscrew.  It turned out he didn't have one either!  We very embarassingly had to ask Joel if he had one!  I thought I had really blown it with Mr. Neyers...  He got over it and we had some good times while I worked with the Kermit Lynch crew.  I am so honored and thrilled that Bruce will be representing our wine throughout the US.  The first shipment is due to leave our cellars on Monday, but that's a whole other story.  I'll tell you all about it tomorrow!

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[Terry Hughes]

Amy, that is sensational news. As they say in the Midi, mazel tov.