In my attempts to become more Christ-like, I’m learning to enjoy really good wine. Seriously, my mentor introduced me to the world of wine about a dozen years ago, and I’ve been learning ever since.
One of the most amazing facts that I’ve learned is that it can take up to 70 years for a new vine to produce its best wine-worthy grapes. Wonder why there are so many family-run vineyards? Maybe it’s because the founder is planting vines from which he will never taste the fruit. The only way to preserve the original vision is to pass it down from generation to generation. Now there’s a spiritual lesson for us!
I’ve had the opportunity to taste many great wines from Mouton Rothschild, Dominus, Petrus, and even a 1935 Simi! I’ve enjoyed Barolos from Italy and Bordeaux from France. But my favorite wine thus far is the 2003 Petite Syrah, “Heretic” from Christian Tietje, Winemaker and owner of Four Vines.
Rated a 93 by Wine Spectator, this wine has a deep purple color and big, rich layers and layers of black fruit and spice. It’s BIG!
In addition to the fantastic logo (which I think would make another great tattoo), the best part is this description from the back of the bottle:
As the creator of Heretic, I beseech, implore, demand that you SCREAM at complacency.
CRUSH conformity.
LIVE a life less ordinary…
BE the Heretic…
Drink REAL wine.
Now that is truly inspiring. I think Jesus would have enjoyed Heretic.
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Gordon H // August 25, 2008 at 6:04 pm |
They surely had ME in mind when they made this stuff! Of course, not because I’m a wine lover, but because of the other attributes I share with it.
I suspect that if this wine had been around in Jesus day, it would have surely given the religious leaders more grounds to condemn Him, and He may not have lived long enough to even gather His disciples.