Wine tells a story....

It's Friday, and time for another Cocktail Hour with the Henderson's.  Tonight, we are thinking about Wine, and specifically, creating a wine that tells a story.  I had read this quote some time ago, 'Every Wine tells a story', and as a wine lover, it made me smile. When our son Jeremy and his lovely wife Kim were married last year, we decided it would be an excellent idea to create a wine using fruit from our orchard that would help tell the story of the love they shared.  We created "Appearently"(misspelling intentional) which focused on how the apple and pear, while unique, came together to compliment each other perfectly. Strong enough to stand alone, but alike enough to be a powerful combination - it was very 'apparent'. The wine told the story of the relationship of our Jeremy and Kim.
In March, we found out that we would have the opportunity to create another wine, with the announcement of a wedding for our daughter Michaela and her wonderful Phil.  We put our heads together. Here were two very different people and so many ways, and yet, no one could overlook the incredible love and commitment that surrounded this couple. Phil's stabilizing force anchored Michaela and gave her a new calm. Michaela's passion and zest for life allowed Phil to loosen up and spread his wings.  Who would have thought that a boy that never wondered far from St. Louis would end up with a California girl?  But here it was.  We needed to tell the story of how opposites more than attract, they stick.
When my Dad offered to press juice from his vineyard in California and send it to us, the story began to take shape.  Thompson Seedless Grapes, very sweet and white to represent Michaela, and through the wonder of online ordering, Norton grape juice from Southern Missouri to represent Phil.  A blend that gives off a beautiful red color.  A sweetheart of a mixture - and so the name was born.  In one month, when we celebrate the marriage of Phil and Michaela, we will be drinking the wine that tells the story of their relationship, built by love.
So we toast tonight to making wine that tells a story.  It's a great adventure friend, and one we would encourage. It allows you to put a piece of yourself into a story that you may only be watching from afar but cheering on with everything you've got.  We are drinking a white wine spritzer cocktail with a rim of sugar that I call a "Pure Kiss" CHEERS FRIENDS!

Joy's Pure Kiss Wine Cocktail

4 oz of Moscato white wine
1 oz of Midori
Ginger Ale
Crushed Ice
Sugar for rim

Rim wine goblet.  Fill with crushed ice.  Add Wine, Midori and then Ginger Ale to fill.  Garnish with a cherry.