Have you been following the Tour de France? I have and I’m surprised as to how much I’ve enjoyed it. I don’t fully understand all the tactics and unwritten rules that seem to play such an important role in the race. Lance has no chance to win the Tour this time but it’s still quite impressive that he’s even able to compete at the highest level of his sport after being out for 4 years.
But I’m not following the Tour just because of Lance Armstrong. I’m following because I’m captivated by the tolerance for pain that these cyclists are able to sustain, day after day for three weeks. And I haven't decided what is more impressive... the uphill grind or the downhill speed.
From the interviews, most of these cyclists seem like pretty humble guys. Most of them really dream of winning just a single stage not the entire race. Most are just happy to reach the finish line in Paris. The few who aspire to win the Tour seem to take a stage at a time, slowly reaching to their goal.
This week Travessia reaches an important stage in its 7-month old life. We are having our very first Wine Club Day. On Saturday, July 25th, our wine club members are invited to come to the winery for a Members Only event. They will be picking up their very first wine club package which includes 3 wines and a few other goodies.
It’s been a lot of work to put this wine club together. One of the biggest difficulties we have faced is the fact that most people around here (and by that I mean a wide area, not just New Bedford), aren’t familiar with how wine clubs work. Well over 90% of Travessia Wine Club members have never been members of any wine club. So, explaining how a wine club works has been a challenge. Despite this, we have over 100 members in the club which far exceeds my expectations at this point.
If you are interested in joining, you can do it at the winery or via the Travessia website. If you like our wines and think that you could drink three bottles of Travessia wine in the span of three months… what are you waiting for?
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