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Long time no see!
In message >,
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>I hadn't realized that this newsgroup still existed. My ISP abruptly
>pulled the plug many years ago, and I thought, "well that's that.". I
>had met a number of people from this group in person and even more in a
>virtual sense and was sorry to see them go. They all knew me as Tom S.
>contacted Mike Tommasi through LinkedIn yesterday and he replied
>promptly that this newsgroup still existed. It was a little tricky to
>find, but here it is and so am I.
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>I have been a winemaker since 1982 - both professionally and as an
>amateur - mostly and most recently the latter. I retired 2+ years ago
>from my day-to-day aerospace career and am now free to pursue my
>hobbies and interests. I've gone back to college and plan to seek a
>degree in enology.
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>I still make barrel fermented Chardonnay (my favorite!) as well as the
>occasional red. I'm getting a barrel of 2014 Pinot Noir ready to
>bottle, which will be followed shortly thereafter by my 2015
>Chardonnay. Both are, if I may say so, delicious. I recently bottled
>a 2015 off-dry Riesling that I made on a whim. That was only a little
>more than four cases. It's a perfect summertime Spatlese style wine
>that everyone who has tasted it really likes.
>
>I don't do this for the money. It's simply in my blood and a part of
>me and who I am - just as Bridge, Square Dance, fast cars and good food
>are.
>
>I doubt that I will have the time to be as frequent a contributor here
>as I was in the past, but I'll pop in from time to time as time
>permits. Saludos!
Welcome back!
Sheila
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Sheila Page
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