Brother against brother...
The state of Virginia, which was one of eleven states to secede from our Union between December of 1860 (South Carolina being the first) and June of 1861 (Tennessee), had more battles fought within its borders than any other state.
Now, in the present, Virginia is developing a wine industry. At a winery I visited in January of 2017, spouse and I bought this bottle of sweet white wine. I admit, it was as much for the label as it was for the wine inside.
It feels a bit strange that the bloodiest war in our history is commemorated by what locals call a "porch wine", one made to be sipped slowly while visiting with friends. But the message on the back of the bottle is one our country had better heed, as we seem to slip closer and closer to an uncertain future.
We forget history at our peril.
Isn't it interesting how history manages to "break out" in our culture?
ReplyDeletePorch wine?
ReplyDeleteI can see so much about the feeling of political arena in present times. I see the issue that divide us in guns and right to life. Then it was over states right and slavery.
ReplyDeleteI've done quite a bit of genealogy and I notice during civil war there was a surname change in the spelling...Coffee is on
Interesting marketing for a wine, but then again, wineries kind of need anything to stand out in the market. I assume. As I don't partake of wine, I wouldn't really know.
ReplyDeleteSounds interesting! And I am totally with you on that last line.
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