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March 8, 2009

2008 Viognier in the Bottle

We are pleased to announce our 2008 Viognier has been successfully bottled! Many thanks to our winemakers Mark and Vicki Fedor, who have really created an amazing wine.

And the name...? We had a few guesses on our Facebook page as well as through email, and had a couple people correctly guess the name - Vincerò.

So what does that mean? Vincerò is the last line of the lyric to the Puccini Opera "Turandot" - learn more about Turandot here and read the lyrics here.

For us, Vincerò symbolizes the completion of our first step in what will hopefully be a long and amazing journey through the wine, music and hospitality industries. Although we still have a LONG way to go there is an inner peace knowing what has already been achieved. In searching for just the right word to convey our feelings at this stage, I spent hours and hours poring over music dictionaries, only to find the answer has been with us from the start. For those who have spent some time on our Web site, you may recall that my description of "what is Notaviva?" has always included a reference to Nessun Dorma, and Pavarotti's interpretation of that piece. Anyone who has ever seen it will never forget "the note" at the end of the song. And the lyric when he hits that note?

Vincerò.

Believe in yourselves, and enjoy.

Posted by Stephen at March 8, 2009 6:31 PM