~ Wine IS Therapy ~

Wine has always had a very therapeutic feeling to me. Enjoying a glass of Sauvignon Blanc after a long day at work, is therapy for the stresses that the office and corporate environments can often create. A brilliant glass of Cabernet always soothes my winter blahs by reminding me that the warm weather is on its way and that it can't snow forever, I mean they need to make more wine for people that need wine therapy like me right?

In my recent digestion of Wine Access for May 08 I came across a brand of wine that really made me say, "WOW"!

Therapy vineyards, based in the West Coast's Okanogan Valley, has really taken the true value of what wine is and should be - which is relaxing and therapeutic - and marketed it in very tongue in cheek type of way. As you can see from the ones on the left, they sure are funny and very clever!

Ironically enough, they opened their winery yesterday, which was my birthday (May 1st), so it just seem to match well with my wine values. You can also take a virtual tour of the winery.

Now to be honest, I haven't tried this wine yet to know if it really as therapeutic as they preach. However, I have a hard time believing that wine could be anything BUT therapeutic - especially for me!

Some of their other labels are made to look like ink blots like the one below, which I also thought was interesting. There are many other great labels they use for their wine, so check out the website! Overall, this was a post to truly confirm my 'wine is therapy' value and to find some academic proof, other than just my personal thoughts, to prove my theory that wine can be a very positive and needed additive to your life. I guess that is why I have created a job for myself in the wine industry teaching others about how to love wine.

So the morale of the story is... drink more wine and you'll feel better, be less stressed, more motivated and you will also develop a true appreciation for the winemaking skills that go into creating a bottle just for you.