Darius Miller

Darius Miller

You are NOT You

[dc]O[/dc] ver the last few months I have put on some weight, well maybe more that some. I could blame it on the wine, but it probably isn’t the wine – probably too many snacks and eating poorly. Recently my…

Connections

[dc]I[/dc] was in the winery a few weeks ago and there were two ladies sitting apart enjoying a glass of wine while distracted on their phones. They were only a few feet apart, though miles and miles away in thought.…

Free Range Parenting?

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[dc]H[/dc] ave you heard that Gov. Gary Herbert of Utah signed the “free-range parenting” bill into legislation? This is bill is completely insane! It actually ALLOWS children to “walk, run or bike to and from school, travel to commercial or…

Does Wine Make You Smarter?

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[dc]I[/dc] have met many wine snobs who think they know everything there is to know about anything but is this really true? Well according to a Yale professor, anyone who drinks wine might have a slight advantage when it comes…

Walking in Your Shoes

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[dc]T[/dc] hey say if you want to gain empathy with someone, you need to walk in their shoes. This allows you to understand the way they see the world and what matters most to them. Well, that’s what Lisa and…

Time to Make the Donuts

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[dc]L[/dc] ast night Lisa and I got up at 5:00 am and watched the Super Blue Blood Moon which was really cool. This TRIFECTA occurrence of a Super Moon – closes orbit to earth; Blue Moon – second full moon…

Noble Hearts Cellars

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Launched in 2016 Noble Hearts Cellars is a non-profit business that works with Angel Flights and has flown over 100 medical missions to help people in need get to doctors and hospitals when they can not afford to. Many of…

Happy Buddha Belly

Budai: You can find the Happy Buddha – Budai everywhere in China and it is said to bring good luck and fortune if you rub his belly. I will bring him to the winery if you want to rub his…

The Cost of Wine

The Cost of Wine

Blame your great-great-great-grandparents for the cost of wine! Between the years of 1920 to 1033, there was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages that we call Prohibition. In 1933 the 18th Amendment…