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| California Winery Owned and Operated by Veterans |
| 2011-11-11 |
| At the Lavish Laines tasting room in Livermore, California, each glass of wine poured represents the achievement of a remarkable winery. It's run not by experienced winemakers, but by veteran soldiers, marines and airmen: ex-military who couldn't find a job, until they found Josh Laine. "It's all about providing for our own, and that's what I want to do- make sure the veterans are taken care of," says Laine. Semper Fi |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #11 Although not exactly as this story captures, another fine winery owned and operated by a US Air Force vet is Wilderotter in Plymouth, CA. http://wilderottervineyard.com/ |
| Posted by: jack salami 2011-11-11 19:10 |
| #10 "When Wine enters, out goes the Truth." -- Benjamin Franklin Which is probably why for politicians in the meeting tent it's not the best idea to consume the stuff. Maybe we should arrange for designated drivers and have the 'debaters' chug a few glasses just before the camera and lights go on. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-11-11 16:34 |
| #9 Drink no wine or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting How about weddings? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-11-11 16:25 |
| #8 One of the most encouraging things I find these days in California is visiting wineries, especially the smaller ones that are family owned and operated. These people actually work for a living and the wine is good. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2011-11-11 14:45 |
| #7 LOL Anguper |
| Posted by: Jeque Hupairong2828 2011-11-11 13:13 |
| #6 No sweat, the tent of beer & wine has been pitched next door to the tent of meeting. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-11-11 13:11 |
| #5 Well, thank goodness I don't drink when I go into the tent of meeting. |
| Posted by: Jeque Hupairong2828 2011-11-11 13:08 |
| #4 10:9 Drink no wine or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations. more » |
| Posted by: The word 2011-11-11 12:21 |
| #3 What a great story. Congrats! I'll be looking for your label on the shelves. :-) |
| Posted by: Jeque Hupairong2828 2011-11-11 11:53 |
| #2 There are lots of little entrepreneur stories like this. Makes me still have hope for America. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-11-11 11:29 |
| #1 Another success story in the Wine Industry THE MARINES BUILD CHARACTER. WE BOTTLE IT. |
| Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2011-11-11 10:54 |