New Old Friends

Yesterday morning I'm driving onto a winery I haven't been on in years but it's one I've been on a thousand times before.  Used to shoot for this place for years and years, then the Director of Marketing moved on, the winery was bought from the large Japanese liquor conglomerate that owned it and as is the case, the photographer moves on as well.

But as the world turns, I was re-discovered! and so I'm there unpacking into old but new surroundings (heavily redecorated by the new owner) and hugging old friends from other wineries that work here now and shaking hands with new ones.

The deadhead on the wall is new.  Sort of wished it was another foot higher on the wall because I could've used that foot.

And now they're doing food so that was a new thing for this old place.

Just some quick plating shots before food goes on the set.

It turns out to be Ingrid's birthday yesterday so as the day went on, so did the sampling of the products of winery...Sparkling and a very nice Cab for lunch,  some Rosé during the 3-4:30 hours and some sumpin sumpin after work as well.
Damn, you just gotta love working for the alcohol industry.

photos courtesy of Nicole Rosenstiel and Ingrid Greiser.