Danger's Perspective: When I started making wine a little over a year ago, I made one promise to myself. "
Friends and family in good standing are entitled to an occasional free bottle or two." I am very legalistic about this promise. "
Friends" require time and trust to be established. If I met you last week, you are not my friend. "
Family", of course, is self-explanatory. However, my father departed when I was ten years old, never to return, and I have never had contact with that side of my blood-line. My mother is an only child, so her family is very small. When we have a family reunion, there is like ten of us. Most of them live far away. My wife has three adult children and her parents. So those who might
try to demand wine from me are small in number. "
In good standing" is a no-brainer. If you do not maintain good relations with the wine maker, you won't even have the opportunity to ask. "
Occasional" is intentionally ambiguous, allowing me complete temporal control of return beggers. "
Bottle or two" means my favorates get extra!
This flawless system has thus far worked perfectly. No body messes with the wine maker!
but in other ventures especially this past year, that there were people who we thought were friends but were only friends because of what Mike and I could do for them.
