What went wrong?
It is with a heavy heart that I bring you this news.
End nears for Australia's 'first' fruit winery
Either there were far more important things to report on or the author realized that not too many people are going to shed a tear, either way, there wasn't too much ink afforded this. Here's the entire article:
The first line pretty much sums it up:
There may be hope after all. Maybe the Gianduzzos can go away for a bit then bring back the magic after a few years. Here's how: You may or may not know the ins and outs of biodynamic farming and it would take a good bit of time to spell it all out, so here it is in a nutshell. The vineyard is a living organism. Treat it as such and with as much respect as possible. No chemicals, no pesticides, leave organic matter on site to decompose and rejuvenate the cycle. This 'day care' thing might be just the trick for the fruit winery. Just imagine, 30 - 40 kids a day for ten to fifteen years, running around like banshees flinging poo at each other, picking boogers, putting diapers on their heads, and puking up jars and jars of Gerber's Purée of Banana. The cycle continues...
Just remember, don't kill the messenger.
End nears for Australia's 'first' fruit winery
Either there were far more important things to report on or the author realized that not too many people are going to shed a tear, either way, there wasn't too much ink afforded this. Here's the entire article:
"A long-running Bundaberg winery has exchanged a contract for its sale with its future likely to be a child minding centre.I have yammered on before about the 'legitimacy' of wine made from anything other that grapes in so much as I believe some other term should be used for these libations. And while it is generally disappointing (to someone at least) when a business closes, I can't imagine that these folks could be all that surprised. An end of an era, I suppose.
Tropical Wines was established by Carol and John Gianduzzo in 1972.
The couple is retiring and has been unable to attract a buyer who wants to continue the business.
Mrs Gianduzzo says Tropical Wines was a milestone and she is sad its future may no longer involve winemaking.
"It is rather sad...in one sense because we were the first fruit winery to the best of our knowledge in modern times in Australia," she said.
"Although we were the first fruit winery in Queensland, there are now at least 11 fruit wineries in the north.
"So we can say that we may finish, [but] we started or spawned a new industry."
The first line pretty much sums it up:
"A long-running Bundaberg winery has exchanged a contract for its sale with its future likely to be a child minding centre."
There may be hope after all. Maybe the Gianduzzos can go away for a bit then bring back the magic after a few years. Here's how: You may or may not know the ins and outs of biodynamic farming and it would take a good bit of time to spell it all out, so here it is in a nutshell. The vineyard is a living organism. Treat it as such and with as much respect as possible. No chemicals, no pesticides, leave organic matter on site to decompose and rejuvenate the cycle. This 'day care' thing might be just the trick for the fruit winery. Just imagine, 30 - 40 kids a day for ten to fifteen years, running around like banshees flinging poo at each other, picking boogers, putting diapers on their heads, and puking up jars and jars of Gerber's Purée of Banana. The cycle continues...
Just remember, don't kill the messenger.
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