2012 COURAGE - Gold Eagle ODG Field - Cabernet - Estate

Sometimes, you get to make a difference. I am always amazed by how deeply this wine touches people. Every year it is a drastically different wine. Just as we are drastically different people. I can't begin to imagine the ways people are changed due to such great conflicts. It is a servants heart that moves you to serve in the military. And it is our great honor to honor those people with our humble wine. This wine has created a great tradition in our family. And we are proud to honor those that have come before us, in an effort to prepare the way for those yet to come. We are humbled.

This one is for Uncle John

He died defending our country in the  Battle of Cherbourg was part of the Battle of Normandy during World War II. John Saarloos was my Grandfathers Big Brother. He left home in order to defend and defeat an enemy abroad. He did this so his brothers did not have to. The sacrifice he made was for his Family, His Country, and Every one of us. Though John never had children of his own, I think he would be Honored that his sacrifice was not forgotten. They say you die twice, once when your body gives up, The other, when someone says your name for the last time.John Saarloos will Live Forever.

Thank you for your Courage John. 

This wine is made in your Honor.