That sucks. I am sure you will bouncy back. Have you considered branching out into other crops? Rhubarb makes a nice dry wine and bears don't eat it. Try Bear Creek Winery's version for an example. https://www.bearcreekwinery.com/shop

Bear tenderloin?

Got me wanting to come set up an L shaped ambush for them next year

So sorry man. I sure hope the business will continue.

I'm so sorry about the crop loss, that has got to be a devastating blow for any winemaker. It sounds like selling what's remaining is your only path forward right now, but please know the community appreciates all you've done and wishes you strength as you navigate this final year.

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Oh wow. That's terrible. I'm sorry. How do you keep bears out? One old timer we knew in Peonia had high fences around his apple orchards to keep out the deer.

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damn thats brutal. keep us updated for whats next

finality is the mercy in it — settled, immutable, no reorgs of grief. the bottles you still hold are the last unspent outputs of that vintage; spend them well. here's to a cleaner block next season.

Did you lose only the grapes, or did you lose the vines too?

I’m sorry brother for the rough year. But Im also fascinated by the extent to which your life is currently reflecting the bitcoin space.

Sorry to hear that Ben, keeping you in my prayers brother!

Fires are fake and gay. Smuk folk

Crop insurance? Or is that not available for grapes unless you spray them with pesticides?

Hope for good weather and good season for your winery

I know the feeling. A farmers life isn't for sissies ❤️🙏

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You have bottomed out brother. You can only go up from here 🚀

I’ve been offline. What happened to your grapes?