Life's a Stitch

As our children were born we established some new traditions. Each Christmas I bought a Time Magazine Year in Review, presenting each child when in their 20's a stack of world history since their birth.

When I turned 30, C and I celebrated with a bottle of wine from the year of my birth from our favourite Spanish winery, Torres. We've continued that tradition by buying a bottle of the same wine in each of our children's birth years, to be opened with them on their 30th birthdays. Two down, one to go, each bottle of Torres Gran Coronas living up to our expectations.

Today we had the privilege of visiting the Torres winery in the Penedes region Spain. Having booked a walking tour, we were pleasantly surprised to find it was a private tour as it was a weekday in the off season. What a treat, a private tasting that included the same wine we've been saving for the kids.

In the museum there was an actual bottle of the wine we drank on my 30th birthday. So long ago it was in a museum!

Thank you to our guide, Stephania from Italy, a 25 year old wine expert who has studied seven languages, for adding to a wonderful experience.