It’s big work to prepare for even a small wine release event. This most recent event was to be for our 2007 Kamari Malbec. The preparations for ‘Movies and Malbec’ were to be minimal. We planned for a relaxed night of films projected large outdoors with good friends, the perfect setting to unveil a lovely new wine. The weather, however, looked uncooperative. Two days before the event, the future seemed wet and windy. As we have done for the two years past, this meant erecting a tent roof over the entire back yard. Our release parties of previous years were late in the season, and we thought August would be safe for fine, summer weather. The main Kamari release event earlier in the month was on a beautiful sunny afternoon in Seattle, but it looked like the Malbec party would happen between the raindrops. With half a plan, I enlisted help from some winos faithful to the cause and up went the roof.
The giant movie screen had to go up too. Luckily, I remember a half hitch or two from cub scouts. There were some questionable carpentry skills displayed as well as some lucky leanings. After a couple of long nights with a pile of ropes and a cooler of beer, we had a weather resistant outdoor cinema complete with a cleverly concealed 16mm film projection booth and the proper mood lighting.
Thanks to everybody who helped pull this together.
J.H.
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