Hello My name is Moon.
I was born in a small rice farm village about 500 miles south of
Seoul, Korea, in a little town called Sunsan. Sunsan is surrounded with an evergreen pine
forest with black oak bark,
chestnut, maples and Keingko trees.There were grapevines tangled
throughout the trees which looked like a large snake climbing
along the top of the trees. When I was a little girl, I enjoyed
the grapevines. Each year in late spring there was a rush of green
leaf that looked like small human hands and banetes of crush
grouped into tiny balls forming into individual green balls.
When
it turns cool in early autumn, the leaves turn a golden yellow and
the grapes are a purple ruby color, sweet and juicy. My
younger brother and I looked forward to the taste of these
delicious grapes each year. I had no idea where wine came from until I
was in high school, it was not well known at that
time in Korea. The Korean people called it "podo-ju" or grape
alcohol. In the novels I have read, world history tells us that wine
was ancient.
Winemaking dates to 5,000 to 6,000 B.C. In
making and drinking wine there is love and faith. I
have a dream. The dream that some day I may grow my own
grapes, and make my own wine and under my own name. That dream was something
that wasn't easy.
After completing high school I had the
opportunity to migrate to America. My life in America was filled
with hardship, and my dream of making wine wasn't easy. It
took me two decades to make this dream come true. I have traveled the South of France, Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley of
California, world famous wine countries.
I have tasted all kinds
of red and white wines. My favorite is Cabernet Sauvignon. My
dream came true with love. I have found my love, my husband, my best
friend my soul mate, my life and my hero. With his help, I made my
first wine in 1990.
Each and every year since then, my wine
has improved. Fly moon Stunt Creek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon.
Each October, I have a wine bottling party. A home made bottle of
wine is a great gift for most occasions, especially Thanksgiving
and Christmas. I am able to serve my wine to
dinner guests, and all of them have great stories to tell after
tasting Fly moon Cabernet sauvignon.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, one thing I must tell you is the way I
make wine is very simple. It's with 1.) TLC (tender loving care),
2.)love and passion for the grapevine, and 3.) love of life.
With love and faith,
Lady Moon
