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Moving in...

12/28/2020

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So we finally closed on our property! Needless to say, there were a few challenges in the process, however, we're grateful that we got through them and we are now the proud owners of a 40 acre farm (BTW, have we mentioned that moving really sucks!!). 

The house was built in 1968. For the most part, the house hasn't had much of an improvement since it was built other than the typical maintenance to keep the property in order. Duane built a new island to go into the kitchen. We have new flooring, new appliances, new central heat and air and a bunch of drywall work going on before we can actually move in to our new home (as well as paint EVERY wall in the house). Duane had to do some remodeling in the kitchen to facilitate what we wanted the space to look like - it's quite the remodel in a limited time. 

A couple of days after we closed on the property, the western sky had Jupiter and Saturn lined up for a view that hadn't been seen in over 800 years. On that particular evening, a slight mist settled in on the property that was just beautiful. If you look at the picture closely, you can see the bright "Christmas star" just above the hill in the background. The “great conjunction” as it's called, was a fitting culmination to the week as we arrived for our new adventure.

​In the meantime, we're living in a rented camper (shout out to North Alabama Camper Rentals LLC for the help - www.nacrllc.com), with three Pods sitting in the driveway stuffed with all of our belongings (aka junk) in them while we work on getting the house in order so we can move in. We both agree, not being able to decorate and celebrate the holiday season as we normally would is a bit odd for us. That being said, considering how 2020 has gone, it's not that surprising that things are the way they are - three months ago we had ZERO consideration of a new house or property, yet here we are! We're definitely looking forward to the new year and everything that comes with new beginnings.

We hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and wish you all the best for a happy and safe New Year! To new beginnings! 

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Starting up...

12/5/2020

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Starting up...

​Hello everyone. This is our first blog post as we get started on our adventure. We are starting a winery called Papposilenus Winery. Eventually we plan on having a vineyard, winery and wedding venue. 

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So a little bit of background on the name of Papposilenus and the logo. The Greek God of the grape-harvest, winemaking and wine, of fertility, orchards and fruit is Dionysus, half human and half God, aka a demigod. Dionysus originated during the Mycenaean period that predates the Ancient Greek culture. Silenus was a companion and mentor to Dionysus teaching him how to grow grapes and how to harvest and make wine from those grapes. Silenus was considerably older than the satyrs of the Dionysian retinue and in his older years he was commonly referred to as "Pappo"silenus. Since Duane is the "old" guy that has mentored many others in the art of winemaking, we thought it was only fitting that Papposilenus would be the natural name of the winery. 




The logo has ties to the Mycenaean period as well. The symbolistic writing used at the time was dubbed "Linear B". The symbology was mostly used to record the contents of items being shipped across the region in the Mediterranean. The symbol for wine on the clay tablets denoted the quantity of wine being shipped, usually in terra cotta clay amphora vessels. The Papposilenus logo is the same symbol for wine as the Linear B script used during the Mycenaean period. 




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So now that we have the name and the logo, its time to get started on our journey. The land we purchased is beautiful, and we thought it only fitting that we share this beauty with others. Over time we will be making improvements to the property to host weddings and other events. We love to share a great glass of wine and a beautiful landscape with friends and as many people as we can. We hope you will follow us on our journey and enjoy the ride as much as we are. There will be ups and downs, setbacks and breakthroughs, but throughout the journey, it will be an adventure to say the least. Thanks for joining us, we hope you enjoy the journey as much as we do.

Allison and Duane

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