Here's to the new year and hopes to make the last two a distant memory. Although not all memories of the last two years are to be forgotten, I made some great friends and started a new career (thanks to an untimely lay off). I found a community of winemakers and wine drinkers here on WineCHATr that educate and entertain me. I have seen the Woodinville Wine community grow in the midst of a recession and for the most part, prosper. From the fruit I tasted at Crush last year, we are in for a great future. It is my wish that everyone look at the positives they experienced in 2009 and build on them for an even more positive future.