Firefly

On Saturday I went out to the Firefly distillery and Irvin House vineyard with some of my friends.  It's funny how just 30 minutes away from your house, you can feel like you're in a whole different world when you're on an adventure, instead of commuting.  We had a fun time and enjoyed all the tastings.  I'd never tried muscadine wine before, and I don't think I'll ever drink it again.  But I will continue to eat my muscadines and scuppernongs!  Did you know that compared to normal grapes, muscadines have an extra pair of chromosomes?  One theory is that this may help them be heartier than other grapes, and perhaps a reason for it's above-average healthiness.

My friend and I pulled an 'Office Space' in the Firefly tasting room, and it took us forever to get to the bar.  In the meantime everyone else had already finished, and one girl was gushing about the bunnies outside.  Our bartender off handedly told her to take one if she wanted to.  They had too many, and they multiplied like, well, rabbits.  After she asked him repeatedly if he was serious (he was), and he looked at her like she was crazy, she went outside and got herself a bunny!  Isn't it the cutest thing ever?