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Drink What You Like ...and blog about it! Sharing a bottle of wine with the Bondy’s is a an experience in fermented grape appreciation. Swirling the wine in a crystal goblet, a better material than glass for tasting wine, the Bondy’s spend time observing every facet of the wine. Never in a rush they lovingly stick their nose deep into their glass, inhaling deeply to let their sense of smell tell them the story of that particular vintage. There is no rush, this is full blown wine foreplay. Their love affair with wine has gone so far they decided to tie the knot with it....for at least a year. As a couple they created the wine blog BJWine365.com. For one full year Brian and Jane Bondy will sample a different bottle every night and blog about their adventures. Combining the wine with a story of how they came to drink that certain bottle, they take their readers on an adventure while giving their opinion on the wine’s nose, body and finish.
Brian & Jane take turns on who starts the blog and who finishes it. The blog and wine serves as a tool for spending time together, something the Bondy’s come together and share everyday, not only with themselves, but anyone in cyber space who wants to share in their journey. These wine lovers don’t believe a high priced bottle of wine makes it good. There are many bottles of excellent wine in the $10-$15 range. Most bottles in the blog are $25 or less.
“We’re not experts, we are just having fun enjoying wine”
The Perfect Pairing Brian & Jane share more than wine. They were born on the same day of the same year and are both the fifth child. They both attended SFA, and like a great bottle of wine, they are maturing well, together.
Redbud Roasters Austin and Mary Van Zant are the creators of Redbud Roasters, a coffee business that roasts their own beans from different parts of the world. Born in San Marcos, Redbud Roasters started as a man searching for a cheaper coffee alternative, quality intact. Van Zant started with the Farmers Market in San Marcos to test his new coffee on the locals. Four years and four markets later, he is cranking out more coffee than ever before. The roaster has a capacity to roast six pounds of coffee every 15 minutes! Starting with green coffee beans,
the roaster continuously turns the beans in a circular motion. The beans begin to turn brown as they roast and emit different oils as the heat increases. For Redbud Roasters, a typical batch takes anywhere from 13 to 16 minutes depending on the type of roast (light to dark). As the beans turn, they begin to smell like coffee and send a strong aroma throughout the room. Coffee shops such as The Coffee Pot, Jo on the Go, and Tantra have carried Redbud Roasters products occasionally, serving their customers with a great local blend of caffeine.
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