We started Let's Talk Wine from our understanding of one basic principle that should be above all....FAMILY FIRST!!  Formerly of  a restaurant and wholesaler background, Ian Honaker's newest project is to offer Hampton Roads a regional neighborhood wine shop that focuses on service, education, and true enjoyment of fine wine.  As a Sommelier (fancy French name for "Wine Guy"), Ian Honaker hand picks selections that offer great quality at a reasonable price, as well as sourcing the top names that elude most consumers! So get 'em while you see 'em because chances are they might be gone when you get back, and if you want something we don't have....we'll get it for you too!!  Also, call us for our wine tasting schedule or let us do a wine seminar for your tasting group.  Note: WE CAN DELIVER ANYWHERE IN VIRGINIA

TWO GLASSES OF WINE

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 glasses of wine theory...

A professor stood before his philosophy class with some items on his desk in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very
large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the
jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous "YES." The professor then produced two glasses of wine from under the table and
poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.

The golf balls are the important things; your family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favorite passions; things that if everything else was lost and
only they remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house,
and your car. The sand is everything else; the small stuff.

If you put the sand into the jar first", he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your
time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the good things that are important to you.

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to
dinner. Play another 18 holes. Do one more run down the ski slope. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of
the golf balls first; the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the wine represented.

The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of glasses of wine with a friend."