Wine in Space

There may not be water in outer space, but soon there might just be wine. Dr. Greg Olsen, 60, became the third private space tourist when he took a 4.8-million km journey to the International Space Station. Olsen was a scientist and entrepreneur, who owned a wine estate and loved good wines, especially Pinotage (a varietal we have in barrels for bottling next year!) As a wine lover, Olsen wanted to use his seven-day mission to promote his country and its world-renowned wines. Apparently, he took with him specially grown pinotage rootstocks, in gel-filled containers, to plant in an area set aside for experiments.

Just in case you have an extra $20 million laying around, first come by and buy out our inventory, and then check out these links to plan your own space trip! And have fun drinking your wine in zero gravity!

http://science.howstuffworks.com/space-tourism.htm
http://SpaceAdventures.com