Saturday, April 22, 2017

willamette valley and Orgeon winery


Home to more than 500 wineries, the Willamette Valley is known for its world class Pinot noir. It is home to  America;s best Pinot Noir, Greet experience these exciting wines!


 Oregon winery

Madhu & Tushar at  Willamette  Valley   and  Umpauqa Valley Wineries



 and  some tribute to  Wine and Life from the Poets form th eEast
It's common to see references to "wine culture," the culture that surrounds wine and wine drinking, but it's not so common to talk about how fundamental wine might be to human culture itself — and indeed, maybe even to human civilization. Humans have cultivated grapes and made wine for millennia and it's been argued that humans have evolved to enjoy alcohol.

Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read. 
“I love everything that is old; old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines.” 

There are moments, above all on June evenings, when the lakes that hold our moons are sucked into the earth, and nothing is left but wine and the touch of a hand.

There are thousands of wines that can take over our minds. Don't think all ecstasies are the same!” 
 
Rumi 


Madhusala is a masterpiece with each para special in it’s own way.here are a few which i like the most.


Madhushaala (Wine Tavern or a pub)  is a poem write with a lot of analogies. These analogies are sometimes much bigger than you, me or even life for that matter. There are a lot of great phrases in this 136-phrase long poem. I would try to list down some of the stanzas that depict these analogies and are not yet mentioned.


सब मिट जाएँ, बना रहेगा सुन्दर साकी, यम काला,
सूखें सब रस, बने रहेंगे, किन्तु, हलाहल औ' हाला,
धूमधाम औ' चहल पहल के स्थान सभी सुनसान बनें,
जगा करेगा अविरत मरघट, जगा करेगी मधुशाला।।२२।




This para is one of my favorites...
it explains that live life to the fullest..
Some philosophy of power of  destiny vs determination .
Some secular.. beyond the binds of religion
it cant be relived once you are dead...
how beautifully life and death is being portrayed in the form of liquor..
wonderful...

प्रियतम, तू मेरी हाला है, मैं तेरा प्यासा प्याला,
अपने को मुझमें भरकर तू बनता है पीनेवाला,
मैं तुझको छक छलका करता, मस्त मुझे पी तू होता,
एक दूसरे की हम दोनों आज परस्पर मधुशाला।।३।
Madhushala says;



English Translation: 

My beloved! You are my wine(existence) and I your thirsty tumbler,
 Filling yourself within me you yourself become the drinker,
I play with you while you drink me, both brimming with joy,
We both make and complete the Tavern, one within the other.

Portland City , Orgeon



Portland is the city of  roses.  We came to Portland on the  day of  anual  Rose parade festival.
The Grand Floral Parade is the crown jewel of the annual celebration of civic pride, and already the sidewalks along the 4.2-mile route from the Eastside through downtown are packed with excited spectators, many of whom have camped overnight to get the best perch.


Enjoyed the Bollywood Theater restaurant , Multnomah falls , beautful city and great hospitality of 
Rajiv Arya 


  1. Portland City, Rose Garden, Rose  Parade
  2. Madhu Tushar in Portland 
  3. Multnomah  Water Falls