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Exploring Life, Death, Nashville’s Wine Country will gorgeous views, tasting room, and
wine club. You truly would think
and the Afterlife Have You Singing you were transported to Napa.
They have events such as jazz and
Rabbi Dovid Vigler of Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens By Laura Berrio, bluegrass on the lawn and weekend
recently offered Journey of the Soul, a six-session course that set Freelance Writer/Blogger bonfires depending on the time of
out to answer a question that has occurred to every self-reflective Tennessee has long been year. For peak grape viewing visit
person: What happens when we die? known for whiskey and in July or August before harvest.
Over 100 students embarked on a journey that helped country music, and now for What makes their wine unique
edify them and put them at ease with the topics of life and its award-winning wines. is that it is aged in French and
the afterlife. Practical and powerful, reflective and relatable, There are more than 50 American oak barrels for one year
Journey of the Soul teaches a Jewish perspective on life that wineries and 30 varieties of and then aged an additional six
begins before birth and lasts well after a person’s passing. grapes grown in Tennessee. months in a very special Tennessee
Students joined from the safety and comfort of their homes This budding industry across charred white oak barrel.
from all over the United States. Tennessee is attracting tourists My favorite of the Arrington
“Death is both mysterious and inevitable,” says Vigler. and supporting local farmers. wines is Antebellum Red (retails
“Understanding death as a continuation of life reveals the This Southern state is known for about $32).
holiness of life while putting everything in a dramatically new for sweet wines, not hard Antebellum Red is a medium-bodied red wine with notes
context. The soul is on one long journey that is greater than each to believe since this is the of cherry cola, leather and a hint of Tennessee whiskey.
particular chapter.” birthplace of sweet tea! When you are planning a visit to Music City, don’t forget
Journey of the Soul considers what happens to the soul at Over the years, the to check out this great spot and set up a tasting to find your
birth and again at death, whether there is a “better place” after Tennessee wineries have won many awards and developed favorite!
this one, whether our loved ones continue to connect with us, some excellent dry wines to expand their offerings. ~ Cheers
the Jewish understanding of reincarnation, and how to relate to While perusing some of the quaint towns surrounding ~ Keep the conversation going and the
an afterlife even if we’re not spiritual. Nashville, I found a winery that was a unique combination of wine flowing!
The subtitle of Journey of the Soul, How to Look at Life, Nashville meets Napa Valley! Kix Brooks (Brooks & Dunn) Follow the Vine on Instagram @
Death, and the Rest — in Peace, is indicative of an approach that and partners opened a winery just south of Nashville, Arrington VineVibeUncorked.
is at once serious, but also relaxed and sometimes whimsical. Vineyards, in 2007.
“The topic of death and the afterlife is one that has always Arrington Vineyards is a beautiful hillside winery with Lifestyles on page 17
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