Traditional balsamic gave the Darlands a very old, natural expression of this principle, and an opportunity to add value to what they grow. They add this value, not by producing high volume (to feature a low price) or by slick marketing, but by patiently joining the natural elements of time, grapes, weather and wood. Grapes provide balsamic, but many steps and labors, plus skill and patience, separate the beginning from the end of this value-adding process. The Darlands believe this logic represents an operating philosophy that they embrace even more firmly as they continue to discover the new world dawning for all of us.