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Forlorn Hope

"At Matthew Rorick Wines, we love the longshots. We love the outsiders, the lost causes, the people/projects/ideas abandoned as not having a chance in the world. We love the longshots because we are all about tenacity, we relish a challenge, and we admit that we love us a good tussle." . Forlorn Hope as a name has its origins in the Dutch phrase verloren hoop, meaning literally "lost troop."  This was mistranslated into Forlorn Hope as far back as the English Civil War as the name given to the band of soldiers who volunteered to lead the charge directly into enemy defenses or who were positioned in an exposed outpost. And like these soldiers, the chance of success for the early Forlorn Hope team always seemed slim, but the glory and rewards granted to survivors ensured no shortage of applicants to join the cause today. PWS