#wine blogging

[dreamyhopes]

Sam: *lore-ing out*

Dean: ...this is exactly why you never get laid.

shut up Dean, I'd fuck him if I was in the same universe 🥲

[thatfragilecapricorn30]

i just love mulder and scully 🥺🥺

[flightofancy-blog1]

Two-hour study session with our winemaker, learning about how we make our Rosé of Syrah! (We have a 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon in the glasses though :P)

[jazzypizzaz]

my bf gave me lilies this past weekend, and the flowers were closed, but throughout the week one or two opens each day, and now the whole living room smells sweetly of lilies, and it’s so beautiful, they’re beautiful, and I love him, and each day they remind me of him.

[dreamyhopes]

btw iirc itching powder is made with tarantula hair, so that's what Dean sprinkles Sam's boxer briefs with in Hell House

[dreamyhopes]

Early seasons Dean is so cute and sweet and tragic and nuanced it's not fair what they turned him into 😭

[dreamyhopes]

How did Salmondean get that laughing thing off the restaurant's wall without anyone noticing?

[flightofancy-blog1]

Benvenuti!

Join me on a vino adventure unlike any other--mostly because I’m not going to hit you with 92-point cab savs or snub the 2011 Syrahs that don’t quite pass muster. I’m not going to roll my eyes at your ignorance about “legs,” and I shan’t scoff when you pronounce cuvée incorrectly. I’m no sommelier by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, lover of wine though I am, I am most irrefutably a neophyte in the field. 

And guess what.

Today was my first day on the job in the Sonoma County wine industry.

So! You’re jumping in on the ground floor, the first stop, the primary port of call--congratulations! Stick with me for a wild ride through vintages and pairings, broken glasses and shattered egos, research revelations and aha(!) moments on the job as I navigate my way through the *cue epic movie trailer announcer voice* wine industry.

I do want to take the amount of time it would take me to pour you a taste of our rosé to lay out some ground rules:

This blog is a research repository and a memoir reservoir. I will generally do write-ups on what I’ve learned at work and through experience, augmented by (or sometimes, let’s face it, totally eclipsed by) stories from my own life.

I will never smear/intentionally harm/talk badly about any given winery or establishment with which I come into contact in the hospitality industry. That is not my prerogative. Should they earn the criticism, I of course reserve every right to intellectually and thoughtfully offer constructive feedback. I’m an unusually positive person though, so I don’t see this being a problem! Understandably, I shall often employ the use of pseudonyms if my stories involve specific people who aren’t public figures, out of respect for their privacy.

Please feel free to respectfully and genuinely ask any question you wish--this becomes more fun the more interactive it gets! I hardly need type this, but you do know that a question doesn’t automatically and arbitrarily warrant an answer.

You are a multi-faceted person. I am a multi-faceted person. This blog, therefore, shall be a multi-faceted blog. Some lifestyle things, art/photography things, political things, expect it all...with a glass of vino, always.

This blog rather obviously caters to people old enough, taking into account diverse drinking ages around the globe, to buy and enjoy wine. Such people are typically old enough to have heard some pretty juicy swear words in their life. This blog is not adverse to the use of such words, just fyi.

Everything I publish is under my copyright. Original photos, writings, and illustrations are just that: Original. Unless I name the artist/writer, I am that artist/writer, and I will fight tooth and nail and wine-glass-shard for my work.

Lastly, this is an inclusive space. I do not tolerate any form of bigotry/sexism/racism/ableism/Islamophobia/homophobia/transphobia/classism/etc. PERIOD. This is non-negotiable. Please, write me if you feel I’ve overlooked something of this nature in my own content that needs to be addressed.

Sounds good?

All right then, cue the flight, let the pouring commence!

xoxo,

S