http://www.1000wines.org in 30 countries Sat, 10 May 2008 00:31:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I painted my name on the back of a leaf And I watched it float away The hope I had in a notebook full of white, dry pages Was all I tried to save But the wind blew me back via Chicago In the middle of the night And all without fight At the crush of veils ... http://www.1000wines.org/blog/via-chicago.html Rocco rounding me up on the quad The vineyard, post harvest Gorgeous sunsets every night Inside the winery The landscape 'round about http://www.1000wines.org/blog/photos-weeks-three-and-four.html Two nights ago the moon rise was the most impressive, beautiful thing I've seen in a while.  It came over the horizon, just above the vines, as bright as a headlight on a car, completely full, with the soft lovely glow of reflected starlight like a huge pearl winking in ... http://www.1000wines.org/blog/more-musings.html The other day David was "taking the piss" (that's New Zealandese for teasing, or giving a hard time) and said, "She shows up in her glamorous clothes, now look at her, doesn't even fix her hair, wearing rubber gloves and boots..." I was like, I think I was just ... http://www.1000wines.org/blog/g-l-a-m-o-r-o-u-s.html I read a great quote in Gourmet Magazine, of all places. It was an article written by a guy who had trained as a chef when he was younger. It didn’t say whether he was currently a chef or not, the story just talked about one time when he was ... http://www.1000wines.org/blog/nothing-simple-about-it.html Just had my first day of vintage, and I'm too tired to write much and am going to bed soon.  Might be because I went for a run and did a yoga routine this morning as well as being jet lagged and working hard today.  I have some great photos to show ... http://www.1000wines.org/blog/vintage-2008-day-one.html 7:09 p.m. San Francisco is a gorgeous city to fly over. The sky was perfectly clear, no smog was visible, and the city sat below me gleaming like a jewel. From the air you can’t see the trash, the poverty, the cigarette butts and globs of gum, the cracks and ... http://www.1000wines.org/blog/travel-day-part-2.html 2:23 p.m. I'm all checked in; my case of wine and my insanely overweight bag (70 lbs, what the heck?  Certain people better be thankful for the beer and coffee I'm bringing), are on their way through the TSA super sleuths.  I just remembered that there is a Rogue Public House ... http://www.1000wines.org/blog/travel-day-part-1.html I'm on one last coffee date with Portland before I leave. I needed one last morning here before I leave to listen to Elliott Smith and other people's conversations, and watch the rain and wind toss around the blossom filled boughs on the trees outside. I'm so happy that spring ... http://www.1000wines.org/blog/goodbye-portland.html Today marks the beginning of my final year in my twenties.  While wrapping up a third decade is usually a time for people to get morose and meloncholy, I feel pretty great about it.  I remember last year on my birthday, I had just arrived in Barcelona, Spain and I ... http://www.1000wines.org/blog/twenty-nine-and-feeling-fine.html