Off the Beaten Vine

How to Get U.S. Wine Drinkers Excited About Remote Wine Regions

Let’s be honest: the American wine aisle is a little like your favorite playlist—reliable, familiar, and maybe just a little repetitive.
Time is not linear. It is circular. It coils. It waits. It forgets. Then remembers everything. And somewhere in the dark, behind a cork and beneath dust, time is learning how to speak. We call it wine.

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Time, Place, and the Persistence of Meaning in a Glass

For more than thirty years, wine has shaped my days—not just professionally, but existentially. I’ve come to measure time not in decades but in vintages.

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If you love lush, emerald-colored hillsides, tranquil turquoise sea, with its promise of exquisite delicacies, and vibrant, energetic wines, Abruzzo may just be the perfect destination.
I’m willing to bet that most of you have never heard of the obscure creatures called Trabocchi; I certainly haven’t. Yet now that I have experienced their mystic presence, I cannot stop thinking of those sea-bound, oddly shaped contraptions and their somewhat unnerving appeal.
If you love lush, emerald-colored hillsides, tranquil turquoise sea, with its promise of exquisite delicacies, and vibrant, energetic wines, Abruzzo may just be the perfect destination.
From the fluffy coastal fog rolling in, non-stop bird babble and sea lions barking, to the varied marine life—otters, harbor seals, and sea lions, and many a paddleboard with a puppy happily perched, Morro Bay’s laid-back magic is both eccentric and highly addictive.

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