Category: Wine Culture
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The age of intentional drinking: why we’ve evolved from being intent on drinking to drinking with intent

How your evolving brain, identity and priorities shape your new relationship with drinking, and why it’s a good thing When I turned 40, I threw a hog roast for 100 people. The garden heaved with laughter, chaos, and celebration. Cases of crowd-pleasing wine disappeared into the night. Big flavours, easy drinking. Designed for volume, not Read more
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How wine lost its way and how to drink it without losing yourself

Wine used to mean something. A pause. A gesture. A way of saying, “This moment matters.” Now, too often, it’s just a reflex. What once brought us together began filling the space where connection used to live. It became a prop for stress, a background habit, a quiet default when the day felt too heavy Read more
