Wine fetishism. Do i turn wine into some sort of idol to be worshipped and adored? Is it a placeholder for something else? Why do we obsess over the smell, taste, feel, origins of the bottle of wine? We all strive to try to get the terroir out of those tasters and smells and feels. We read and study and learn about what are essentially farmers and chemists and wait each year to see what wonders they may have produced. What is it that bring enjoyment to the wine nerd? The discovery of a new taste, a new smell? The intensifying of well knowns? The waft of the familiar or the pungent tang of some interesting and different mouthfeel.
Have we gotten to a point where we can't enjoy wine for what it has been for thousands of years...a beverage to enjoy with a meal and with friends.
As my wine knowledge has grown and my palate has matured, I look back in wonder at the dreck that i used to enjoy. It feels akin to growing out of childhood, and losing the innocence of simple enjoyment of simple things. Swinging on swings and running through the grass. Hearing the ice cream truck and rushing to Mom or Dad and trying to convince them to let us have one more treat at the end of the day. Simple wine still brings me great pleasure. A wine doesn't need to be incredibly complex to br thoroughly enjoyable. It simply needs to be delicious and that comes in many different styles and varieties.
Writing
Why do i feel like i should be writing. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that i have a lot of thoughts that feel very ephemeral. I lose so many things that i think are interesting because i never both to write them down. Probably what i don't need is to write a full page a day, but to somehow transcribe what I'm thinking in the moment, so it doesn't get lost.
I envy those who write, much as i envy those who produce music and art. I do not feel that it is my calling to do these things, but i fervently wish that i could do it with ease. [the iPad keyboard is ok, but not great for writing while sitting up in bed...i think i will try to write at a real keyboard tomorrow].
Why does the phrase 'lemon danishes' always leap into my head when i need a random thought? Is that even a phrase?
Have we gotten to a point where we can't enjoy wine for what it has been for thousands of years...a beverage to enjoy with a meal and with friends.
As my wine knowledge has grown and my palate has matured, I look back in wonder at the dreck that i used to enjoy. It feels akin to growing out of childhood, and losing the innocence of simple enjoyment of simple things. Swinging on swings and running through the grass. Hearing the ice cream truck and rushing to Mom or Dad and trying to convince them to let us have one more treat at the end of the day. Simple wine still brings me great pleasure. A wine doesn't need to be incredibly complex to br thoroughly enjoyable. It simply needs to be delicious and that comes in many different styles and varieties.
Writing
Why do i feel like i should be writing. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that i have a lot of thoughts that feel very ephemeral. I lose so many things that i think are interesting because i never both to write them down. Probably what i don't need is to write a full page a day, but to somehow transcribe what I'm thinking in the moment, so it doesn't get lost.
I envy those who write, much as i envy those who produce music and art. I do not feel that it is my calling to do these things, but i fervently wish that i could do it with ease. [the iPad keyboard is ok, but not great for writing while sitting up in bed...i think i will try to write at a real keyboard tomorrow].
Why does the phrase 'lemon danishes' always leap into my head when i need a random thought? Is that even a phrase?
