It's no news to me that drinking is harmful to ones health. I know plenty of people who have gone down the rabbit hole of booze. Spending time in the seedy bars, drinking at home alone...until (and before) the sun comes up...and destroying their health and families that they worked for hard to build. Lives ruined/compromised because they could not give up drinking. I too have travelled down that dark and entrancing road. But drinking and studying wine is also my passion...and for the last 25 years, it has been my job.
It is a constant battle for me...to know when and how much I should drink. In the last few years I have begun to notice how much it affects me. How much alcohol does to my body. I try to counter balance it with the healthiest lifestyle I can muster. I ride road bikes, and mountain bikes...I hike with my dogs and my friends, I go on long walks...I ski all winter and I do yoga every day. I am careful now not to over drink, but sometimes even two glasses send my body into a fluster. I am more aware, but my body is also less accepting of toxins.
So, where do we go from here? Right now I am taking a month off drinking. Giving my body time to rest and restore before the colder weather and the holidays. I am not planning to give alcohol up for good, but I want to drink more judiciously than I have in the past. I want to drink with intention.
I'm going to start here...and write about my favorite wines and why I find them compelling. Why specific wines are more interesting to me than others. What their story is. What the grape is, where is it grown...and who makes it. I'm going to dive deeper into the wines I chose to drink...and learn from them.
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