What Wine Brings To My Life

It’s a quiet Sunday morning and as I settled into the corner of my couch with a big cup of coffee getting ready to read a new book, a flood of thoughts came rushing forward about all the things wine is bringing into my life. I started jotting a few down and the list kept growing, so here they are. While some of the items are obvious and what wine is meant to do, you’ll see it goes much deeper than that:

it provides cerebral, intelligent and hedonistic pleasure
it takes away stress and quiets some nerves
it awakens my senses
it’s bringing wonderful new friends to my world
it’s introducing me to some fascinating and inspiring people
it’s a stunning reminder of the beauty of nature
it’s teaching me how to pay attention to tiny complexities and nuances
it’s encouraging me to read (for fun) again
it’s encouraging me to write again
it’s encouraging me to seek a happier path
it’s a constant reminder how much fun it is to be passionate about something
it provides moments of pure happiness
it’s teaching me about the importance of our environment
it’s a reminder that science can be very interesting
it’s teaching me new languages, and expanding my own vocabulary
it’s expanding my once very picky palate
it’s making me curious again
it’s helping me increase my self confidence and to trust my instincts
it’s perking up my ambitions
it’s showing me a future with a number of different paths, with a constant reminder how important it is to enjoy the present.